Ganga Narayan Singh

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Ganga Narayan Singh
गंगा नारायण सिंह
Painting of Ganga Narayan Singh
Born(1790-04-25)25 April 1790
Bandhdih, Nimdih, Jungle Mahals, British India
Died7 February 1833(1833-02-07) (aged 42)
Kharsawan, British India
Known forBhumij rebellion (1832-33)
Parents
  • Lakshman Narayan Singh (father)
  • Mamta Devi (mother)

Ganga Narayan Singh (25 April 1790 – 7 February 1833) was an Indian revolutionary from

Chuar rebellion.[3][4]

Biography

Early life and background

Ganga Narayan was born on 25 April 1790 at Bandhdhih village of Jungle Mahal, British India. His father was Laxman Narayan Singh and mother was Mamta Devi. He was the grandson of Vivek Narayan Singh, the Raja of Barabhum. He had two brothers Shyamkishore Singh and Shyam Lal Singh. His mother, Mamta Devi was humble and pious in nature, but was a staunch opponent of British tyranny. She always encouraged her two sons Ganga Narayan and Shyam Lal to fight against the British.[5]

Barabhum Raj

Vivek Narayan Singh, the Raja of Barabhum, had two queens. Two queens had two sons. After the death of King Vivek Narayan Singh in the 18th century, there was a struggle for successor between two sons Lakshman Narayan Singh and Raghunath Narayan Singh.[6]

According to the traditional Bhumij system, Lakshman Narayan Singh, the son of the elder queen, was the only one who had the succession. But a long family dispute started after the British nominated the younger son of the king Raghunath Narayan Singh as the king. The local Bhumij sardars used to support Lakshman Singh. But he could not stand the British support and military aid received by Raghunath. Laxman Singh was expelled from the state. Laxman Singh was given the jagir of Bandhdih village for his livelihood, where his only job was to look after the Bandhadih Ghat.[7][8]

The expelled Lakshman Singh had settled in the village of Bandhdih and tried to get the kingdom and struggled to become the king. But later he was arrested by the British and sent to Medinipur Jail, where he died.

Rebellion

In 1765, the

Medinipur, Bankura and Vardhman
etc. Thus, by all means, the British exploitation of the tribals and the poor peasants went on increasing.

Ganga Narayan Singh was determined to take revenge on the British against the law relating to exploitation, oppression on poor farmers in Jungle Mahal. The peoples of Jungle Mahal became aware and united under the leadership of Ganga Narayan and raised a rebellion against the British. He explained to all the castes of Jungle Mahal about the exploitative policies of the British and organized them to fight. This led to discontent which took form of a strong struggle under the leadership of Ganga Narayan Singh in 1832 AD. This struggle has been called by the British as Ganga Narain's Hungama and historians have written it under the name Chuar rebellion.[9][10]

Ganga Narayan was the first hero to fight against the British, who first formed the Sardar

Ranipur supported Ganga Narayan Singh. Ganga Narayan attacked and killed the Diwan of Barahbhum and British broker Madhab Singh in Vandih on 2 April 1832. After that, along with Sardar Vahini, the court of Barahbazar Muffasil, the office of the salt inspector and the police station were set on fire.[11][12]

The Collector of

Orissa
etc. as a result, the entire jungle mahal was out of the control of the british. everyone started supporting ganga narayan singh as a true honest, brave, patriot and social worker.

Eventually the British had to send an army from Barrackpore Cantonment, which was sent under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Kapoor. The army was also defeated in the conflict. After this Ganga Narayan and his followers expanded the scope of their action plan. The commissioner Baton of Bardhaman and the commissioner Hunt of Chotanagpur were also sent but they too could not succeed and had to face defeat. Thus, the struggle was so effective that the British were forced to withdraw the land sale law, succession law, excise duty on lac, salt law, jungle law.[13]

Thakur Chetan Singh of Kharsawan was running his rule in collusion with the British. Ganga Narayan went to Porahat and Singhbhum Chaibasa and organized the Kol (Ho) tribes there to fight against Thakur Chetan Singh and the British. On February 6, 1833, Ganga Narayan along with the Kol (Ho) tribesmen attacked Thakur Chetan Singh's Hindshahar police station, but unfortunately died fighting against the British on 7 February 1833.[14]

See also

References

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  5. ^ "Chuaar Vidroh याद किए गए चुआड़ विद्रोह के महानायक वीर शहीद गंगा नारायण सिंह". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-10-16.
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