Bahadur Singh Baral
Captain Bahadur Singh Baral | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bahadur Singh Baral 15 April 1895 Deuchuli, Nawalparasi (now Nawalpur District) |
| Died | 16 October 1962 (aged 67) Village Dari, Distt kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India |
Branch | British Indian Army |
Rank | Captain |
| Awards | O.B.I M.V.O. |
| Spouses | Saraswati Baral (deceased), Dilmaya Baral |
| Children | Khadgajeet Baral |
Captain Bahadur Singh Baral (15 April 1892 – 16 October 1962) was a Nepali national poet[1][2] and a military officer. He served as a subedar-major and honorary captain in the 2nd battalion of the First Gorkha Rifle of the British Indian Army.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
He is known to have provided financial supports to the top Nepali Congress leaders, including late BP Koirala, during the 1951 revolution against the autocratic Rana regime in Nepal.[3][4]
He is also known for his contributions to Nepali literature. He wrote several poems which comprise "Baral ko Asu", a poem book written by him.[8] It consists of poems of religion, patriotism, equality, social reforms, and the bravery of the Gorkhalis.
Biography
British Indian Army
Originally hailing from then Palpa (now Nawalpur) district,[3][4][8][9] both Baral and his father were subedar-majors in the Second Battalion of the First Gorkha Rifle in the British Indian Army, which Baral had commandeered in World War II.
Directly commissioned as a Jamdar in the 2nd battalion of the 1st Gorkha Rifles on 16 June 1913, Baral rose to the rank of subedar major.[6][8]
After exhibiting 'valor' in WWI, Baral was decorated with the 'Member of Victorian Order (MVO)' and 'Order of British India (OBI)'.[3][4][5][7][8]
Baral retired in 1935.[6] Following his retirement, from 1935 to 1939, he was the president of All India Gorkha Association, in addition to the president of Gorkha Dhoghabhet-Satsang Pracharini Sabha.[3][4][8][9]
After the onset of WWII, he rejoined military service. He retired in 1952. During this time period, he was conferred the rank of an 'honorary captain'.[3][4][7][8]
Music and literature
He is the author of the book Baral ko Ansu.[6][8][9] It was republished in 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, and 1938. A new edition was published in 1993 by his son Khadgajeet Baral, and again on 2013, edited by Dr. Khagendra P. Luitel, head of the Nepali Department of Tribhuvan University.[3][6]
Guru Gorakhnath Temple
Bahadur Singh had helped contributing to the establishment of the Guru Gorakhnath Temple in Bhagsu, Dari in Dharamshala, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh in India.[5][6][7][8][9]
References
- ↑ "Madhyakalin Kabyik Kriti..."
- ↑ K. V. Singh Political profiles of modern India 2005 p335 "Durga Malla had drawn inspiration from the poet and social reformer Subedar-Major Bahadur Singh Baral and the musician and playwright Mitra Sen Thapa."
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bust of Late Bahadur Singh Baral unveiled at Guru Gorakhnath Temple in Dharamshala in India". The Himalayan Times. 29 April 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bust of Bahadur Singh Baral unveiled". The Kathmandu Post. 29 April 2024.
- 1 2 3 "प्रथम विश्वयुद्ध लडेका नेपाली बहादुरसिंह बरालको भारतमा सालिक निर्माण". Kantipur Daily. 29 April 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "नेपाली साहित्यकार बरालको सालिक हिमाचलको भाग्सुमा स्थापना". Naya Patrika. 3 May 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "दोस्रो विश्वयुद्धमा सहभागी नेपाली बहादुरसिंहको शालिक भारतमा अनावरण". Online Khabar. 3 May 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "भारतको हिमाचलमा बन्यो विश्वयुद्ध लडेका नेपालीको शालिक (तस्बिरहरू)". Nepal Khabar. 28 April 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "भारतमा अनावरण भयो बिट्रिस इन्डियन आर्मीमा काम गरेका नेपालीको शालिक". Desh Sanchar. 29 April 2024.
- ↑ "The Khukri Chronicles". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011.