New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Rao Tula Ram Singh's birth anniversary is celebrated every year on 9 December. On the occasion of 200th Jayanti of the valiant freedom fighter who played a key role in the revolt of 1857 - India's first struggle for Independence.

The King of Rewari, Rao Tula Ram Singh was born on 9 December in 1825 in Haryana's Rampura suburb. A member of Ahir family, he was the son of Puran Singh and Gyan Kaur. He lost his father at a very young age.

Considered a state hero, he fought against the oppressive British regime in the field of Nasibpur on outskirts of Narnaul, which famously came to be known as Battle of Narnaul. On 16 November 1857, Rao Tula Ram's cousin Rao Kirshan Singh led the armed forces to the battlefield. In this...