Swami Brahmanand ji Maharaj

Swami Brahmanand was born in 4th disember 1894 at Barhara village in Rath tahsil. A reformer, Swami Brahmanand Maharaj had strongly opposed social evils like superstition and illiteracy. His father was a poor farmer named Matadeen Lodhi and mothers name was Jasoda Bai. Shivdayal was his childhood name. From childhood, he stubbornly opposed the evil spirits like illiteracy in society.

His early education was done in hamirpur. He reads many religious books like Ramayan, Mahabharat, ved, Puran and Upnishad thats why people started calling him as Swami Brahmanand.

He was married with Radhabai daugher of Gopal Mahto in Hamirpur. At the age of 23 after the marriage in childhood, he renounced the marriage life and took sanyas. He deserted his family and went to Haridwar for spritual knowledge.

After the joining of Spiritualism, He started working against English government. He also started participated in freedom movement in 1921 after connecting with Mahatma Gandhi, Pt Jawaharlal lal Nehru and Ganesh shankar Vidyarthi. He had to go to jail in 1932 for the Civil Disobedience Movement and Quit India Movement

Mahatma Gandhi visited in Rath in 1928. He participated in salt movement, non cooperation movement and quit india movement. He also participated in anti-cowkill movement He went to Hamirpur, Hardoi and Kanpur jail many times.

During this time he united with Mahatma Gandi, Pt Jawaharlal Nehru, Pt Govind Vallabh Pant, Dr Sampoornanand, Lala Lajpat Ray, Ganesh shankar Vidyarthi and other freedom fighters who participated actively in freedom movements. He had good relation with Indira Gandhi and V.V Giri.

He started advertising education after returning from jail. Swami ji established Brahmanand school in 1938 which later turned to university in 1960 that is today's hamirpur degree college.

According to Rekha devi Churaha, After getting liberty Swami ji advocated hamirpur in Lok sabha during 1967 to 1977. He founded many educational institute in district like.

1. Brahmanad Inter college Rath (1938)
2. Brahmanad sanskrit Vidyalaya ((1943)
3. Brahmanand Mahavidyalaya (1960)

He had a great personality. and loved by many current politician. He had dedicated his life to the upliftment of the society and Dalits.

He participated for the welfare of society. And died in 13 september 1988. Hamirpurites always remember his education, teachings and morals.

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Mool chandra sharma

Mool Chandra Sharma was born in Rath. His Father name was Sadashiv Sharma.He was very strenous and popular Freedom fighter.a secret organization of the Vande Mataram acclamation was running in 1920. 'Bundel khand Kesari' was the life of that  organization.

People were afraid to be against the British government openly. That  time in Rath tahshil pt Mool Chandra Sharma  said to Deewaan Shatrughan Singh that not to pay donation to the Britishers. And were moved out from the chair. In those days, regardless of the government's repression Sharma ji was come ahead to undertake of their reception. 

The organizer of the first political convention in town was Pt Mool Chandra Sharma and Matadin Budhauliya. Due to the appeal of Pt Motilal  Nehru He joined the volunteer corps, For this he had to face not only the baton  of the police, but also has to face prison for a year. A few days later, He was ejected from the district for giving support to the agitators. 

He suffered torture with great patience and Bravery. Sharma was liberal person and  skilled in attitude . For spreading Education and Public Service as a donors his name will always be remembered. Literature was also her passion. A room in Brahmanand Inter Collage was build by Sharma ji. and donated Rs 5,000 in as well. He was the  chairman of the Rath municipality . Also became the chairman  of Congress committee for years.

The another patriot and Supporter of Mool Chandra was Matadeen Budhauliya the son of Halku Budhauliya born in Chaubatta Muhal in Rath. He suffered 21 days in jail during freedom movement and two years in salt satyagrah.

During the epidemic of Rath his service for the unsound people was always ahead. He was bravo and stout hearted. We lost this great patriot on July 1973 untimely. Political life of Matadeeb Budhauliya was simple and clear yet his personal life life was full of suffocation and regiment. His activities in freedom struggle was well known in Bundelkhand.

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Bhojra Rawat

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Manni Lal Gurudeo

Simple living and high thinking was the basic virtue of Manni Lal Gurudeo born in a Brahmin Family in vikram era 1956 at Gahrauli. His father was pt Gokul Prasad Gurudeo who was a famous landlord in the district.He was started to take interest in ideology of Aarya society from childhood. Inspired by this spirit he pledged to remove prejudices of Hindu culture and the pioneered for security of basic doctrines of Hindu Vedic tradition. He deeply studied cultural, regional and literature books. Gurudeo also learned Hindi, Sanskrat and Urdu language.

In those days, around Ghruli some cristian missinaries were spreading hallucinatory religious exercises among Harijans and backward classes. Gurudo faced them boldly. And stopped there every propaganda.He participated in  Lahore session Arya society. And participated in Dayanand century festivals held in Mathura with many of his colleagues and made it successful. For the country's freedom when Gandhi ji Started movement in full swing, he started working in politics with Deewan Shatrughan Singh the Bundelkhand Keshari for assistance. And there was not any movement in which Gurudo had not participated. He was a close friend and colleague of Deewan Shatughan Singh. It was said that if Deewaan ji was a Gandhi of the district  than Manni Lal Gurudeo was a Sardar Patel.

From 1921 he participated in every movement as a assistant of Dewwan Shatrughan Singh.He actively participated in Khilafat Movement of 1922, salt movement in 1930, Civil disobedience movement in 1932, individual movement  and quit India movement in 1942. He passed jail life in Hamirpur, Unnao, Lucknow and Fatehgarh camp jail.He had to face total 7 years of jail term.which he enjoyed like a true patriot.

His heart was rigid as iron and soft like butter. He always done that work which he determined.He always trust the friends. No any power could change his idea of friendship. He was the member of Hamirpur district council for a long time. And for the period of 1952 to 1957 he was the member of UP legislative. He was respected by many other leaders due to his intellectuality and argumentative capabilities. In 1936 There held a Congress political conference in Gahrauli, in which Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru, Pt Govind Ballabh Pant, Shri Prakash and Dr Sampoorna nand arrived. On that conference the role of Manni lal Gurudeo was praiseworthy.

Ghruli temple is a A great historical center of Bundelkhand Rajykranti. The temple was built by ancestors of Pt Manni Lal Gurudeo. This is the same temple fromwhere entire political work of 1930, 1932 and 1942 was circulated.The chief political letter Bundelkhand  Kesari was published in this temple. The entire work load was on Gurudo. Hundreds of workers were find shelter in the temple. Whose full Expenses were borne by Gurudo. Pt Manni Lal Gurudeo and Sri pati Sahay Rawat Both together as freedom fighters were presented Taamra Patra by Indira Gandhi on Delhi's Red Fort on the occasion of 25th the Silver Jubilee of freedom. Rural population of the district used to say him the gems of Sarpanch.

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Pt Ram Sanehi

In 1926 Pt Ramsnehi involved in district politics with Deewaan Shatrughan Singh at the request of lawyer of Banda Kunwar Harprasad Singh. Sripati Sahay Rawat was arrested on dated 4 th june 1930 from Gandhi Ashram Rath during 1930's Salt Satyagraha movement .There was a gathering against it at Beera. It is believed that this gathering had huge crowd,such crowd did not appear anywhere except Jarakhar Freedom Conference. At that meeting, after listening the speech of Pt Ram Sanehi the current collector of that time Mr B.B Bhatkankar wrote in his report "all the leaders of Hamirpur district have arrested one by one accept a young man called Pt Ram Sanehi is remain. If it has not been arrested within a month he will create a mutiny in the district. The Ram sanehi have magical speech capability, by which he attracts the public.I am ordering to the jail authorities to keep Pt Ram Sanehi in loneliness."

Therefore Ram Sanehi always kept in seclusion. In 1930 Pt Ram Sanehi received a sentence of rigorous imprisonment of 2 years and fine of Rs 50. He was sent to Fatehpur jail in 27-07-1930. In Fatehpur jail there was a polis prisinar named Ramprasad. He was very cruel.It come to knowledge that Ram Prasad was a robber and his sister's husband was also involved in the robbery. A man has died, and his Bahnoi said to the Magistrate that the man is shoot dead by him.He was hanged till death and Ram Prasad got imprisionment of 8 years.One day the jailer said to Ramprasad that beat the prisionars and drown them in the water tank.As soon as he picked up the baton, some prisoner went to Pt Ram Sanehi and said "Save !he will take my life" Pt Ram Sanehi come out of the hospital and said to Ram Prasad "Why are you showing such bravery. It is not visible when the law hanged your Bahnoi and made your sister a widow. After listening this Ram prasad jumped and fell to the ground and became unconscious.

Ram Sanehi soon informed the doctor. And took him in, feed him, placing his head on his lap. After the arrival of Doctor he became silent. The mother and his widow sister come and started crying in front of Ram Sanehi. Doctors treatment was unsuccessful and soon he died.

In 1932 Pt Ram Sanehi was declared the fifth master of the district. who got the responsibility to stick the posters in Maudaha Kans Fair and the Markets.Ram Sanehi with the help of Shyam Bihari Chaube sticked the posters everywhere in polis station and shops at night. At three oclock night they ran away from two different path.Then the Congress office was in the palace of Deewan sahab in Kargawan. Ram Sanehi went to  his ultimate friend Chandan Singh at Khajuri. And took the floor from there and made bread in the field of Amgaon and ate. Those days mails were censored.So Congress mails delivered individually. Pt Ram Sanehi set Pt Manni Lal Gurudeo free from jail using the strength of his personality. Thus his role in freedom struggle was memorable.

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