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Janey Tetary
Janey Tetary (c. 1856–26 September 1884) born as Tetary Begum Janey was a Indo-Surinamese Indentured servitude, indentured labourer, rebellion leader and Freedom fighter, resistance fighter in the Surinam (Dutch colony), Dutch colony of Suriname. Life Tetary was born in 1856 in Moniar, Patna (Former British Raj, British India) and was raised as a Muslims, Muslim. She was divorced at a young age and was known to defend women who had been badly treated by their husband. On 11 September 1880, Tetary and her 10-year-old son Boodhoo signed contracts in Presidencies and provinces of British India, India to labour overseas. They were indentured to Plantation Zorg en Joop near the Commewijne River in Surinam (Dutch colony), Suriname, which was under Dutch control as a plantation colony. In 1884, Tetary lead the collective labour resistance of a group of "Hindustani" indentured servants against exploitation, after planters filed a petition to the colonial administration to change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patna
Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the List of cities in India by population, 19th largest city in India. Covering and over 2.5 million people, its urban agglomeration is the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, 18th largest in India. Patna also serves as the seat of Patna High Court. The Buddhist, Hindu and Jain pilgrimage centres of Vaishali district, Vaishali, Rajgir, Nalanda, Bodh Gaya and Pawapuri are nearby and Patna City is a sacred city for Sikhs as the tenth 10th Sikh Guru, Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh was born here. The modern city of Patna is mainly on the southern bank of the river Ganges. The city also straddles the rivers Son River, Son, Gandak and Punpun River, Punpun. The city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
