Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Bihar CM pays tributes to Quit India Movement martyrs
A long time ago, in 1942, India was still ruled by Britain, and many people wanted freedom.
A group of young students in Patna walked toward the government building to raise the Indian flag.
A British official ordered soldiers to shoot at them.
Seven teenage students lost their lives that day.
Every year on August 11, people in Bihar remember them.
This special day is called Seven Martyrs' Day.
This year, the Chief Minister of Bihar placed flowers on the statues of those brave students.
Many other leaders joined the ceremony too.
On the very same date in 1908, another young freedom fighter named Khudiram Bose was executed by the British.
This year, officials and his family gathered in Muzaffarpur to remember him as well.
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday paid tributes to the seven martyrs of the 1942 Quit India Movement at Shaheed Smarak in Patna.
The ceremony marked the 84th anniversary of the August 11, 1942 firing on young students marching to the Patna secretariat to unfurl the Indian flag.
The seven teenage freedom fighters killed were Umakant Prasad Singh, Ramanand Singh, Satish Prasad Jha, Jagatpati Kumar, Devipada Chaudhary, Rajendra Singh and Ram Govind Singh.
The day is observed as 'Sapt Shaheed Diwas' (Seven Martyrs' Day) in Bihar, and Choudhary also offered a floral wreath at the 'Amar Jyoti' at Shaheed Park.
The Muzaffarpur district administration separately paid tributes to Khudiram Bose, executed at age 18 by the British Indian government on August 11, 1908, with his family members from West Bengal in attendance.
- Who
- Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, joined by Deputy Chief Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav and other state officials; the Muzaffarpur district administration and Khudiram Bose's family members.
- What
- Tributes paid to the seven martyrs of the Quit India Movement killed on August 11, 1942, and to freedom fighter Khudiram Bose, executed on August 11, 1908.
- When
- Tuesday, August 11, marking the 84th anniversary of the 1942 firing.
- Where
- Shaheed Smarak and Shaheed Park in Patna, and Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.
- Why
- To honour the seven teenage freedom fighters who died in the British-era firing during a student march, on the day observed as 'Sapt Shaheed Diwas'.
- Observance
- Sapt Shaheed Diwas (Seven Martyrs' Day)
- Commemorated anniversary
- 84th anniversary of the August 11, 1942 firing
- Incident date
- August 11, 1942
- Location
- Shaheed Smarak and Shaheed Park, Patna, Bihar
- Martyrs honoured
- Umakant Prasad Singh, Ramanand Singh, Satish Prasad Jha, Jagatpati Kumar, Devipada Chaudhary, Rajendra Singh, Ram Govind Singh
- Bihar Chief Minister
- Samrat Choudhary
- Khudiram Bose execution
- August 11, 1908, at age 18
- Other tribute
- Muzaffarpur district administration honoured Khudiram Bose; family members came from West Bengal