The Martyrs' Memorial, also known as Shaheed Smarak, is a life-size

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of seven young men who died in the Quit India movement (August 1942), to hoist the

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on the (now) Secretariat building. The

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of Martyr's Memorial was laid on 15 August 1947, by the

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, Mr. Jairam Das Daulatram in presence of Premier of Bihar

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and his deputy Anugrah Narayan Sinha . The

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Devi Prasad Roychoudhury built the

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statue of the seven students with the

. These

s were cast in

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and later placed here. Martyr's Memorial is now situated outside the Secretariat building in Patna.

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During the height of Quit India Movementभारत छोड़ों आंदोलन के दौरान 11 अगस्त को शहीद हुए थे जगतपति कुमार समेत आजादी के सात मतवाले
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freedom fighter

and Dr. Anugrah Narain was arrested while he was trying to unfurl the national flag in Patna, as a strong reaction, a group of seven young students decided to forcefully unfurl the national flag in Patna and were mercilessly shot dead by the British. Following are the martyrs, whose names are engraved on Martyr's Memorial. * Umakant Prasad Sinha (Raman Ji) – Ram Mohan Roy Seminary, class IX, Narendrapur, Saran Martyr_Umakant_Prasad_Sinha

* Ramanand Singh – Ram Mohan Roy Seminary, class IX, Sahadat Nagar,(at present), Fazalchak

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* Satish Chandra Jha –

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, class X,

Kharhara Kharhara is a small town in Banka district in the state of Bihar, India. It is the birthplace of Satish Chandra Jha, one of seven martyrs Shaheed Smarak Patna who hoisted the flag of India at Patna Secretariat during 1942 Quit India Movement. Ge ...

, Banka * Jagatpati Kumar –

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, 2nd year, Kharati,

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* Devipada Choudhry – Miller High English School, class IX, Silhat, Jamalpur Martyr_Devipada_Choudhary

* Rajendra Singh – Patna High English School, matric class, Banwari Chak, Saran, Nayagaon, Bihar Martyr_Rajendra_Singh

* Ramgovind Singh – Punpun High English School, matric class IX, Dasharatha,

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Official site of Patna
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