iCHR events to commemorate India's young freedom fighters
New Delhi, March 30 -- The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) will organise a programme to honour 160 young freedom fighters who died from 1857 to 1947, officials said on Sunday.
Under its the theme "martyrs under 20 years", the ICHR will organise exhibitions, seminars and youth conclaves from May 2026 to "inspire youth through stories of unsung heroes".
Coinciding with the birth centenary of Baji Rout, India's youngest freedom fighter and martyr who was shot dead by the British at the age of 12 in Odisha's Dhenkanal, the first leg of the programme is slated to be held in Odisha.
"The activities, costing over Rs.75 lakh, will feature stories of teenage victims of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre to young revolutionaries like Khudiram...
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