Bihar
Veer Kunwar Singh Vijay Diwas
- 25 Apr 2025
- 3 min read
Why in News?
The Governor and Chief Minister of Bihar paid tribute to Babu Veer Kunwar Singh as part of the program organized on his Vijay Diwas.
Key Points
- About Kunwar Singh:
- Veer Kunwar Singh was born in Jagdishpur (present-day Bhojpur district, Bihar) in the year 1777. He belonged to the Ujjainiya clan of Parmar Rajputs of Jagdishpur
- He was the main hero of the fight against the British in Bihar. He led the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Bihar . He was about 80 years old when he was called to take up arms and his health was also poor.
- He was assisted by both his brother, Babu Amar Singh, and his commander, Hare Krishna Singh. Some believe this was the real reason behind Kunwar Singh's initial military success.
- He displayed excellent war skills and troubled the British army for almost a year and remained invincible till the end. He was an expert in guerrilla warfare.
- He died on April 26, 1858.
- A commemorative postage stamp was issued in his honour by the Republic of India on 23 April 1966 for his contribution to India's independence movement .
- Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara was established in the year 1992 by the Government of Bihar .
- In the year 2017, Veer Kunwar Singh Setu, also known as Ara-Chhapra Bridge, was inaugurated to connect North and South Bihar.
- In 2018, to commemorate the 160th anniversary of Kunwar Singh's death, the Bihar government moved a statue of him to Harding Park. The park was also officially named 'Veer Kunwar Singh Azadi Park'.
Revolt of 1857
- It was the first expression of organised resistance against the British East India Company .
- It began as a revolt of sepoys of the British East India Company's army but gained public participation as well.
- The rebellion is known by many names: the Sepoy Mutiny (by British historians), the Indian Mutiny, the Great Rebellion (by Indian historians), the Revolt of 1857, the Indian Mutiny, and the First War of Independence ( by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar).
