Bihar

• 25 Apr 2022

Babu Veer Kunwar Singh Vijayotsav

Why In News?

On 23 April 2022, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah addressed the Babu Veer Kunwar Singh Vijay Utsav in Jagdishpur, Bihar.

Key Points

• This was the 164^th Victory Festival celebrated under the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence in Jagdishpur, the birth and birthplace of Veer Kunwar Singh.
• The record for hoisting the highest number of flags was created by hoisting 77 thousand 993 flags simultaneously in this victory festival.
• It is noteworthy that Veer Kunwar Singh had provided leadership in the Jagdishpur area in the revolt of 1857.
• Born in Jagdishpur village of Bhojpur district of Bihar in 1777 AD, the sphere of influence of Veer Kunwar Singh was also in Gorakhpur, Azamgarh, Ballia, Ghazipur in eastern Uttar Pradesh along with Bihar.