Thirbam Malla (; 1925–1950) was a Nepalese democracy activist.

Biography

Thirbam Malla was born in 1925 in

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

. He grew up in a privileged

Thakuri The Thakuri (Nepali: ठकुरी) . This term is Nepalese title ""Thakuri"", which translates to 'master of the estate'. The term denotes the royal descendants of kings of Baise Rajya and Chaubisi Rajya. During the height of their influence ...

family and he studied at a military school in

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. In 1950, the

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launched a countrywide revolution to remove the Rana dynasty from power. Malla had planned to capture the city of

Birgunj Birgunj () is a metropolitan city in Parsa District in Madhes Pradesh in southern Nepal. It lies south of the capital Kathmandu, attached in the north to Raxaul on the border of the Indian state of Bihar. As an entry point to Nepal from Patn ...

and the fort alongside, obtaining arms and the treasury. On 10 November 1950, they managed to capture Badahakim (governor), his guards, and their weapons without any casualties. When he was talking about "peace and order" with the guards, a Rana officer shot him and fled. Malla was taken to hospital in

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where he later died on 11 November. After his death, he received martyrdom. In 2000, the Government of Nepal issued a stamp featuring Thirbam Malla.

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