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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Manbodhan Singh

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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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Bihari Lal Viswkarma

Bihari Lal Viswkarma, a great patriot of hamirpur was born in Sarila Kingdom in 1901. He passed Middle school in 1918 But after that his study closed due to poverty. He was married when he was 17 years old and he became a Survey clerk in Public work department. He resigned from his service in 1930 and started working in Gandhi Ashram Rath. 

Once when the collector of Kulpahad Mr Gerdon was speaking at the peace meeting, he arrested by the order of Mahoba Parganadheesh for shouting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Mahatma Gandhi Ki Jai' in the public meeting and received imprisonment of four months from the court and a fine of Rs 20. He was just released From Hamirpur Jail when his wife Named Kastoori Devi who have a child of 4 years had arrested while participating in a movement and was sentenced to 6 months with Rs 25 penalty..

He had to gone to Panna for Bussiness purpose. He founded 'Praja Mandal' in 1937. In 1942 his role in the Quit India Movement was praiseworthy. Meanwhile, he contacted with the leaders Banarasi das Chaturvedi and Pt Lala Ram Bajpeyi. In 1944.  A civil suit was lanched in Sarila over them due to their active cooperation in national movements. After a month's detention He was released .

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Rameswar Singh : Khadehi

Rameswar Singh ( Bapu) of Khadehi Lodhan, Hamirpur, UP played a excellent role in Indian freedom struggle. He was a good patriot from his childhood. Rameswar Singh reccived proper support of Shripati Sahay Rawat and Radheshyam Mishra. Thus he became agitator in little age of 14-15 years. 

He was directed a Movement in Damu Purwa for which. He received rigorous imprisonment under the act 38/121 D.I.R. He passed jail life in Lucknow and Hamirpur Camp jail. He sentenced for the imprisonment of 2 years and penalty of Rs 300. He was set free in January 1942. He was used to wear Khadi from his early childhood. He was famous by the name of Bapu.

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Prominents Of Rath.

Iswar Das Nanna and Hardaas Nanna both were the brothers. His birth was in Vikram Era 1958 and 1961 respectively. His father's name was Matadin, a staunch patriot who was the large landlord of Itaura Rath. 

Matadin took sanyasa in 1921 which Over time, become famous by the name Swami Brahmananda. He was the pupil of Swami Brahmananda. Swami Srwanand participated in national movements of 1932, 1941 and 1942 and faced prison tourture. His son also were the great patriot and both have the virtue of his father. 

 Iswrdas Nanna received 6 months imprisonment in personal Satyagraha of 1941. Hrdas Nanna was also sentenced for 6 months imprisonment with penalty of Rs 30.

Samwat 1970, a patriot named Balkishan was born in Rath in the sacred land of Hamirpur.He faced freedom fight and arrested for six month with penalty of 10 rupees and penal servitude of one year with penalty of 50 rupees next in private passive.Next year once again he had to endured the difficulty of jail life of 3 month.He passed his life as a legislator in Rath during 1977.

Seth Heera Lal Agrawal was one of the city's elite individuals of Rath. His father Jugal Kishoe was a landlord. He was simple hearted and popular In 1932 he bacame the mayer of Rath Municipality. When Gandhi Ji  converged in Rath in 1932. A public meeting was held in the sprawling grounds of their habitat. Gandhi scaffold is made at that place where the meeting was held. Seth Heera Lal Agrawal was no more since 1939.


Hari Bhai was born in Rath. He had good personality and attractive demeanor with good moral character. He started his life with study under district counsel .After sometime he united with Deewan Shatrughan sigh .With the help of Deewan Sahab he found himself near the nationalist group attached with Gandhi Ashram Rath so he turned his attention to work in Gandhi ashram and unite himself with district agitators group when he was in prime of his age. Hari Bhai played a memorable role with congress movement and had to pass a long imprisonment in all over the uttar pradesh.jail. His first wife Jamuna Devi also took part in congress movement with Rani Rajendra Kumari and got imprisonment many times. Hari Bhai arranged his another marriage in Banaras with a teacher. He passed his entire life as a nationalist.

