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-'''Sindhura Lakshmana''' (1898–1922) was an Indian freedom fighter who engaged in revolutionary freedom movement against British Colonial Government in India.
+'''Sindhura Lakshmana''' (1898–1922) was an Indian revolutionary fighter, who fought in the independence movement against British Colonial rule in India.
-==Early life==
+==Biography==
-Lakshmana was born in Sindhur village , which is now in Jatha taluk of [[Sangli]] district in Indian state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="veer">{{cite web |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/the-forgotten-martyr/articleshow/22443849.cms|title=The forgotten martyr |author=S Shyam Prasad |date=14 August 2008 |work= [[Bangalore Mirror]] |accessdate=22 August 2012}}</ref>
+Lakshmana was born in Sindhur village, which is now in Jatha taluk of [[Sangli]] district in Indian state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="veer">{{cite web |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/the-forgotten-martyr/articleshow/22443849.cms|title=The forgotten martyr |author=S Shyam Prasad |date=14 August 2008 |work= [[Bangalore Mirror]] |accessdate=22 August 2012}}</ref>
-==Activism==
+During the time when [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s [[Non-cooperation movement]] was spreading across India, Lakshmana started his own struggle against the British by forming a band of men to loot the tax money collected by the government treasury and distribute it among the populace. In 1922, he was shot dead by the British in a sting operation, while dining at the home of a British informant, in a shot to the head by British snipers.
-During the time when [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s [[Non-cooperation movement]] engulfed the whole of India, Lakshmana started his own struggle against British by forming a band of five like minded men and started looting the tax money collected by the government treasury and distributing it among the populace. In 1922, he was shot dead by British with precise planning with the help of few local people.
-One dark night, when Lakshmana visited one of the leader's house for dinner, he was made to sit between 3 to 5 people. The host was a British informant and was to play an important role in Lakshmana's demise. The British had positioned their sharpshooters to take on Lakshmana in a single shot. In the pretense of serving him the host intentionally held his oil lamp close to Lakshman's face for a clear view for the British sharpshooters.  Lakshmana was shot in the head and he died having his dinner. In some plays, he is depicted to have been shot in the chest.
-Sindhura Lakshmana is regarded as a hero and freedom fighter especially in the states of [[Karnataka]] and [[Maharashtra]] and gained reputation and regards of people as he distributed the looted money from Government to poor people of the region. In records Lakshmana's acquaintances have attested to have seen him scale over wall 9 feet high and board galloping horses.
 ==In popular culture==
-He is still remembered as a popular rebel hero and freedom fighter in the Karnataka state. There are several films, plays and theatrical performances staged on his life and deeds.
+Sindhura Lakshmana is regarded as a hero and freedom fighter especially in the states of [[Karnataka]] and [[Maharashtra]] due to his redistribution of colonial taxes to the poor people of the region. Several films, plays and theatrical performances are based on his life.
 A [[Kannada]] film ''[[Veera Sindhoora Lakshmana]]'' released in 1977 depicts his rebellion and struggle against the British Government.