India always has been a country of legends and heroes and it has given birth to many sons of the soil who fought for protecting their motherland till their last breaths. While on one hand, we have revolutionaries and heroes like Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, and Rani Laxmibai about whom almost all Indians know, but many unsung heroes got lost in the pages of history but their contribution is no less than anyone. Here is a list of a few unsung heroes of Indian history we should know about
Alluri Sitarama Raju
Alluri Sitarama Raju was from the present-day state of Andhra Pradesh and he fought against the atrocities of the British and led the"Rampa Rebellion" in 1922-1924 with the support of local tribals and farmers.
Alluri Sitarama Raju was nicknamed 'ManyamVeerudu' which means 'Hero of the Jungles'
for his bravery and courage. He is well-known in his mother state Andhra Pradesh but outside the state, nobody knows about him and it’s a shame that we don’t about our brave fighters who gave their lives fighting for our motherland. He played a major part as a leader Rampa Rebellion/Manyam Rebellion of 1922, which was a response to the 1882 Madras Forest Act, which effectually constrained the free movement of Adivasis in their forest habitats and prohibited them from carrying out a traditional form of agriculture known as podu (shifting cultivation). It was the year 1924, when Alluri Sitaram Raju was captured and executed which resulted at the end of the rebellion.
LachitBorphukan
LachitBorphukan was the commander-in-chief of the Ahom Kingdom in Assam who fought against the Mughals and stopped them from entering Assam by defeating them.
During the reign of Aurungzeb, the Mughal Empire was at its peak by controlling most parts of the country but they were never able to win the north-east part of India and their defeat at the battle of Saraighat is the main reason for it. Aurangzeb sent a large army under the leadership of Rajput commander Ram Singh to win the northeast part of India. During that time, Ahom Kingdom was there in Assam and they fought against the Mughals under the command of LachitBorphukan who was the commander-in-chief of the Ahom army. They came face to face in the ‘Battle of Saraighat’ where the much lesser Ahom army defeated the mighty Mughal army and after that, the Mughals never dared to return back.
Khudiram Bose
Khudiram Bose was a young revolutionary from Bengal who gave his life at the tender age of 18 for the country.
Khudiram Bose was a courageous freedom fighter who fought for the independence of India and sacrificed his life at the age of eighteen. In the teenage years, most of the young people spend their time having fun and romancing girls but for Khudiram Bose, the independence of his beloved motherland mattered the most. He became a revolutionary at the age of fifteen and participated in many instances against British rule. He tried to assassinate the district magistrate of Muzaffarpur, Douglas Kingsford but failed. He was caught by the police and hanged till death at the mere age of 18 and his last sentence before death was ‘VandeMataram’.