Shambhunath Shukla was born in Vikram Era 1969 In Saidpur Rath, and considered as the supporter of Deewan Shatrughan Singh and Shri Pati Sahay Rawat.He participated in Salt Movement of 1930 in which he was sentenced by 3 Month in prison.He also took part in Civil disobey movement in 1932 and reccived 6 months of jail terms.Once again he was arrested in 1933 due to the particiption of movement.in which he got imprisionment of 6 months with the penalty of Rs 30.In 1941 He was arrested again due to participation of individual movement. British Government imparted penalty of Rs 25 and 6 months of jail terms.


His wife Mrs Bhagwati Devi was also a great lady patriot and freedom fighter of Hamirpur District.She was always with her husband in every movement like a adventuress.She was impressed by Rani Rajendra Kumari.Mrs Bhagwati Devi Shukla participated in Civil disobey movement in 1932 and 1933.Thus she also reccived imprisionment of 6 months for each.Pt Shambhunath Shukla was shoot dead by some unknown person.

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Babu Baijnath Singh :Beera

Babu Baijnath Singh was born in Beera in Vikram Samvat 1954.His education was until the middle class in Hindi.His father Mr. Matadeen Lodhi was a farmer in Beera village.He took an active participation in Gandhi ji's non-cooperation movement. Village Beera was always forward in every freedom struggle of India. Once There was a large gathering in this village with 20,000 people In which the decision to break every kind of relationship with British government taken. The village had agreed for not to pay agricultural rent to the government. 

When Hamirpur district magistrate received report of valor full proceedings of the village. several dignitaries of Beera village were arrested and jailed . Government also gave one year rigorous imprisonment to Baijnath's father. Baijnath Singh was always active in every movements of 1930, 1932, 1940, and 1942 .He passed total 8 years of jail period. He was very brave and bold. His wife Gulab Devi, also participated in non-violent freedom movement. Her sentence was 6 months for jail.

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Shri Dayal Saxena

Shri Dayal Saxena was born in Rath. His father's name was Ram Dayal Saxena. His parents were died in his childhood.so he was looked after by his uncle Gajadhar Prasad Saxena. He was passed middle school in 1938.He was used to wear Khaadi Since Student life.First of all he come to contact with Aarya Samaj after that he became the member of Congress. His education could not proceed because of political movements.

In 1941 due to participation in civil disobedience movement, he was sentenced one year rigorous imprisonment and a penalty of Rs 50.  He Passed jail period in Hamirpur, Basti and Barabanki jails. Saxena ji was injured In Basti jail due to the dispute between the police officials and political prisoners in jail. soon he was transfered to Chunaar Fort with eight other prisoners. He was released from Chunar Fort  on 12 July 1941. He was  re-arrested on 25 September 1941 due to the activities under the Indian security Act . Saxena was sentenced of 6 months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 25. He served this prison sentence in  Hamirpur Jail. Because of their increasing involvement in political activities, on  14 August 1942 The collector of that time Sultan Ahmed Khan, held a peace meeting in Rath.  Saxena took over the program of dissolution of  peace meeting . At that time to create hindrance in the work of British government was a crime and shot at large. 

 Somehow saxena entered into the  peace gathering by changing the look. and up withed Mother India and Mahatma Gandhi with the slogans 'Do or Die' He was also fly the indian flag. The bureaucracy socked. After the dissolution of the peace meating he escaped away. He was arrested in Ghanauri. the current inspector named Ganga Baksa Singh was a bloodthirsty polis man. He tortured him badly.He was interned nearly two and a half years because of this movement. During this period they are in Hamirpur and Unnao jail. It was famous that he prefer dying rather than bend . He died on 23 September 1993.

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Surendra Datt Bajpeyi

Surendra Dutt Bajpeyi was born in Bharwa Sumerpur. His Father Balbhadra Bajpeyi was a head master of a middle school. He qualified higher education of Cambridge. He was Talented and passionate from childhood.

He had the spirit of patriotism and the love for social backward classes. As a result of the inspiration gained He followed Congress and made Banda his working Land.He published a letter 'Satyagrahi'.On that time two news papers 'Bundelkhand Keshari' and 'Satyagrahi' were belching the fire against British rule.He was Arrested in 1990 under the press act and  British government sentenced him to 6 months in jail.he published 'Satyagrahi after releasing from the jail.consequently once again he arested on 1932 and sent to jail for one year.In 1940 he passes his jail life with Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru and R.S Pandit in Luchnow Camp jail. He wad detonated in 1942 in Agra Jail.

