Vijay Singh Pathik
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Vijay Singh Pathik alias Bhop Singh Gurjar (1882–1954), popularly known as Rashtriya Pathik, was born in a Gurjar family in Gulawathi, District Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh
, India
. His father's name was Hamir Singh Gurjar and mother's name Kamal Kunwari. His name was Bhop Singh Gurjar but after implicated in the Lahore conspiracy
case in 1915, changed his name to Vijay Singh Pathik. His grandfather's sacrifice in the struggle of 1857 in Bulandshahr district
, affected him deeply to be freedom fighter and rovolutionist.His father also took active part in the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857
.Vijay Singh Pathik was among the first revolutionaries from the state who lit the torch of freedom movement in the state. Much before Mahatma Gandhi
initiated the Satyagrah movement
, Pathik experimented during the Bijolia’s Kisan agitation.
.Pathikji’s non-cooperation movement was so successful that Lokmanya Tilak
wrote a letter to Maharana Fateh Singh
to meet the demand of the Bijoliya agitators. Mahatma Gandhi
sent his secretary Mahadev Desai
to study the movement.It was Pathikji who fought for the cause of united Rajasthan and had taken up the issue with Prime Minister Nehru and Sardar Patel.He jailed for having led the Kisan agitation in Bijoliya.The Kisan Panchayat, Mahila Mandal and Yuvak Mandal invited Pathik to come and lead them.Women of Mewar
started to get respect from their folk men.Pathik made people feel that women and men equality is necessary to develop a prosperous society.
Pathik was a great patriot
and freedom fighter.As, Author Indira vyas said, He would prefer to end his life rahter than to bow down the flag.He also wrote the famous flag song which was very popular during that period.
.
He expressed his views through Tarun Rajasthan, Hindi
weekly too. He popularly had known as Rashtriya Pathik.
As writer also he made impact through some of his well known books -Ajay Meru ( novel), Pathik Pramod (collection of stories), Pathikji ke Jail ke Patra, Pathik ki Kavitaon Ka Sangraph etc. He was also appointed as the President of the Rajputana and Madhya Bharat Provincial Congress.
Even Rastrapita
Mahatma Gandhi
said about him
Pathik is a worker, others are talkers. Pathik is a soldier, brave and impetuous...
The Govt of India issued a Postage stamp
to pay tribute to this great man.
The brave-heart Pathikji died in Ajmer in 1954,when Rajasthan
state is formed.
The Vijay Singh Pathik Smriti Sansthan has done a commendable job by bringing out a number in which the contributions of Pathikji have been chronicled.The Vijay Singh Pathik Smriti Smarika will serve as a great reference material for all those researchers who are keen to study the history of freedom movement in the country.
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. His father's name was Hamir Singh Gurjar and mother's name Kamal Kunwari. His name was Bhop Singh Gurjar but after implicated in the Lahore conspiracy
Lahore Conspiracy Case trial
The Lahore Conspiracy Case trial also known as the First Lahore Conspiracy Case, were the trials held in Lahore in the aftermath of the failed Ghadar conspiracy in 1915. The trial was held by a Special tribunal constituted under the Defence of India Act...
case in 1915, changed his name to Vijay Singh Pathik. His grandfather's sacrifice in the struggle of 1857 in Bulandshahr district
Bulandshahr District
Bulandshahar District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Bulandshahr city is the district headquarters.-Geography:...
, affected him deeply to be freedom fighter and rovolutionist.His father also took active part in the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to...
.Vijay Singh Pathik was among the first revolutionaries from the state who lit the torch of freedom movement in the state. Much before Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
initiated the Satyagrah movement
Satyagraha
Satyagraha , loosely translated as "insistence on truth satya agraha soul force" or "truth force" is a particular philosophy and practice within the broader overall category generally known as nonviolent resistance or civil resistance. The term "satyagraha" was conceived and developed by Mahatma...
, Pathik experimented during the Bijolia’s Kisan agitation.
Bijoliya Kisaan Andolan
He joined revolutionary organisation in his teenage and took active part against British rule in IndiaBritish Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
.Pathikji’s non-cooperation movement was so successful that Lokmanya Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Lokmanya Tilak –, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called the great leader "Father of the Indian unrest"...
wrote a letter to Maharana Fateh Singh
Fateh Singh, Maharana of Udaipur and Mewar
Maharana Fateh Singh ruled Mewar for 46 years from 1884 to 1930, with Udaipur as capital, and resided in the City Palace, Udaipur.-Biography:...
to meet the demand of the Bijoliya agitators. Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
sent his secretary Mahadev Desai
Mahadev Desai
Mahadev Desai was an Indian independence activist and nationalist writer; he was most famously known for being the personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi.-Career:...
to study the movement.It was Pathikji who fought for the cause of united Rajasthan and had taken up the issue with Prime Minister Nehru and Sardar Patel.He jailed for having led the Kisan agitation in Bijoliya.The Kisan Panchayat, Mahila Mandal and Yuvak Mandal invited Pathik to come and lead them.Women of Mewar
Mewar
Mewar is a region of south-central Rajasthan state in western India. It includes the present-day districts of Pratapgarh, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara and some of the part of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The region was for centuries a Rajput kingdom that later...
started to get respect from their folk men.Pathik made people feel that women and men equality is necessary to develop a prosperous society.
Pathik was a great patriot
Patriotism
Patriotism is a devotion to one's country, excluding differences caused by the dependencies of the term's meaning upon context, geography and philosophy...
and freedom fighter.As, Author Indira vyas said, He would prefer to end his life rahter than to bow down the flag.He also wrote the famous flag song which was very popular during that period.
Writer and Poet
Being Indian Revolutionary and Satyagrahi, he was also very well known Hindi Poet, writer and journalist.He was the editor of Rajasthan Kesari, and Naveen Rajasthan. He also started his own independent Hindi weekly, the Rajasthan Sandesh and the Nav Sandesh from AjmerAjmer
Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
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He expressed his views through Tarun Rajasthan, Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
weekly too. He popularly had known as Rashtriya Pathik.
As writer also he made impact through some of his well known books -Ajay Meru ( novel), Pathik Pramod (collection of stories), Pathikji ke Jail ke Patra, Pathik ki Kavitaon Ka Sangraph etc. He was also appointed as the President of the Rajputana and Madhya Bharat Provincial Congress.
Even Rastrapita
Father of the Nation
Father of the Nation is an honorific title given to a man considered the driving force behind the establishment of their country, state or nation...
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
said about him
Pathik is a worker, others are talkers. Pathik is a soldier, brave and impetuous...
The Govt of India issued a Postage stamp
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
to pay tribute to this great man.
The brave-heart Pathikji died in Ajmer in 1954,when Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
state is formed.
The Vijay Singh Pathik Smriti Sansthan has done a commendable job by bringing out a number in which the contributions of Pathikji have been chronicled.The Vijay Singh Pathik Smriti Smarika will serve as a great reference material for all those researchers who are keen to study the history of freedom movement in the country.