- The Ministry of Tribal Affairs highlighted the contribution of the freedom fighter Thakur Ranmat Singh.
- Thakur Ranmat Singh, hailing from Mankhari village, of Satna district, Madhya Pradesh, was one of the most prominent leaders of the 1857 unrest in the region.
- Facts about Thakur Ranmat Singh:
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- Thakur Ranmat Singh held the post of Sardar in the service of the Maharaja of Rewa.
- He and his colleagues were unhappy with the policy of Willoughby Osborne (resident political agent at Rewa) and interference in state affairs.
- He was impressed by the boldness of other rebel leaders and led a mob of 2000 people to surround Osborne’s bungalow.
- Osborne managed to escape and the rebels made their way into the Chitrakote forest, where they organized and made their further plans.
- Subsequently, Thakur Ranmat Singh fought several battles in various places including Nagod, Bhilsain, Chitrakoot, Naugong and Keoti and proved to be a cause of terror for the British.
- To prepare for his capture, Osborne resorted to putting pressure on the Maharaja of Rewa.
- Despite being friendly with the British, he was sympathetic towards Thakur.
- He was eventually arrested and sent to Banda where he was found guilty of murdering Europeans and hanged in August, 1860.
