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PIB COMMEMORATES ‘UNSUNG HEROES OF INDIA’S FREEDOM STRUGGLE
YB WEB DESK. Dated: 6/19/2021 12:44:31 PM
Jammu, June 18 18 June, 2021: Press Information Bureau, Jammu, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India today organised a webinar on ‘The Unsung Heroes of India’s Freedom Struggle’ by commemorating the freedom fighters- Matangini Hazra, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Tirupur Kumaran and Peer Ali Khan. The webinar is organised under the theme ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ which is an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India and the glorious history of it’s people, culture and achievements. In her address, Miss Neha Jalali, Deputy Director, Press Information Bureau, Jammu and Regional Outreach Bureau, J&K & Ladakh Region paying rich tributes to these freedom fighters (the unsung heroes) said that the biggest aim of conducting this kind of a webinar under the theme ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ is to make youth aware about the sacrifices made by these freedom fighters during the freedom struggle of country against the British colonialism. Shahid Mohammad Lone, Field Publicity Officer, Anantnag paying tributes to Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay said that she was a freedom fighter, an actor, a social activist, an art enthusiast, and a feminist rolled into one, and left a massive mark in India’s independence and culture. He further said that she was greatly inspired by Gandhian ideas & the concept of non-violence and also a key figure in the international socialist feminist movement. Smt. Reetu Sharma, Performer, ROB, Jammu in her tribute to Matangini Hazra said that Hazra became so inspired by Gandhi’s beliefs that she became a devoted follower of the leader, earning herself the name, “Gandhi Buri”. Sunita Atri, Performer, ROB, Jammu in her address about the contribution of Tirupur Kumaran during the freedom struggle said that he was a great freedom fighter who only lived for 27 years but etched his name in the history of the freedom struggle of India & died while holding the flag of India which had been banned by the British in India then, thus earned the name 'Kodi Kaatha Kumaran' in Tamil which means 'Kumaran who protected the flag’.