After independence in 1948, Bajpai was appointed private secretary of Govind Vallabh Pant. Pant was so impressed with his guileless habits and attitude that he was elected for the Legislative Assembly in 1952 through the Congress party. And from 1952 to 1967 he was remain M.L.A.he done social service with a Selfless sense. In 1948 he became In-charge of regional board. Lal Bahadur Shastri was always loving him.In his whole life of 67 years he was Diligent and honest.His main Character in his personality that he believed in fresh politics.he does not like violence in politics.He did not compromise with the doctrines of his life. He followed the virtue of social service life time.

This is why he was recognize as diligent, honest and better politician.he never done money related politics in his intire life.

The thatched house where he was born, it still stands which vouched his honesty. There was nothing done in Bharwa Sumerpur to preserved his memory. He was died on 31 August 1979.

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Founder Of National Inter College Maudaha

Ram Gopal Gupta was born on 1913 in Maudaha. His father's name was Chhote Lal Gupta. They had completed intermediate.  the patriotic spirit was born in his heart Since childhood. He became a member of a revolutionary party being inspired by Pt Parmanand .In 1925 he published,editing and hosted the Bundelkhand Keshari news paper.He was also paid a good  contribution In a letter 'Satyagrahi' published from banda. Surendra Dutt Bajpeyi was the perator and manager of the letter Satyagrahi . those days These two papers were published in a very secretive way and were the source of political inspiration in entire Bundelkhand. A rigorous imprisonment was given to him for two years due to the active participation in Dhaar Conspiracy . He was a good political friend of Deewaam Shatrughan Singh. A few days later he assumed the membership of Congress team. 

Soon, Ram Gopal Gupta became the key leaders in the district. He had participated actively in 1930 Salt Satyagraha, Civil disobedience in 1932,  individual satyagraha in 1940, and Quit India movement  in 1942. He had to face has to face total 6 years' of  rigorous imprisonment. There are many of his works in political movements could not caught out by British rule and he managed on the basis of their labor and diligence. he was the member of the provincial and All India Congress Committee for many years. In 1957 he was elected chairman of Maudaha. From 1960 to 1970 he was the chairman of the District Council and from 1962 to 1970 became the manager of the cooperative banks of Hamirpur. 

District Council had received multidimensional progress during his tenure. the district which was He was renovated several historical Buildings and monuments like Fort of Maratha kings in Srinagar , Fortress of Arjun Singh Pawar in Sugira, Charkhari Fort and Kulphadh fortress is specially notable. Due to the support of Ram Gopal Gupt the Congress building in Mahoba and statues of 50 goddess stored in it is constructed which is unique in the whole of Uttar Pradesh. He was the founder of National Inter college, Maudaha.

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Dr.Rajaram Agrawal

Rajaram Agarwal was born in Muskara. In 1921 he became a teacher after passing middle test.In Mathura He heard a political speech of Satydeo in a Dayanand centenary celebrations by which he became very impressed.The books "Anand Math", "Bandi jeewan" and "Devi Chaudgrani" made him the Honorable revolutionary. The revolutionary  Pt radheshyam Mishra and Diwan Saheb  contact with him.He passed the high school examination  in 1929 from Gwalior.here he contacted with Chandra Shekhar Azad and Bhagwan das Mahor.

He did a medical course from Indore Medical College.Here Radheshyam Mishra formed a revolutionary club and made him its member.being a member of this group he worked very diligently. 

In Conspiracy Case of 1930 . Dr.Rajaram Agarwal, Rddeshyam Mishra, Ram Gopal Gupta and Manni Lal were arrested and agree in this case .In this case Lord Wellington  had charged 500 rupees and 10-year imprisonment for killing the policeman.Judge wrote that this work had completely done by Raja Ram. And he has no regrets about his work. 

