Pari Bewa, was a female freedom fighter from
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
, India. Born in Eram, Bewa had a very important role in the
quit India movement
The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Kranti Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8th August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British rule in ...
. She is regarded as the only female martyr of Odisha.
Personal life
Bewa was born in undivided Balasore or Eram which is now situated in Bhadrak.
Bewa had no formal education. She had a personal attachment to their land, which led her to participate in the Indian independence movement.
Eram Massacre
On 28 September 1942, there was a huge gathering at
Eram
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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, who were protesting
British rule
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peacefully. The field was bounded on three sides, therefore, no one was able to escape from the field. Within minutes 29 people were killed, and 56 were injured.
Bewa was among the protesters who died that day.
[http://bhadrak.nic.in/eram.htm]
References
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1942 deaths
Indian independence activists from Odisha
People from Bhadrak district
Deaths by firearm in India
Protest-related deaths