Rama Bama Koli
The Rama Bama Koli was Koli rebel leader of Jungle Satyagraha in Chirner village of Raigad district of Bombay state (Now Maharashtra), British India. Koli rebelled against British rule because of the imposition of Jungle act by government in 1930.[1]
Rama Bama Koli | |
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रामा बामा कोळी | |
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| Born | Rama Koli 1910 |
| Died | 25 September, 1930 |
| Cause of death | Shoot to dead by British troops |
| Monuments | Martyr's memorial, Chirner, Raigad, Maharashtra, India, Asia |
| Nationality |  India |
| Other names | રામા બામાં કોલી |
| Education | 4th standard in Marathi medium |
| Occupation | Agriculturist |
| Years active | 1930 |
| Era | British era |
| Known for | Chirner Jungle Satyagraha, 1930 |
| Movement | Chirner Jungle Satyagraha of 1930 |
| Opponent | British government |
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| Father | Bamaji Koli |
Early life
[change | change source]Rama Bama Koli was born in 1910 in Mothi Jui village, near Chirner village, in Raigad district, Maharashtra, British India. Hailing from a farming Koli family, his early education only went up to the 4th standard in Marathi Medium.[2]
Satyagraha
[change | change source]Rama Bama Koli started the Jungle Satyagraha in Chirner Jungle on 25 September 1930. He assembled the thousands of Satyagrahis armed with axes on Akka Devi mountain. Rama Bama Koli and other Satyagrahis were resisted by British troops and some of the Satyagrahis were arrested by Inspector Ramchandra Daulat Patil and Magistrate Keshav Mahadev Joshi which occurred the enrage in rebels. After that, Under the leadership of Koli, Satyagrahis attacked at troops woth axes, stones and sticks and British troops open fired on rebels. In this fight, Rama Bama Koli and some other rebels struck down by police gunfire.[3][4][5]
Tributes
[change | change source]- In Chirner village of Maharashtra, a statue of Rama Bama Koli stands as a tribute to bravery and sacrifice of Koli in Martyr's memorial.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rama Bama Koli".
- ↑ Yadav, Pramod Maruti Mande, Aniket Ankush (2021-08-15). Azadi Ke Diwane (in Marathi). Aniket Yadav. ISBN 978-81-954416-1-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ CHOPRA, P. N. WHO'S WHO OF INDIAN MARTYRS VOL.I. New Delhi, India, Asia: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-2180-5.
- ↑ People's Raj. New Delhi, India, Asia: Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations. 1981. p. 8.
- ↑ Lokrajya. Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations. 1981.