Shivpujan Rai

Shivpujan Rai
Shivpujan Rai
Born	Shivpujan Rai; 1 March 1913; Sherpur, Ghazipur, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died	18 August 1942 (aged 29); Mohammadabad, Ghazipur, United Provinces, British India
Other names	Doctor Sahib
Occupation	Independence activist
Organization	Indian National Congress
Known for	Indian independence movement

Dr. Shivpujan Rai (1 March 1913 – 18 August 1942) was an Indian independence activist. During the 1942 Quit India Movement, under Rai's leadership, a group of independence fighters hoisted the tricolor flag of India at Mohammadabad Tehsil. In doing so, Shivpujan Rai, Rishishewar Rai, Vans Narayan Rai, Ram Badan Upadhyay, Raj Narayan Rai, Narayan Rai, Vashishtha Narain Rai and Bans Narain Rai sacrificed their life for India's independence on 18 August 1942. All of them are known as the Ashta Shaheed (Eight Martyrs) of Sherpur.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^{[excessive citations]}

Biography

Shivpujan Rai was born in a Bhumihar Brahmin family on 1 March 1913 in Sherpur, Ghazipur.^[9] He was elected as General Secretary of the District Congress Committee in 1942.^[10]

Martyrdom at Mohammadabad

During the Quit India movement, Rai led a group of young independence activists to the tehsil headquarters at Mohammadabad and tried to hoist the tricolour at the tehsil building. He was warned by armed British officers, but Rai moved forward with the tricolour in his hand. Tehsildar fired on Rai with his service revolver but Rai didn't stop. After receiving five bullets in the chest, Rai fell down and sacrificed his life at the age of 29.^[11]

References

^ "Freedom fighters of Ghazipur".
^ Ghazipur District Records; Chopra; P.N.:Quit India Movement of 1942, published in the Journal of Indian History, Trivendrum, 1971.
^ "The Indian Nation in 1942, Edited by Gyanendra Pandey, Digital Library of India".
^ "शहीद, जिन्हें इतिहास ने भुलाया Sahara Samay".
^ "संसद में छलका शेरपुर के लिए भरत सिंह का दर्द".
^ "Sherpur: big sacrifice, short memory, A report by P. Sainath".
^ Who's Who of Indian Martyrs VOL.I by P.N. Chopra. 1969. ISBN 9788123021805.
^ "Special Covers on Martyrs".
^ Ghazipur ke Ranbankurey, by Pradhyapak Achal, Bhasha Bharati Press, 1962, Varanasi
^ Ghazipur District Records; Chopra; P.N.:Quit India Movement of 1942, published in the Journal of Indian History, Trivendrum, 1971.
^ Who's Who of Indian Martyrs VOL.I by P.N. Chopra. 1969. ISBN 9788123021805.

[1] "Freedom fighters of Ghazipur".

[2] Ghazipur District Records; Chopra; P.N.:Quit India Movement of 1942, published in the Journal of Indian History, Trivendrum, 1971.

[3] "The Indian Nation in 1942, Edited by Gyanendra Pandey, Digital Library of India".

[4] "शहीद, जिन्हें इतिहास ने भुलाया Sahara Samay".

[5] "संसद में छलका शेरपुर के लिए भरत सिंह का दर्द".

[6] "Sherpur: big sacrifice, short memory, A report by P. Sainath".

[7] Who's Who of Indian Martyrs VOL.I by P.N. Chopra. 1969. ISBN 9788123021805.

[8] "Special Covers on Martyrs".

[9] Ghazipur ke Ranbankurey, by Pradhyapak Achal, Bhasha Bharati Press, 1962, Varanasi

[10] Ghazipur District Records; Chopra; P.N.:Quit India Movement of 1942, published in the Journal of Indian History, Trivendrum, 1971.

[11] Who's Who of Indian Martyrs VOL.I by P.N. Chopra. 1969. ISBN 9788123021805.

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