Pindiki Bahubalendra

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{{short description|Indian revolutionary (b. 1768, d. 1818)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Pindiki Bahubalendra
| birth_date = 1768
| death_date = 1821
| death_cause = Shot
| known_for = Indian Freedom Struggle
| movement = [[Paika Rebellion]]
}}
[[File:Pindiki Bahubalendra Bust Photograph.png|alt=Bust of Pinidiki Bahubalendra|thumb|314x314px|Bust of Pinidiki Bahubalendra at Khordha]]
'''Pindiki Bhubalendra''' ([[Odia language|Odia]]: '''ପିଣ୍ଡିକି ବାହୁବଳେନ୍ଦ୍ର''') was the Dalei ([[Paika akhada|Paika]] local commander) of Daruthenga village of [[Khordha district|Khordha]] district in the Indian state of [[Odisha]]. He actively participated in the [[Paika Rebellion]]. The British excluded him from the amnesty provision. Instead he was treated as a high profile threat to the British authorities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/aug2004/engishPdf/Pages7-10.pdf|title=Buxi Jagabandhu The Chief Architect of Khurda Paik Rebellion of 1817|last=|first=|date=|website=www.magazines.odisha.gov.in|page=10|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref> He was shot dead at the age of 50 while trying to avoid a third episode of [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] captivity.

== Paika Rebellion ==
As a Paika leader, Pindiki was involved actively in the [[Great Rebellion of 1817–18]] against the British. He was labeled a criminal and robber for his rebellious activities, and was charged and incarcerated for life. Pindiki escaped from imprisonment and rejoined the rebel ranks. Pindiki and his other associates Krushna Chandra Bhramorbar Ray and Gopal Chhotrai, evaded capture when the initial phase of the rebellion was brought under control. In December 1817, the rebels regrouped and looted the British and continued to instigate rebellious thoughts among the common people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article7407.html|title=The Paika Revolt of Khurda, 1817|last=|first=|date=|website=www.mainstreamweekly.net|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref> A reward of rupees 1000 was declared for apprehending him along with other movement leaders.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R0ddg1vMjl8C&q=pindiki+bahubalendra&pg=PA77|title=The First Indian War of Independence: Freedom Movement in Orissa, 1804-1825|last=|first=|publisher=APH Publishing Corporation|year=2005|isbn=81-7648-911-5|location=New Delhi|pages=77}}</ref>

He was betrayed by his trusted childhood friend Dhruva Harichandan of Malipada who drugged him during dinner at his home, allowing British troops to capture him while he was unconscious. He was taken to [[Barabati fort]] for imprisonment but escaped again by swimming across the [[Kathajodi River|Kathajodi river]] and reached Baranga.

Pindiki was shot dead at Baranga by British troops.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/189784/14/14_part%202%20chapter%202.pdf|title=THE REBELLION OF 1817|last=|first=|date=|website=www.shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in|page=75|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=24 December 2018}}</ref> Ray and Chhotrai were sentenced to death by hanging.

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[[Category:1768 births]]
[[Category:1818 deaths]]
[[Category:History of Odisha]]
[[Category:19th-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Odisha]]
[[Category:People executed by British India]]
[[Category:People from Odisha]]

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