Sri Dev Suman

Sri Dev Suman born as Sri Dutt Badoni (25 May 1916 – 25 July 1944) was a social activist and freedom fighter from princely state Tehri Garhwal of British India India. Currently District Tehri of Uttarakhand India.

Early life

Suman hailed from Tehri District of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. He was born at Jaul village patti Bamund near the chamba city of Tehri Garhwal.

Independence movement

During the Indian independence movement, Suman advocated that Tehri Riyasat be free from the rule of King of Garhwal. He was an admirer of Gandhi and practiced nonviolence to struggle for the freedom of Tehri.[1]

During his fight with the King of Tehri, Bolanda Badri, (speaking Badrinath), he demanded complete independence for Tehri.

On 30 December 1943, he was declared a rebel and arrested by Tehri kingdom. In jail, Suman was tortured, heavily shackled, ate food hand is jailer Mohan Singh and others mixed with sand or stone. He started a hunger strike. Jail staff tried to force him to eat, without success. After 209 days in prison and on hunger strike for 84 days, Sri Dev Suman died[2] on 25 July 1944[3]

His corpse was thrown into the Bhilangna River without a funeral.[4][5][6]

References
  1. Weber, Thomas (2004). Gandhi as disciple and mentor. Cambridge University Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-521-84230-3.
  2. Kumar, Pradeep (2000). The Uttarakhand movement: construction of a regional identity. Kanishka Publishers. p. 53. ISBN 978-81-7391-357-0.
  3. "Sri Dev Suman: The Hero of Garhwal". The Indian Hawk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. "Aaj Ka Pahad, Himalaya, Uttrakhand: Sri Dev Suman, श्री देव सुमन". 5 February 2009.
  5. "Nainitalsamachar.in".
  6. Hāṇḍā, Omacanda (2002). History of Uttaranchal. ISBN 8173871345.

Sri Dev Suman Biography

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