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'''Matadin Valmiki''' was an Indian [[List of Indian independence activists|freedom fighter]] who played a key part in the events immediately preceding the outbreak of the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/unwriting-history/cid/1021241|title=UNWRITING HISTORY|website=The Telegraph|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/revolt/20051110.htm|title=Dalits took part in 1857 revolt: Study|website=Rediff|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment-a-good-time-to-mourn-1124366|title=A good time to mourn?|date=2007-09-30|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> He was a [[Valmiki caste|Valmiki]] worker in a cartridge manufacturing unit of [[East India Company|British East India Company]]. He was the first person who sowed seeds of the 1857 revolt.<ref name="Crispin2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LRhBDwAAQBAJ | '''Matadin Valmiki''' was an Indian [[List of Indian independence activists|freedom fighter]] who played a key part in the events immediately preceding the outbreak of the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/unwriting-history/cid/1021241|title=UNWRITING HISTORY|website=The Telegraph|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/revolt/20051110.htm|title=Dalits took part in 1857 revolt: Study|website=Rediff|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment-a-good-time-to-mourn-1124366|title=A good time to mourn?|date=2007-09-30|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> He was a [[Valmiki caste|Valmiki]] worker in a cartridge manufacturing unit of [[East India Company|British East India Company]]. He was the first person who sowed seeds of the 1857 revolt.<ref name="Crispin2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LRhBDwAAQBAJ&dq=matadin+Valmiki+news&pg=PT34|title=Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume V: Muslim, Dalit and Subaltern Narratives|last=Bates|first=Crispin|date=2013-10-30|publisher=SAGE Publishing India|isbn=9788132119029|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
According to historical narratives, Matadin was a worker in a [[Cartridge (firearms)|Cartridge]] manufacturing unit of East India Company. He was employed there as during those times working with leathers and skin of dead animals was considered as the occupation of low castes. The orthodox upper caste [[Hindu]]s used to consider them as "impure". One day [[Mangal Pandey]], a soldier in the company's service was asked for water by Matadin but due to age old belief of touching a low caste person as "polluting", he refused. Matadin thus made him realise that it is paradoxical that he is proud of his birth in a high [[Caste]] [[Brahmin]] family, but still he bites the cartridges which are made up of the fat of cows and pigs with his mouth. This propelled both [[Hindu]] as well as [[Muslim]] soldiers of the company to raise the banner of revolt as, while the cow was considered as sacred for [[Hindu]]s, the pigs were forbidden for Muslims.<ref name="Kumar">{{Cite web|url=https://www.edtimes.in/back-in-time-162-years-ago-today-india-took-its-first-step-towards-independence-with-the-sepoy-mutiny/|title=Back In Time: 162 Years Ago Today, India Took Its First Step Towards Independence With The Sepoy Mutiny|last=Kumar|first=Darshna|date=2019-05-10|website=ED Times {{!}} The Youth Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref><ref name="Crispin"/> | According to historical narratives, Matadin was a worker in a [[Cartridge (firearms)|Cartridge]] manufacturing unit of East India Company. He was employed there as during those times working with leathers and skin of dead animals was considered as the occupation of low castes. The orthodox upper caste [[Hindu]]s used to consider them as "impure". One day [[Mangal Pandey]], a soldier in the company's service was asked for water by Matadin but due to age old belief of touching a low caste person as "polluting", he refused. Matadin thus made him realise that it is paradoxical that he is proud of his birth in a high [[Caste]] [[Brahmin]] family, but still he bites the cartridges which are made up of the fat of cows and pigs with his mouth. This propelled both [[Hindu]] as well as [[Muslim]] soldiers of the company to raise the banner of revolt as, while the cow was considered as sacred for [[Hindu]]s, the pigs were forbidden for Muslims.<ref name="Kumar">{{Cite web|url=https://www.edtimes.in/back-in-time-162-years-ago-today-india-took-its-first-step-towards-independence-with-the-sepoy-mutiny/|title=Back In Time: 162 Years Ago Today, India Took Its First Step Towards Independence With The Sepoy Mutiny|last=Kumar|first=Darshna|date=2019-05-10|website=ED Times {{!}} The Youth Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref><ref name="Crispin"/> | ||
According to [[Subaltern (postcolonialism)|Subaltern]] historians as well as [[Dalit]] activists, he should be recognised as the real face behind the revolt of 1857. This is because he was the person who made Mangal Pandey aware of the fact that their religious sentiments are being hurt knowingly or unknowingly by the British. Thus, he was first person who sowed seeds of the 1857 revolt.<ref name="Crispin">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LRhBDwAAQBAJ | According to [[Subaltern (postcolonialism)|Subaltern]] historians as well as [[Dalit]] activists, he should be recognised as the real face behind the revolt of 1857. This is because he was the person who made Mangal Pandey aware of the fact that their religious sentiments are being hurt knowingly or unknowingly by the British. Thus, he was first person who sowed seeds of the 1857 revolt.<ref name="Crispin">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LRhBDwAAQBAJ&dq=matadin+bhangi+news&pg=PT34|title=Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume V: Muslim, Dalit and Subaltern Narratives|last=Bates|first=Crispin|date=2013-10-30|publisher=SAGE Publishing India|isbn=9788132119029|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
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Matadin Valmiki was an Indian freedom fighter who played a key part in the events immediately preceding the outbreak of the Indian rebellion of 1857.[2][3][4] He was a Valmiki worker in a cartridge manufacturing unit of British East India Company. He was the first person who sowed seeds of the 1857 revolt.[5]
History[edit | edit source]
According to historical narratives, Matadin was a worker in a Cartridge manufacturing unit of East India Company. He was employed there as during those times working with leathers and skin of dead animals was considered as the occupation of low castes. The orthodox upper caste Hindus used to consider them as "impure". One day Mangal Pandey, a soldier in the company's service was asked for water by Matadin but due to age old belief of touching a low caste person as "polluting", he refused. Matadin thus made him realise that it is paradoxical that he is proud of his birth in a high Caste Brahmin family, but still he bites the cartridges which are made up of the fat of cows and pigs with his mouth. This propelled both Hindu as well as Muslim soldiers of the company to raise the banner of revolt as, while the cow was considered as sacred for Hindus, the pigs were forbidden for Muslims.[6][7]
According to Subaltern historians as well as Dalit activists, he should be recognised as the real face behind the revolt of 1857. This is because he was the person who made Mangal Pandey aware of the fact that their religious sentiments are being hurt knowingly or unknowingly by the British. Thus, he was first person who sowed seeds of the 1857 revolt.[7]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
In 2015, Meerut Municipal Corporation named Hapur Adda crossing at Meerut as Shaheed Matadin Chowk as a tribute to him.[8]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Narayan, Badri (14 November 2006). Women Heroes and Dalit Assertion in North India: Culture, Identity and Politics. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9780761935377.
- ↑ "UNWRITING HISTORY". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ↑ "Dalits took part in 1857 revolt: Study". Rediff. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ↑ "A good time to mourn?". DNA India. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ↑ Bates, Crispin (30 October 2013). Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume V: Muslim, Dalit and Subaltern Narratives. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 9788132119029.
- ↑ Kumar, Darshna (10 May 2019). "Back In Time: 162 Years Ago Today, India Took Its First Step Towards Independence With The Sepoy Mutiny". ED Times | The Youth Blog. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Bates, Crispin (30 October 2013). Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume V: Muslim, Dalit and Subaltern Narratives. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 9788132119029.
- ↑ Sharma, Pankul. "Three city roads to be renamed after historical figures". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 November 2019.