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and even pushed stones from hilltops towards the
British troops at some instances. Further, hilly region and jungles made British advances difficult, and they had to retreat. As the battles did not help much, Captain Crichton set a reward of Rs. 1000 for apprehending Baburao Shedmake and also
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Chandrapur Jail on which he was hanged has been turned into a memorial where thousands gather annually on his birth and death anniversaries. Several schools, colleges, parks, etc. in the region are named after him.
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Stories of
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family, he fought multiple battles against the
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Bapurao was brought to Chanda and a case was filed against him. The
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had started in May 1857 in north India. Bapurao used this opportunity to organize a troop of about 500 tribal men in
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To name a few, Shahid
Baburao Shedmake High School, Gadchiroli; Veer Baburao Shedmake Memorial at Ghot; Veer Bapurao Pullesur Shedmake flyover at
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pressured some larger Gond zamindars to support the
British to suppress the revolt. This proved helpful, and one Laxmibai, a woman zamindar of
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in 1854. They brought several changes in administration, revenue, and religious policy, which the locals took with great resentment.
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tehsil in Chanda district on 12 March 1833. He was the eldest son of Pullesur Bapu and Jurja Kunwar. Pullesar Bapu was a
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Baburao Shedmake's life and his revolt against foreign rule are still celebrated by the Gond community. A sobriquet
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for copy of original map of Chanda region with handwritten annotations by Captain W. H. Crichton during the mutiny.
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