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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian revolutionary and independence fighter (1904–1933)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Mahavir Singh Rathore<br />
| image = Revolutionary Mahavir Singh.jpg<br />
| caption = Singh in 1931<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1904|09|16}}<br />
| birth_place = Shahpur Tahla, [[Etah district|Etah]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1933|05|17|1904|09|16}}<br />
| death_place = [[Port Blair]], [[Andaman Islands]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
| death_cause = [[Force-feeding]]<br />
| organization = [[Naujawan Bharat Sabha]]<br />
| known_for = [[Indian independence movement]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Mahavir Singh Rathore''' (16 September 1904 — 17 May 1933) was an Indian revolutionary and independence fighter in the 1930s.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Andaman and Nicobar Islands: A Saga of Freedom Struggle|last=Murthy|first=R. V. R.|publisher=Kalpaz Publications|year=2011|isbn=978-8178359038}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Bejoy Kumar Sinha: A Revolutionary's Quest for Sacrifice|last=Sinha|first=Srirajyam|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan|year=1993}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|title=Mahavir Singh Rathore: An unsung national hero|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051031/jal.htm|last=Shukla|first=Anuradha|date=31 October 2005|work=Tribune India|access-date=13 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite book|title=Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali)|last1=Sengupta|first1=Subodh|last2=Basu|first2=Anjali|publisher=Sahitya Sansad|year=2002|isbn=81-85626-65-0|location=Kolkata|pages=586, 589}}</ref> Singh was a member of [[Naujawan Bharat Sabha]]. He helped in the escape of [[Bhagat Singh]], [[Batukeshwar Dutt]] and [[Durgawati Devi]] from Mozang House in [[Lahore]].<ref name=":3" /> He was arrested as part of the [[Bhagat Singh#Lahore Conspiracy Case|Second Lahore Conspiracy Case]] and took part in the [[hunger strike]] of 1933 to protest the treatment of prisoners along with [[Mohit Moitra]] (convicted in [[Arms Act, 1959|Arms Act]] Case), [[Mohan Kishore Namadas]] (also convicted in Arms Act Case). and 30 others. Singh died on 17 May 1933 due to [[force feeding]]. [[Mohit Moitra]] and [[Mohan Kishore Namadas]] also [[died]] during the hunger strike.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2" /> A statue was erected in front of the [[Cellular Jail]] in his honor.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Mahavir Singh was born in [[Rajput]] ([[Thakur (caste)|Thakur]]) family on Shahpur Tahla in Kasganj District (then [[tehsil]] of district Etah) of [[Uttar Pradesh]] on 16 September 1904. His father was Debi Singh.<ref name=":4" /> He became involved in revolutionary activity while studying in [[DAV College, Kanpur]].<ref name=":3" /><br />
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== Revolutionary activities ==<br />
Mahavir Singh was a member of [[Naujawan Bharat Sabha]]. He helped in the escape of [[Bhagat Singh]], [[Batukeshwar Dutt]] and [[Durgawati Devi]] from Mauzang House in [[Lahore]].<ref name=":3" /><br />
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He was arrested as part of the [[Bhagat Singh|Second Lahore Conspiracy Case]] and took part in the Hunger Strike of 1933 to protest the treatment of prisoners along with [[Mohit Moitra]] (convicted in [[Bhagat Singh|Arms Act Case]]) and [[Mohan Kishore Namadas]] (convicted in Arms Act Case) and 30 others.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /><br />
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== Death ==<br />
Mahavir Singh died on 17 May 1933 due to [[force feeding]]. [[Mohit Moitra]] and [[Mohan Kishore Namadas]] also [[died]] during the Hunger Strike.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><br />
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==Popular culture==<br />
*In 2023 63rd Episode of [[Swaraj (TV series)|''Swaraj'']] included a full episode on Mahavir Singh. The title role of Mahavir Singh was played by actor [[Shagun Pandey]] and aired on [[DD National]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Indian Revolutionary Movement}}<br />
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[[Category:Revolutionary movement for Indian independence]]<br />
[[Category:1933 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:1904 births]]<br />
[[Category:People from Etah]]<br />
[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of British India]]<br />
[[Category:Indian people who died in prison custody]]</div>ChristenaMcGraw