Chittu Pandey (10 May 1895 – 6 December 1946), popularly referred to as the ''Sher-e Ballia'' (Lion of Ballia), was an Indian

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activist and revolutionary. Pandey was born in Rattuchak, a village in

Ballia District Ballia district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ballia district is a part of Azamgarh division situated in the east of Uttar Pradesh. The main economic activity is agriculture. City is the district headquarters and commercial ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

in a Brahmin family. A distinguished independence activist, he led the Quit India Movement in

Ballia Ballia is a city with a municipal board in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The eastern boundary of the city lies at the junction of two major rivers, the Ganges and the Ghaghara.The city is situated east of Varanasi and about 380 ...

; described as the "Tiger of Ballia" by

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and Subhas Chandra Bose, he headed the National Government declared and established on 19 August 1942 for a few days before it was suppressed by the

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. The parallel government succeeded in getting the Collector to hand over power and release all the arrested Congress leaders.Book- India's Struggle for Independence by

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But within a week, soldiers marched in and the leaders had to flee. He used to call himself a Gandhian. There is a crossroads also on the name of Chittu Pandey. Pandey ji had two childrens. Boy's name was Maksudan pandey and daughter's name was Lalita Devi.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pandey, Chittu Indian independence activists from Uttar Pradesh People from Ballia district 1865 births 1946 deaths