Amar Shahid Bandhu Singh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAmar Shahid Bandhu Singh
Indian independence activist
Date of Birth: 01-May-1833
Place of Birth: Gorakhpur, Haryana, Haryana, India
Date of Death: 12-Aug-1857
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Amar Shahid Bandhu Singh
- Amar Shahid Bandhu Singh was a guerrilla who fought against the British Raj in India. Bandhu Singh was born on 1 May 1833 in a Zamindar family of Babu Shiv Prasad Singh of Dumari Riyasat.
- He had five brothers named Dal Hamman Singh, Tejai Singh, Fateh Singh, Jheenak Singh and Karia Singh.
- He was a devotee of Tarkulaha Devi.
- He was finally arrested by the British and hanged publicly at Ali Nagar Chauraha in Gorakhpur on 12 August 1858.
- There is a month-long Mela (funfair) every year starting from Chaitra Ramnavami at the Tarkulaha Devi Temple.
- People from far-flung locations visit Amar Shahid was a freedom fighter ‘Tarkulaha Mela’ to shop for their annual requirements of Garam Masala (Indian Spices) and to enjoy the traditional ‘Nautanki’ (drama), Nag Kanya shows and small circuses.
- Also, Tarkulaha Devi Temple was Shaheed Bandhu Singh's favourite place.
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