Governor Patel and Chief Minister Chouhan visited the photo exhibition
Saturday - December 4, 2021 10:33 pm ,
Category : BHOPAL
The exhibition gives a glimpse of the life of tribal warrior Tantya Mama
Bhopal 04 December 2021: Governor Mangubhai Patel and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited a photo exhibition displayed at Nehru Stadium, Indore on the occasion of the sacrifice day of KrantiSurya Jannayak Tantya. On this occasion, Home Minister and Indore district in-charge Dr. Narottam Mishra, Water Resources Minister Tulsiram Silawat, Tribal Affairs Department Minister Sushri Meena Singh, Forest Minister Vijay Shah, Culture Minister Sushri Usha Thakur, MP Shankar Lalwani and other public representatives were present.
Rare picture of Jabalpur jail
The photo exhibition also includes the original photograph of Tantya Mama when he was arrested and sent to Jabalpur Jail. The exhibition also includes a photo of Tantya Mama with shackles on his feet. The Devasthan situated at the residence of Kishan ji in his native village Garhi Kothda gives information about the Bhil tradition. The real photo of Nathu Singh, grandson of Tantya Mama and son of Kishan ji, the dargah of Peer located in village Kothda and the photo of Central Jail built in Jabalpur in 1874 have also been put up there. It was here that Tantya Mama was hanged on 4 December 1889.
Arrows and bows are safe in the London Museum
In this photo exhibition, there are photographs of arrows and bows seized from Tantya Mama and his companions when they were arrested, these arrows bows are currently safe in the Museum of London. A news article was published in The New York Times on November 10, 1889, in which Tantya Mama was called Indian Robin Hood by an English journalist. It is mentioned in this that the money and goods looted from the British were never used by Tantya Mama himself. The looted money and goods were distributed among the poor. Photo of the newspaper is also exhibited here. Besides, many other portraits have been put up here which show different aspects of his life – Window to News
