Hari Makaji Naik was an Indian freedom activist from Koli[1] caste of Maharashtra who challenged the British rule in India. He was Koli by caste but led the Ramoshis of Satara, attacking British offices, revenue centers and officials in the Pune, Satara and Solapur districts of Bombay Presidency.[2]
Hari Makaji Naik | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hari Makaji |
| Died | March 1879 |
| Cause of death | Hanged to death |
| Nationality |  India |
| Other names | Hutatma Hari Makaji Naik |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Occupation | Agriculturist |
| Years active | 1877 - 1879 |
| Era | British era |
| Successor | Tantya Makaji Naik |
| Movement | Indian Independence movement |
| Opponent | British Indian Army |
| Criminal charges | |
| Criminal penalty | Hanged to death |
| Relatives | Tantiya Makaji Naik (brother) |
Hari Makaji along with his brother Tantia Makaji, attacked at police station of Satara where four of revolutionaries were killed and seven of police constables killed and one officer was wounded in right hand.[3] In 1879, Hari Makaji committed fifty nine times plundering in Poona against British government.[4][5] In January 1879, revolutionary army under Hari Makaji raided Poona fifteen times, then Satara many times after that, In February 1879, Hari Makaji attacked a portion of Bhimthadi in Baramati. On the eighth raid into Baramati, Hari Makaji was attacked by British troops, but escaped, fighting hand to hand with two British policemen. He wounded them, but two revolutionaries were captured. At the beginning of March, Hari Makaji again rose, revolted and raided Indapur but was captured in Solapur in mid-March. Tatya Makaji led his revolution until the end of the year, raiding villages on the Purandar and Sinhagad ranges.[6]
Death
In March 1879, Hari Makaji was captured in Sholapur by British troops. He was tried in court and sentenced to death by jury and hanged in Jejuri.[2]
Tribute
- Government of Maharashtra built an public park or garden in Jejuri city named Hutatma Hari Makaji Naik memorial.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Campbell, James MacNabb (16 January 2024). General Index to the Bombay Gazetteer Serie. New Delhi, India, Asia: BoD. pp. 150: Hari Makaji Naik a Koli Dacoit (1879) in Pune district. ISBN 978-3-385-31593-8.
- ^ a b Sunthankar, B. R. (1993). Nineteenth Century History of Maharashtra: 1858-1920. New Delhi, India, Asia: Shubhada Saraswat Prakashan. p. 82. ISBN 978-81-85239-50-7.
- ^ Kennedy, Michael (1985). The Criminal Classes in India. New Delhi, India, Asia: Mittal Publications. p. 145.
- ^ Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra; Ghose, D. K. (1963). British Paramountcy and Indian Renaissance. New Delhi, India, Asia: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 940.
- ^ The History and Culture of the Indian People. New Delhi, India, Asia: Bharatiya Viday Bhavan. 1963. p. 940.
- ^ Maharashtra, Government of (2023). "Predatory tribes in Maharashtra". Maharashtra government.
- ^ "हुतात्मा हरी मकाजी नाईक स्मारकाची दुर्दशा!". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 9 December 2023.