In India, Flag Satyagraha ( Marathi : झेंडा सत्याग्रह ) is a campaign of peaceful civil disobedience during the Indian independence movement that focused on exercising the right and freedom to hoist the nationalist flag and challenge the legitimacy of the British Rule in India through the defiance of laws prohibiting the hoisting of nationalist flags and restricting civil freedoms. Flag Satyagrahas were conducted most notably in the city of Jabalpur and Nagpur in 1923 but also in many other parts of India.
16-519: Tarapur may refer to places in India: Tarapur, Bihar Tarapur, Gujarat Tarapur, Madhya Pradesh Tarapur, Maharashtra Tarapur Atomic Power Station Tarapur, Odisha Tarapur, Murshidabad Tarapur, Raebareli , a village in Uttar Pradesh See also [ edit ] Tarapore [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
32-543: A Shahid Diwas (Martyr's Day) in memory of 34 freedom fighters who were killed by police on February 15, 1932. CM said, "These freedom fighters had never got their due, even though this was the biggest massacre carried out by the British police after Jallianwala Bagh in 1919 in Amritsar." Flag Satyagraha The hoisting of nationalist flags over private and public buildings (including sometimes government buildings) had been
48-510: A commercial centre in Munger district. Tarapur has about 10–15 educational institutes and one college " R S College" affiliated to Munger University, Munger . A number of students from the remote area, specifically villages find this place as Educational Hub. Private schools in Tarapur are run by educational trusts or individuals as well. Paramount Academy, Morning Glory Public School,Open Sky are some of
64-560: A common nationalist act of defiance, especially with the Revolutionary movement for Indian independence and the members of the revolutionary Gadar Party . Such acts of defiance gained currency across India with the rise of nationalist leaders such, Bipin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajpat Rai . The Flag Satyagraha was a term coined to describe the hoisting of the flag as a defiance against British-imposed restrictions on civil freedom and also
80-487: A division Of kada vibhag (Government office). Tarapur is a Sub-Urban Market which serves all the necessities and requirements of nearby villages. The main occupation of people residing around Tarapur is agriculture. Paddy, wheat, corn, pulses, sugarcane, and other cereals are grown here. Katarni Chura (flattened rice) and mangoes from this region are also famous. It is a market and educational hub for nearby villages. Tarapur has been growing as an administrative unit as well as
96-466: A part of state-wide Satyagraha organised by Indian National Congress leaders, the flag was hoisted at Vidurashwatha in Kolar district of Mysore state, 33 people were killed and more than 100 injured in open police firing. This incidence happened on 25 April 1938 also called as Vidurashwatha massacre. Several commemorations and reenactments of the rebellions have occurred as part of anniversary celebrations,
112-557: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tarapur, Bihar Tarapur is a town and one of the three sub-divisions in Munger district in the Indian state of Bihar . It is centrally located and connects cities like Bhagalpur , Munger , Banka , Jamui and Deoghar . Tarapur is a Sub-division under Munger District. It's a division of Water-wage and irrigation department. It also has
128-705: The Central Provinces (now in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh ) to participate in civil disobedience. In the end, the British negotiated an agreement with Patel and other Congress leaders permitting the protestors to conduct their march unhindered and obtaining the release of all those arrested. Other notable flag satyagrahas were organised in Mysore (now in Karnataka ) in 1938 known as Shivapur Dhwaja Satyagraha. Under leadership of T.Siddalingaih president of Mysore Congress. As
144-683: The Purna Swaraj declaration of independence with Congress President Jawaharlal Nehru hoisting the nationalist flag along the banks of the Ravi River . The flag was also hoisted at the commencement of the Quit India rebellion on 7 August 1942 at Gowalia Tank in Mumbai (then Bombay). The flag satyagraha of Nagpur (which was initiated by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ) and Jabalpur occurred over several months in 1923. The arrest of nationalist protestors demanding
160-523: The crowd, among whom were a number of people who had also been active in the civil disobedience movement that led to the Salt March of 1930. Known victims include Asarfi Mandal, Basant Dhanuk, Gaiwi Mandal, and Vishwanath Singh. On 15 February 2022 while inaugurating the Shahid Park in Tarapur police station campus, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced that from now on 15 February would be commemorated as
176-552: The holy water from the "utrawahini" Ganges in Sultanganj . The nearest railway station is in the city of Sultanganj . Various buses also run for different cities of Jharkhand like Dhanbad and Bokaro Steel City . On 15 February 1932, 4000 people gathered at the Tarapur police station, trying to raise the flag of the Indian National Congress there and to celebrate the day as Flag Satyagraha diwas. The police shot at
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#1732851680803192-519: The law and hoist the flag without resisting arrest or retaliating against police. Flag satyagrahas were one of the most common acts of defiance during the nationalist rebellions led by Gandhi and the Indian National Congress throughout the struggle. The nationalist flag was regularly heralded by large processions and nationalist crowds. On 31 December 1929 the Congress concluded the adoption of
208-648: The legitimacy of British rule in India altogether. Proliferating during the Non-cooperation movement (1920-1922) and a prominent element of the Salt Satyagraha (1930) and the Quit India movement (1942), this means of revolt combined the hoisting of the nationalist flag with the technique of Satyagraha — non-violent civil disobedience — as pioneered by Mahatma Gandhi . Nationalists were encouraged to violate
224-469: The prominent private schools of the area. Currently, no movie theater is operating in this city. The market in the evening has a lot of rush from different parts of villages for marketing and this crowd serves the same purpose of entertainment. The town is festively decorated every year during shrawani mela , a month-long religious carnival where devotees go to the historic Shiva temple in Deoghar after taking
240-470: The right to hoist the flag caused an outcry across India especially as Gandhi had recently been arrested. Nationalist leaders such as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel , Jamnalal Bajaj , Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari , Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Vinoba Bhave organised the revolt and thousands of people from different regions including as far south as the Princely state of Travancore traveled to Nagpur and other parts of
256-425: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tarapur&oldid=1081622463 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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