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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name        = Shahid Babu Genu Said
| name        = Babu Genu Said
| birth_date  = 2 January 1908
| birth_date  = 1 January 1908
| birth_place = [[Ambegaon taluka]], [[Pune district]], [[Bombay Presidency]]
| birth_place = [[Ambegaon taluka]], [[Pune district]], [[Bombay Presidency]]
| death_date  = {{death date and age|df=yes|1930|12|12|1908|01|02}}
| death_date  = {{death date and age|df=yes|1930|12|12|1908|01|01}}
[[Bombay]], [[British India]]
[[Bombay]], [[British India]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| nationality = [[India]]n
| other_names = Babu Genu
| other_names = Babu Genu
| known_for  = [[Indian independence movement|Indian Independence Movement]]
| known_for  = [[Indian independence movement|Indian Independence Movement]]
}}
}}
'''Bābu Genu said''' (2 January 1908 – 12 December 1930) was an Indian freedom fighter, a [[Revolutionary movement for Indian independence|revolutionary]].


Shahid Babu Genu Said was born in a poor farmer family in Mahalunge Padwal; he was a worker in one of the cotton mills in [[Mumbai]].  He was an active participant in the protests, organized by Indian independence activists, against the import of foreign-made cloth.
'''Babu Genu Said''' (1 January 1908 – 12 December 1930) was a mill-worker in [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay]] who had led protests against the illegal trade profit of the British goods and clothes by culminating Indian textile market.
 
Babu Genu Said was born in a poor farmer family in Mahalunge Padwal; he used to work in one of the cotton mills in [[Bombay]].  He was an active participant in the protests, organized by Indian independence activists, against the import of foreign-made cloth.


On 12 December 1930, a cloth merchant named George Frazier of [[Manchester]] was moving loads of foreign-made cloth from his shop in old Hanuman galli in the [[Fort (Mumbai precinct)|Fort]] region to Mumbai Port. He was given police protection per his request. The activists begged not to move the truck, but the police forced the protesters aside and managed to get the truck moving. Near Bhaangwadi on Kalbadevi Road, Shahid Babu Genu stood in front of the truck, shouting praises for [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. The police officer ordered the driver to drive the truck over Shahid Babu Genu, but the driver was Indian, so he refused, saying: "I am Indian and he is also Indian, So, we both are the brothers of each other, then how can I murder my brother?". After that, the English police officer sat on the driver seat and drove the truck over Babu Genu and crushed him to death under the truck. This resulted in a huge wave of anger, strikes, and protests throughout Mumbai.
On 12 December 1930, a cloth merchant named George Frazier of [[Manchester]] was moving loads of foreign-made cloth from his shop in old Hanuman galli in the [[Fort (Mumbai precinct)|Fort]] region to Mumbai Port. He was given police protection per his request. The activists begged not to move the truck, but the police forced the protesters aside and managed to get the truck moving. Near Bhangwadi on Kalbadevi Road, Babu Genu stood in front of the truck, shouting praises for [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. The police officer ordered the driver to drive the truck over Babu Genu, but the driver was an Indian, so he refused, saying: "I am Indian and he is also Indian, So, we both are the brothers of each other, then how can I murder my brother?". After that, the English police officer sat on the driver seat and drove the truck over Babu Genu and crushed him to death under the truck. This resulted in a huge wave of anger, strikes, and protests throughout Mumbai.
<ref>"Diamond Maharashtra Sankritikosh ({{lang-mr|डायमंड महाराष्ट्र संस्कृतीकोश}})," Durga Dixit, Pune, India, Diamond Publications, 2009, {{ISBN|978-81-8483-080-4}}.</ref>
<ref>"Diamond Maharashtra Sankritikosh ({{lang-mr|डायमंड महाराष्ट्र संस्कृतीकोश}})," Durga Dixit, Pune, India, Diamond Publications, 2009, {{ISBN|978-81-8483-080-4}}.</ref>


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Shahid Babu Genu Road in South Delhi
Shahid Babu Genu Road in South Delhi


The Corner across KEM hospital in Parel, Mumbai is named after Babu Genu, with his bust on display as Hutatma Babu Genu
The corner across KEM hospital in Parel, Mumbai is named after Babu Genu, with his bust on display as Hutatma Babu Genu


Hutatma Babu Genu Ganpati in Budhwar Peth, Pune, India.
Hutatma Babu Genu Ganpati in Budhwar Peth, Pune, India.

Revision as of 15:00, 13 September 2021

Babu Genu Said
Born1 January 1908
Ambegaon taluka, Pune district, Bombay Presidency
Died12 December 1930(1930-12-12) (aged 22) Bombay, British India
NationalityIndian
Other namesBabu Genu
Known forIndian Independence Movement

Babu Genu Said (1 January 1908 – 12 December 1930) was a mill-worker in Bombay who had led protests against the illegal trade profit of the British goods and clothes by culminating Indian textile market.

Babu Genu Said was born in a poor farmer family in Mahalunge Padwal; he used to work in one of the cotton mills in Bombay. He was an active participant in the protests, organized by Indian independence activists, against the import of foreign-made cloth.

On 12 December 1930, a cloth merchant named George Frazier of Manchester was moving loads of foreign-made cloth from his shop in old Hanuman galli in the Fort region to Mumbai Port. He was given police protection per his request. The activists begged not to move the truck, but the police forced the protesters aside and managed to get the truck moving. Near Bhangwadi on Kalbadevi Road, Babu Genu stood in front of the truck, shouting praises for Mahatma Gandhi. The police officer ordered the driver to drive the truck over Babu Genu, but the driver was an Indian, so he refused, saying: "I am Indian and he is also Indian, So, we both are the brothers of each other, then how can I murder my brother?". After that, the English police officer sat on the driver seat and drove the truck over Babu Genu and crushed him to death under the truck. This resulted in a huge wave of anger, strikes, and protests throughout Mumbai. [1]

The landmarks bearing Shahid Babu Genu's name include:

Shahid Babu Genu Road in South Delhi

The corner across KEM hospital in Parel, Mumbai is named after Babu Genu, with his bust on display as Hutatma Babu Genu

Hutatma Babu Genu Ganpati in Budhwar Peth, Pune, India.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Diamond Maharashtra Sankritikosh (Marathi: डायमंड महाराष्ट्र संस्कृतीकोश)," Durga Dixit, Pune, India, Diamond Publications, 2009, ISBN 978-81-8483-080-4.

External links

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