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Shankar Shah Maravi  

24th September, 2021

 

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Context

  • Union Minister of Home Affairs paid tributes to the great patriot King Shankar Shah and his son Kunwar Raghunath Shah in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

 

About

  • Shankar Shah Maravi was the king of Garha Kingdom, which was situated in the Indian region of Gondwana.
  • He led an uprising against the British colonial occupiers of India, and was put to death along with his son.
  • His son's name was Kunwar Raghunath Shah.
  • King Shankar Shah and his son Raghunath Shah, both were good poets so they used their poetry to trigger a rebellion against the British in the state.
  • The hard-hitting poetry used by the two had struck a chord with the public and Indian soldiers in the British army as well.
  • On September 18, 1857; the two (king and the prince) were tied to the cannons but the fearless father-son duo recited an inspirational poem even despite seeing their end in front of them.

 

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