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Statue of Dhan Singh Gurjar in Commisionarie Chowk, Meerut
Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar was one of the freedom fighters of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Early life
He was born in village Panchali in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
Revolt of 1857 in Meerut
Main article: Indian Rebellion of 1857The freedom movement, which started in 1822 from Kunja Bahadurpur, came to shape in 1857. In the Indian mutiny of 1857, the mutineers had the support of the army. Dhan Singh Gurjar, at this time the Kotwal of Meerut, was the leader of this initial battle.
On 10 May 1857 Dhan Singh Gurjar opened the gate of the prison in Meerut; this act launche dthe rebellion. People took up weapons and marched to kill the British. Important places in Meerut were captured. After completing the task at Meerut, the revolutionaries marched towards Delhi, with the slogan "Dilli Chalo".[1][2]
In memory of this martyr of the 1857 rebellion, the newly-built campus community centre of Meerut University is named after him.[3]
References
- ^ Singh, Nau Nihal (2003). The Royal Gurjars: Their Contribution to India. Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.. pp. 339. ISBN 8126114142, ISBN 9788126114146. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=BznWnPT5aYcC&pg=PA339&lpg=PA339&dq=dhan+singh+kotwal&source=bl&ots=LPsdR7A8Ht&sig=riAMnCwRUwiWmT_WTdBRb1pyRKY&hl=en&ei=0rAVS5jCIoq14Qbe1YTMBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAwQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=dhan%20singh&f=false. "Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar was the leader of this initial battle of 1857. Dhan Singh Gurjar was the Kotwal of Meerut in 1857"
- ^ Bhartiya Sanskriti Ke Rakshak, by Dr. Ratan Lal Verma
- ^ Meerut University
Categories:- Gurjar
- Indian people of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Indian revolutionaries
- 19th-century Indian people
- Indian independence activists
- People from Meerut
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