Titumir, the Great Freedom Fighter




Read the story of Titumir, the great freedom fighter. The story in complete. Use your imagination : how he inspired people for freedom, what the English thought about him, how he fought against his enemy, etc. Now complete the story and give a title to it.

You must have heard the name of Titumir. He was a great freedom fighter. His real name was Mir Nair Ali. He was born in 1782 in the district of 24 Parganas. He was healthy, strong, brave and energetic. ……….

Titumir, the Great Freedom Fighter

You must have heard the name of Titumir. He was a great freedom fighter. His real name was Mir Nair Ali. He was born in 1782 in the district of 24 Parganas. He was healthy, strong, brave and energetic. He felt deeply for the suffering of the people of Bengal under British rule. The chief aim of his life was to review the glorious past of the Muslims. He built a fort of bamboo at Narkelbaria, village near Calcutta. He collected war materials and began to fight against the Zaminders and the British. The English considered him a great enemy and sent their soldiers to fight. Titumir fought bravely with his freedom-loving soldiers but was defeated. His fort of bamboo was leveled to the ground and he was imprisoned with a number of his soldiers.