Pari Bewa

Pari Bewa
Born
Pari Bewa

Eram, Basudevpur, Bhadrak
Died28 September 1942
Eram
NationalityIndian
Known forMartyr of Quit India Movement

Pari Bewa, was a female freedom fighter from Odisha, India. Born in Eram,[1] Bewa had a very important role in the quit India movement. She is regarded as the only female martyr of Odisha.[2][3][4][5]

Personal life

Bewa was born in undivided Balasore or Eram which is now situated in Bhadrak.[6] Bewa had no formal education. She had a personal attachment to their land, which led her to participate in the Indian independence movement.[7]

Eram Massacre

On 28 September 1942, there was a huge gathering at Eram to protest against the British Raj and to prepare a plan of action for fighting the British. Afraid of this gathering, a police force from Basudebpur police station, led by DSP Kunjabihari Mohanty, marched towards Eram. As happened in Jaliyanawala Bagh 1919, DSP Kunjabihari Mohanty acted as General Dyer did then, and opened fire on the huge gathering at 6:30 PM. Within a few minutes 304 shots were discharged against the crowd,[8] who were protesting British rule peacefully. The field was bounded on three sides,[9] therefore, no one was able to escape from the field. Within minutes 29 people were killed, and 56 were injured.[10][2] Bewa was among the protesters who died that day.[11]

References

  1. ^ Orissa Review. August 1998.
  2. ^ a b Taneja, A.; All India Women's Conference (2005). Gandhi, Women, and the National Movement, 1920-47. Har-Anand Publications. p. 203. ISBN 978-81-241-1076-8.
  3. ^ Sarangi, S.T. (1998). Role of Women in the History of Modern Orissa, 1900-1947. Jagannath Ratha Publishers & Book-sellers.
  4. ^ Jagannātha Paṭṭanāẏaka; Amiya Kumar Pattanayak (2008). History with a Difference: Reflections on the Works of Jagannath Patnaik. Indian Publishers' Distributors. ISBN 9788173414510.
  5. ^ Reflections on the National Movement in Orissa. 1997.
  6. ^ Bijay Chandra Rath (1994). Quit India Movement in Orissa. Arya Prakashan. ISBN 9788174120328.
  7. ^ Panda, S. (1992). Women and Social Change in India. Ashish Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7024-423-3.
  8. ^ "Odisha Government Portal" (PDF). odisha.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2018. [verification needed]
  9. ^ "Odisha Government Portal" (PDF). odisha.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2018. [verification needed]
  10. ^ Mahatma Gandhi (1964). Collected Works.
  11. ^ EramBhadrak District Archived 10 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine