Biography of martyr gangalal shrestha

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    As a kid it was always difficult for me to ascertain whether they were heroes or villains, some minor players in a Shakespearean tragedy or the main act itself. But one thing is for sure which is that I was always uncomfortable whenever this topic came up. Even before school I knew about those four as Nimbu Didi would tell me in hushed tones how they were executed. She lived near Shova Bhagabati so she was present thereabouts when Ganga Lal was shot. She would dramatically rip at her bosoms and say that Ganga Lal yelled while tearing his shirt apart baring his chest, "Shoot, shoot your own father, shoot" before the bullets made his body go limp. There is an apocryphal story circulating that one top Rana general himself snatched the rifle from the hands of a wavering soldier and shot Ganga Lal.

    Ganga Lal Shrestha
    Coming from a line of Rana rulers of Nepal I, like many fellow Ranas of my generation in similar position, 

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    Martyrs of Nepal

    List of martyrs from Nepal

    Martyrs (Nepali: नेपालका सहिद; Shahid) in Nepal is a term for someone who makes contributions for the welfare of the country or samhälle. The begrepp was originally used for individuals who died while opposing the Rana Regime which was in place in the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 until 1951.

    Lakhan Thapa Magar is regarded as the first Martyrs of Nepal.[1]

    List of martyrs

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    Four Martyrs[2] martyred in 1941 after rebelling against Juddha Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana — represented in the Shahid Gate:

    22 martyrs were recognised in 2016, including:[3]

    Others considered martyrs are:

    • Bakaabir – Baldev Shahi (बाकावीर बलदेव शाही) (son of the king of Acchanm) rebelled against Janga Bahadur and died in 1906 B.S.[4]
    • Tanka Prasad Acharya was sentenced to death, but not executed on account of being a Brahmin, and was often called a "living martyr"
    • Colonel Amar Bikram Shah, son of Prime Minister C

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      Gangalal Shrestha

      Nepalese revolutionary

      Ganga Lal Shrestha (Devanagari: गङ्गालाल श्रेष्ठ; 1919 –h 28 January 1941) was a Nepalese revolutionary who was executed by the autocratic Rana regime. He is honoured as one of the four martyrs of the Nepalese revolution. He was a member of the clandestine political organisation named Nepal Praja Parishad that started a movement in 1939 to remove the Rana oligarchy and establish democracy in Nepal.[1]

      Early life

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      Ganga Lal was born to father Bhakta Lal and mother Mohani Kumari Shrestha in a well-to-do family. Bhakta Lal worked for the government and was stationed in Ramechhap where he was the chief of the Revenue Office. After returning to Kathmandu, he renounced his share of the ancestral property at Chhetrapati, and bought a house in Pyaphal next to Kathmandu Durbar Square. Ganga Lal lived in this house with his family and wife Hasana Devi (1918–2011).[2][3]

      Ganga Lal went to Kolkata with

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