When one thinks of India’s freedom struggle, names like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Subhas Chandra Bose immediately come to mind. However, one would be surprised to know that a man from the remote Garo Hills was already fighting the British colonialism with non-violent means much before the famous ‘Satyagraha’ or ‘Ahimsa’ movement of Gandhi.
A life size statue of the Khasi legendary freedom fighter – U Tirot Sing Syiem will soon be erected at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
U Tirot Sing Syiem was a prominent leader and freedom fighter from Meghalaya who played a crucial role in the Khasi Hills resistance against British colonial rule.