In 1939, He was freed from prison by attempts of Congress leaders. . He passed the medical examination from Nagpur in 1940 and became a doctor. But soon by the the complaint of the police deputy government freed him from the job. He then opened a private hospital in Rath. thus he contributed his service to the nation.

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Brahmanand

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Pt.Parmanand

Sinkraundha in rath block is such a village whose past was glorious in history.Manrakhan of this village, a great patriot and agitator was the father of Pt Parmanand.Due to active participation in 1857 revolt he was punished for 20 years. He died in Charkhari jail due to the cruel behaiour of jailer.

Pt Permanand was born in 6 th June 1892.whose name is written in Indian History . He has not received affection of his parents. his younger brother Gopal Prasad looked after him and the family who was the ameen. Child Parmanand Started study Hindi and Urdu in village school. After sometime Gopal Prasad relocated to allahabad thus he went with him and lived in Katra where the majority of Bangalies are lived.

Parmanand introduced with Bangali and influenced by their patriotism and become agitator against British.
One day Parmanand was making a explosive Bomb in allahabad house but it blasted and smoke filled in the house. this phinomina spread over the society.Polis was informed.but Gopal Prasad had controlled the situation.After this activity Gopal Prasad started giving pressure to be honest with Britishers but Parmanand did not like his advice and went to Varansai with his Bangali friends.after some time went to Japan from Their.then United State of America with his friend Ras Bihari Bose.ASll the government effort to catch him or arrest them ws useless.on 21 February 1915 rebellion plan had been made by the Gadar Party but it was not successful.an accusation by the name of Lahor Conspiracy.

Many agitators was hanged and pt Parmanand was sent to Andman and Nikobar Island as Kalapni Punishment for 24 years.He became free on 1 August 1937.

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Shripari Sahay Rawat

He was the man who gathered the complete historical reccords of Hamirpur District.and a great freedom fighter.introduction will be soon.

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Dewaan Shatrughan Singh.

Charkhari is a part of Mahoba in Bundelkhand region which is the home of many great Indian freedom fighters.The father of the freedom movemrnt in entire Bundelkhand ,Deewan Shatrughan Singh and his wife Rani Rajendra Kumari were two great Indian freedom fighters of Bundelkhand

His father's name was Dewan Sudarshan Singh and his mother's name was Rao Eani Dulaiya who died while Shatrughan Singh was still in her womb. Deewan Saheb had got married in 1914 in his childhood to Rani Kaushlya Devi who was called Rani Rajendra Kumari after marriage. His wife Rani Rejendra Kumari was older than him.According to wikipedia He was born on the 25th of December 1900, four months after the death of his father.But there is a question about his accurate birth date.Their is no mention about it but they were young during 1916 and had a good personality. He met Gandhi in the 1920's and then became his follower.

He has desided the manner of freedom struggle in Bundelkhand after accepting the fact of 'Rathaur Veer Durgadaas' written by Bankim Babu. For the better performance he constructed the group of youths. The assemblies of their group parties were held in forest near the bank of betwa for taking disission against British. He also constructed palaestras in jarakhar for the training of groups.Soon the sentences of palaestras was spread all over the Bundelkhand. He advertise it too.He did many efforts for the Hindu Muslim Unity.The muharram of Rath in 1920 can be a good example in which many Hindu persons including Deewaan Shatrughan Singh had provided assistance to the Muslims Physically and economically.

Deewan Shatrughan Singh and Sripati sahay Rawat bith joined with kongrass in 1919 and became the follower of Mahatma gandhi.That time Dewan Sahib was 20years old.Dewan Shatrughan Singh,moved with his workers in every village and markets of Rath for resisting the forced labor practices and to promote khadi. He encouraged Landlords not to take of Harijans.Dewan Shatrughan Singh established a village named Harijan near Charkhari with the assistance of Shyam Bihari Chaubey.

After the first world war the financial condition of Britishes became bad than the local Zamindars had been invited at the Tehsil headquarters at Rath for donations towards helping their troops.All the Zamindars started offering the money to the Magistrate But Shatrughan Singh refused to give a penny to the British who had enslaved his country.He said his loyalties were with his people and not the imperial power and walked out of the meeting and received a hero's welcome by the crowds who had gathered outside.

