The Martyrs' Memorial, also known as Shaheed Smarak, is a life-size

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of seven young men who died in the

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(August 1942), to hoist the

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on the (now) Secretariat building. The

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of Martyr's Memorial was laid on 15 August 1947, by the

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, Mr. Jairam Das Daulatram in presence of Premier of Bihar

Shri Krishna Sinha Shri Krishna Sinha (21 October 1887 – 31 January 1961), also known as Shri Babu, was the first chief minister of the Indian state of Bihar (1946–61). Except for the period of World War II, Sinha was the chief minister of Bihar from the time ...

and his deputy Anugrah Narayan Sinha . The

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Devi Prasad Roychoudhury built the

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statue of the seven students with the

. These

s were cast in

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and later placed here. Martyr's Memorial is now situated outside the Secretariat building in Patna.

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During the height of Quit India Movementभारत छोड़ों आंदोलन के दौरान 11 अगस्त को शहीद हुए थे जगतपति कुमार समेत आजादी के सात मतवाले
Vidyasagar1995.blogspot.in. Retrieved on 26 December 2018. in 1942, eminent

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freedom fighter Sri Babu Dr.Srikrishna Sinha and Dr. Anugrah Narain was arrested while he was trying to unfurl the national flag in Patna, as a strong reaction, a group of seven young students decided to forcefully unfurl the national flag in Patna and were mercilessly shot dead by the British. Following are the martyrs, whose names are engraved on Martyr's Memorial. * Umakant Prasad Sinha (Raman Ji) – Ram Mohan Roy Seminary, class IX, Narendrapur, Saran * Ramanand Singh – Ram Mohan Roy Seminary, class IX, Sahadat Nagar, Fazalchak(at present Dhanarua),

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* Satish Chandra Jha –

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, class X, Kharhara, Banka * Jagatpati Kumar –

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, 2nd year, Kharati,

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* Devipada Choudhry – Miller High English School, class IX, Silhat, Jamalpur * Rajendra Singh – Patna High English School, matric class, Banwari Chak, Saran, Nayagaon, Bihar * Ramgovind Singh – Punpun High English School, matric class IX, Dasharatha,

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Official site of Patna
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