Amar Shaheed Bandhu Singh Shrinet was a prominent Freedom Fighter in eastern Uttar Pradesh who fought against the East India Company using Guerilla Warfare.[1]

Bandhu Singh
Special Cover was released on his 178th Birth Day from Gorakhpur
Born(1833-05-01)1 May 1833
Dumari, Gorakhpur
Died12 August 1858
Cause of deathHanging
Resting placeShaheed Bandhu Singh Smarak, Gorakhpur
26°23′28″N 82°19′18″E / 26.3911°N 82.3216°E / 26.3911; 82.3216
NationalityIndian
Other namesBandhu Singh
Known forFreedom Fighter

Bandhu Singh was born on 1 May 1833 in a Shrinet Rajput Principality of Babu Shiv Prasad Singh from Dumari Riyasat. He had five brothers named Dal Hamman Singh, Tejai Singh, Fateh Singh, Jheenak Singh and Karia Singh. He was a devotee of Tarkulaha Devi. He was finally arrested by the British along with Shivgobind Chand of Chillupar, Gorakhpur. He was hanged publicly at Ali Nagar Chauraha in Gorakhpur on 12 August 1858.There is a month-long Mela (funfair) every year starting from Chaitra Ramnavami at the Tarkulaha Devi Temple. People from far-flung locations visit Amar Shahid was a freedom fighter ‘Tarkulaha Mela’ to shop for their annual requirements of Garam Masala (Indian Spices) and to enjoy the traditional ‘Nautanki’ (drama), Nag Kanya shows and small circuses. Also, Tarkulaha Devi Temple was Shaheed Bandhu Singh's favourite place.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Amin, Shahid (1995). Event, Metaphor, Memory: Chauri Chaura, 1922-1992. University of California Press. pp. 137–140. ISBN 9780520087804.