Veer Narayan Singh


Veer Narayan Singh was a landlord from Sonakhan, Chhattisgarh. He spearheaded the 1857 war of Indian independence in Chhattisgarh.
He is also known and considered as "The 1st Chhattisgarhi freedom fighter". The British arrested him in 1856 for looting a trader's grain stocks and distributing it amongst the poor in a severe famine year. In 1857 with the help of the soldiers of the British Army at Raipur, Veer Narayan Singh Binjhwar escaped from prison. He reached Sonakhan and formed an army of 500 men. Under the leadership of Smith, a powerful British army was dispatched to crush the Sonakhan army. Veer Narayan Singh's martyrdom has been resurrected in the 1980s and he has become a potent symbol of Chhattisgarhi pride. He was executed on 10 December 1857. He became the first martyr from Chhattisgarh in the War of Independence. Government of Chhattisgarh named a cricket stadium Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium after him.

Buildings named after him

3.School on His name
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1Govt. Shahid Veer Narayan Singh College
Government Shahid Veer Narayan Singh College, Bilaigarh Chhattisgarh runs course in Arts stream.
Affiliated to : Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University
Discipline : Arts
Established Year : 1988
Categories : Government,Co-Education
Language of Instruction : English
2Sahid Veer Narayan Singh H.S. Vidayalya Bhilai School
Address Vaishali Nagar Bhilai, Durg, Chhattisgarh, Postal Code: 490023 India
3Shahid Govt. Ps Sahid Veer Narayan Singh School
Address:-Veer Narayan Singh Nagar,Crc Khursipar, Durg, Chhattisgarh, Postal Code: 490011 India
4SHAHID VEER NARAYAN SINGH Govt. Hr. Sec. School BHILAI BAZAR. Korba CG


MONUMENT
1.Shahid Veer Narayan Singh Smarak near Rajbhavan
Inaugurated by His Highness Giani Zail Singh on 18 February 1984,
This square is known as Shahid Veer narayan singh Chowk