He invented a revolutionary secret language for the help of his parties and used it for the distribution of information about freedom movement.He also advocated the Sati case of tola khangaran.Both the couple are credited for inspiring people for the three most difficult Sacrifices called  Graam Daan , Bhoo Daan and Shram Daan. The road connecting Charkhari to Supa in Hamirpur district is a result of Shram Daan.Diwan Saheb offered the entire village of Mangrauth to Vonoba Bhave when he visited the district in early 50's 

The Rani defeated the sitting UP Chief Minister C.B. Gupta in 1958 by-election from Maudaha as an indipendant candidate.Rani Sahiba was the first lady in Hamirpur who avoided the curtain tradition.In the stormy days of non-cooperation Deewan Sahib got sentence for 18 months for breaking rule 144 then Rani Sahiba directed the revolutionaries in Hamirpur District and also break the rule 144 herself.She also inspires bunselkhand's women about Curtain practice (Parda Pratha).Thus they were the main heros of bundelkhand and called bundelkhand gandhi.During the freedom struggle the couple went to jail several times.they were in british jail for the freedom struggle for over 9 years.Dewan Saheb was also well versed in Ayurveda.

Numerous scholers have done phd on the life of this freat indian patriot.There is an annual fair on the birth memory of him held in mangrauth in disember and it is attended by over 50000 people .thus this couple sacrifice everything for the nation and donated their lands to the poors.

Despite being from one of the most affluent families in Central India this couple sacrificed everything for the nation. From December 1975 they are not with us.

They are still remembered as the true leaders who worked selflessly for the nation and for the poor. They continued public service even after independence.He set up several schools and colleges in the district after imparting his own land and money and encouraging others in the process.But it was their our bad luck that neither institutions were named after him or his family members except  only the district hospital of Hamirpur is named after Dewan Sahib after his death.They are now the subject of folk tales and songs that recall their bravery . The Alhaa singers particularly have some beautiful compositions narrating stories from their lives.

Source:Book 'Samae Gatha' by Dr.bhawani Deen Basant Publication Mahoba 1995.

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Sukhlal Bhai

Jarakhar is located 15 kilometers far from Rath Tahshil.The Lodhi Raajpoots of this tract are well-known for their love towards the nation.A great agitator and the assistant of 'Samar gatha', Sripati Sahay Rawat was born here.Sukhlal Bhai was born in Jarakhar.His father's name was Ram Bharose Ahiewar.He spent his childhood among the Thakuras children.He received a normal education .Sukhlal Bhai was always paid his attention to the nationality.Because his home was between the thekuras thus he got their culture and habits.

On January 1932 he met with Sripati Sahay Rawat in a field late night. Sripati Sahay Rawat requested him to work for the congress.For this purpose the work to distribute the weekly newspaper 'Bundelkhand Kesari' was given to Sukhlal Bhai.He did this work in the full sincerity.He has a good relationship with Deewan Shatrughan Singh and Ram Gopal Gupt.

His friend ram Dayal Kori also with him to distribute 'Bundelkhand Kesari'.Both of them was never be forgotten.

Source:The book 'Samar Gatha' Written by Dr.Bhawani Deen Basant Publication Mahoba 1995.

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Nawal Kishor Gurudeo

Gahrauli ,the center point of Hamirpur revolution 65 km far from Hamirpur head quarter.More than 50 freedom fighters dignified this tract with their superb act.

This sacred region produced Nawal Kishor Gurudeo in 1912.His father's name was Prag Dutt Gurudeo.He married to Kali Devi who was belong to the family of great patriot and freedom fighters Bhagwan Das Balendu Arjariya.Nawal Kishor Gurudeo was younger brother of Mannilal Gurudeo.He took part in every movement held in Hamirpur activily.

He took part in 1940's congress agitation and was sent to jail with penalty of 300 rupees.He watched carefully during Quick India Movement from 10 August 1942 to 6 November 1943.He constructed a new party named Gurudeo Praja Socialist group which was defeated in election against Ram Gopal Gupt .But after Giving Pitition he overcome to Ram Gopal Gupt.

Thus he passed his entire life with bravery .He lived long in his world.Now he is out of world yet his memories lies in the heart of Gahrauli people.(Samar Gatha)

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