Gangu Baba
Ganga Baba, or Gangu Baba was a local hero of Indian Rebellion of 1857 who belonged to the Valmiki community living around Bithoor village of Uttar Pradesh. He was a kind hearted and brave man. Although he belonged to Valmiki caste community, he commanded respect among all people of the area because of his extraordinary abilities and kind nature.
Gangu Baba | |
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 Gangu Baba just before being hanged on 8th Sept.1859 in Chunniganjh, Kanpur | |
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| Died | 8th Sept.1859 Chunniganj, Uttar Pradesh |
| Organization | Nana Saheb Peshwa Army ,1857 Mutiny against Britishers |
| Movement | Indian Independence movement |
Story in oral tradition
There are many stories about the bravery and good deeds of Gangu Baba. Once Gangu killed a tiger without an arm. While he was returning from forest with dead tiger on his back. Nana Saheb Peshwa then the king of Bithoor passed with his army from that place. He saw Gangu Baba with a tiger on his back. He was extremely impressed and asked Gangu Baba to join his army as he already had initiated a battle against Britishers at that time. Gangu Baba readily accepted and he alone killed 150 British soldiers with his sword. This annoyed the Britishers who announced to arrest him dead or alive. Ultimately they arrested him. The British soldiers tied him to a horse and dragged his body up to Kanpur. Then they hanged him in Chunniganj. This story is part of an oral tradition of the Bithoor area.[1][2]
See also
References
- http://www.csas.ed.ac.uk/mutiny/confpapers/Tiwari-Paper.pdf
- Bates, Crispin (30 October 2013). Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume V: Muslim, Dalit and Subaltern Narratives. ISBN 9788132118640.
- Bates, Crispin (30 October 2013). Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume V: Muslim, Dalit and Subaltern Narratives. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-81-321-1864-0.