Subedar Niranjan Chhetri was the first Gorkhali freedom fighter to die for India. He led the contingent of Native Gorkhali soldiers for the revolutionary Manipuri hero Jubraj Tekendrajit Singh. When the East India Company was taking over different parts of India bit by bit and entered Manipur, the Manipuri hero Jubraj Bir Tekendrajit Singh decided to fight against the British rather than surrender.
Much like Chattrapati Shivaji and Rani Laxmibai, Jubraj Tekendrajit Singh became a martyr in the battlefield and was hanged by the British in 1891 for his role in the “Revolt of Manipur.” His bravery and patriotism were unparalleled, yet his act of patriotism, much like acts of patriotism from the rest of North-East India, was lost in the pages of history.
His last words were, “My birthplace is my Motherland, I am ready to die for this land, and I am ready to kill for this land… but I am not ready to accept surrender and subjugation of my own land.” Subedar Niranjan Singh Chhetri, who revolted against the colonial ruler, was hanged to death at Kangla Western Gate by the British on June 8, 1891.
Subedar Niranjan Chhetri
(★ – 1891) – (Jharkhand)
Subedar Niranjan Chhetri was the first Gorkhali freedom fighter to die for India. He led the contingent of Native Gorkhali soldiers for the revolutionary Manipuri hero Jubraj Tekendrajit Singh. When the East India Company was taking over different parts of India bit by bit and entered Manipur, the Manipuri hero Jubraj Bir Tekendrajit Singh decided to fight against the British rather than surrender.
Much like Chattrapati Shivaji and Rani Laxmibai, Jubraj Tekendrajit Singh became a martyr in the battlefield and was hanged by the British in 1891 for his role in the “Revolt of Manipur.” His bravery and patriotism were unparalleled, yet his act of patriotism, much like acts of patriotism from the rest of North-East India, was lost in the pages of history.
His last words were, “My birthplace is my Motherland, I am ready to die for this land, and I am ready to kill for this land… but I am not ready to accept surrender and subjugation of my own land.” Subedar Niranjan Singh Chhetri, who revolted against the colonial ruler, was hanged to death at Kangla Western Gate by the British on June 8, 1891.
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