PM inaugurated Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Memorial and Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum in Chhattisgarh.
About Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh (1795 – 1857)
- He was a tribal leader and freedom fighter from Sonakhan, Chhattisgarh, born in 1795 to Zamindar Ramasai of the Binjwar tribe.
- His father had earlier rebelled against the British and the Bhosales (1818–19).
Key Contributions
- Regarded as the first freedom fighter of Chhattisgarh and a symbol of tribal resistance.
- Fought valiantly against the British during the 1857 Revolt, but was captured and executed on December 10, 1857.
- During the famine of 1856, he seized food grains hoarded by a trader to feed the starving poor.
Values
- Leader, benevolent and just ruler, respected for his fairness and service to his people.