Sindhura Lakshmana
Sindhura Lakshmana | |
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Statue present beside Airport road, Hubballi. | |
| Born | Sindhura Lakshmana 18-05-1898 Sindhur Village, Jath Taluka , Sangli district, Maharashtra |
| Died | 1922 (aged 23–24) Bilagi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Veera Sindhura Lakshmana |
| Years active | 24 years |
| Known for | freedom fighter |
Sindhura Lakshmana (1898–1922) was an Indian revolutionary fighter in the independence movement against British Colonial rule in India.
Biography
Lakshmana was born in Sindhur village in a Kannada speaking family, which is now in Jath taluk of Sangli district in Indian state of Maharashtra. The sindhur village is in border of Karnataka and Maharashtra, which is mostly populated by Kannada speaking people.[1]
During the time when Mahatma Gandhi's Non-cooperation movement was spreading across India, Lakshmana started his own struggle against the British by forming a band of men to loot the tax money collected by the government treasury and distribute it among the populace. In 1922, he was shot dead by the British in a sting operation, while dining at the home of a British informant, in a shot to the head by British snipers.
In popular culture
A Kannada film Veera Sindhoora Lakshmana released in 1977 depicts his rebellion and struggle against the British Government.
References
- ^ S Shyam Prasad (14 August 2008). "The forgotten martyr". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 22 August 2012.