| Names |
Mangal Pandey |
| Date of Birth |
July 19, 1827 – Ballia,
Uttar Pradesh, India. |
| Date of
Death |
April 08, 1857 –
Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
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Identity |
Sepoy turned revolutionary in the 34th Bengal Native
Infantry regiment of the East India Company. |
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Date-wise Events |
- March 29, 1857: The incident of his attack on the regiment's officers on
this day, came to be known as the India's
First War of Independence or Indian Mutiny of 1857. This day is considered to be a day when
Mangal Pandey sowed the seed for independence struggle
which ultimately gave India her freedom.
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April 06, 1857: He was then captured
and court-martialled on this day.
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April 8, 1857: After being court
martialled 2 days before, he was
hanged to death on in Barrackpore.
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May 06, 1857: The British East India Company
disbanded the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy
Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British and is
considered to be the First Martyr in the War of Indian
Independence.
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1984 – Govt. of India issued a postage stamp in his
honour and commemoration.
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| General |
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One of the first freedom fighters of India.
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He played a key role in events immediately preceding the outbreak of
the Indian rebellion of 1857.
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He is popularly named ‘Shaheed Mangal Pandey’
because ‘Shaheed’ means martyr in Urdu.
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He was the first Indian sepoy who woke up the Indian masses to fight
for the nation.
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The main reason of Sepoy Mutiny was that the soldiers had to bite
the cartridge to open it to pour gunpowder into the rifle’s muzzle.
On the other hand, there was a widespread rumour that these
cartridges were greased with lard or tallow. Lard
is the pork fat which the Muslims regarded as unclean and tallow is
the beef fat which the Hindus regarded as sacred.
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So both the Hindus and the Muslims refused to
accept these cartridges.
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During the revolt, Pandey attacked and killed his British
sergeant on the parade ground, besides wounding an
adjutant.
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He tried to commit suicide to light the flame of
nationalism in the hearts of millions of Indians but he failed to do
so.
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His life has been portrayed in several cinematic productions.
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A park is named 'Shahid Mangal Pandey Udyan' in the
memory of Mangal Pande where he attacked British officers and was
hanged, at Barrackpore.
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