| Names |
CHAPEKAR BROTHERS (Damodar Hari, Balkrishna Hari,
a.k.a. Bapurao, and Vasudeo Hari) |
| Date of
Birth |
Eldest brother Damadari Hari was born in 1868 (Date not
known) |
| Date of
Death |
Damodar Hari Chapekar – 18th April,
1898 (Hanged)
Vasudeo Hari Chapekar – 8th may, 1899
(Hanged)
Balkrishna Hari Chapekar – 12th May, 1899
(Hanged)
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| Identity |
CHAPEKAR BROTHERS were involved in the first ever reaction of
Indian revolutionaries against British atrocities in India during
plague epidemic and was first political murder in Indian freedom
struggle.
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Date-wise Events |
- June 22, 1897:
The Diamond Jubilee of
the coronation of Queen Victoria was celebrated with great pomp and
show. W.C. Rand, the Special Plague Committee chairman and his
military escort Lt. Ayerst were shot at while returning from the
celebrations at Government House. Both died, succumbing to the
injuries. The Chapekar brothers and two accomplices were charged
with the murders in various roles.
- All three Chapekar brothers were found guilty of the
murders. While Damodar Hari was hanged on 18th April, 1898,
the other two Chapekar brothers absconded and arrested later and
were hanged on 8th May and 12th May, 1899
respectively.
- May 10, 1899:
One of their associates, Ranade, was also hanged on this day whereas the other, being a juvenile,
was imprisoned for 10 years.
|
| General |
- They belonged to Chinchwad, then a village near former Peshwa
capital, Pune, in Maharashtra, India.
- Under the influence of
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Chapekar brothers
engaged themselves in revolutionary activities.
- They organised a society, known as the 'Society for the Removal
of Obstacles to the Hindu Religion', for imparting military training
to Indian youth for overthrowing the British.
- In 1896, Pune was hit by Bubonic plague, which
happened to kill about two thirds of infected humans within just 4
days. Within a few months the incidence of infections and mortality
rate went so high that almost half the population of Pune
had left their abodes.
- A Special Plague Committee was formed, under the chairmanship of
W. C. Rand, an Indian Civil Services officer, and troops were
brought in to deal with the emergency. The measures employed
included forced entry into private houses, examination of occupants,
evacuation to hospitals and segregation camps, removing and
destroying personal possessions, and the like.
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