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'''Dhan Singh Gurjar''', also known as '''Dhunna Singh''', was the Indian [[kotwal]] (police chief) of [[Meerut]], who participated in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|1857 rebellion]] and led initial actions against the [[British East India Company]] in [[Meerut]] by looting the offices and homes of East India Company officials.<ref name="Bates2013">{{cite book|author=Crispin Bates|title=Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume I: Anticipations and Experiences in the Locality|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VJ-HAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA236|date=26 March 2013|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-81-321-1336-2|pages=236–}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/Farmers-cops-and-sadhus-who-aided-sepoys-in-1857/articleshow/47225728.cms |title=Farmers, cops and sadhus who aided sepoys in 1857 |author=Uday Rana |date=2015-05-09 |newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref><ref name="Kim_2010"/>
'''Dhan Singh Gurjar''', also known as '''Dhunna Singh''', was the Indian ''[[Kotwal]]'' (police chief) of [[Meerut]], who participated in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|1857 rebellion]] and led initial actions against the [[British East India Company]] in that city.<ref name="Bates2013">{{cite book|author=Crispin Bates|title=Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume I: Anticipations and Experiences in the Locality|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VJ-HAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA236|date=26 March 2013|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-81-321-1336-2|pages=236–}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/Farmers-cops-and-sadhus-who-aided-sepoys-in-1857/articleshow/47225728.cms |title=Farmers, cops and sadhus who aided sepoys in 1857 |author=Uday Rana |date=2015-05-09 |newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==


Dhan Singh was born in the Panchli or Panchali village in Meerut district.<ref name="Henderson">{{cite book |title=Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857 |volume=I |chapter=Spatial Memorialising of War in 1857: Memories, Traces and Silences in Ethnography |first=Carol E. |last=Henderson |editor-first=Crispin |editor-last=Bates |publisher=SAGE Publications India |year=2013 |isbn=9788132113362 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VJ-HAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA236 |page=236}}</ref> Singh was a [[Gurjar]], many of whom joined the rebellion against British rule in 1857.<ref>{{cite web
Dhan Singh was born in the Panchli or Panchali village in [[Meerut district]].<ref name="Henderson">{{cite book |title=Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857 |volume=I |chapter=Spatial Memorialising of War in 1857: Memories, Traces and Silences in Ethnography |first=Carol E. |last=Henderson |editor-first=Crispin |editor-last=Bates |publisher=SAGE Publications India |year=2013 |isbn=9788132113362 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VJ-HAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA236 |page=236}}</ref> Singh was a Chaprana [[Gurjar]], many of whom joined the rebellion against [[British Raj|British rule]] in 1857.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/jan/dehli-campaign.htm
|url=http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/jan/dehli-campaign.htm
|title=The Delhi Campaign
|title=The Delhi Campaign
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|date=January 2000
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|access-date=2007-05-31
|archive-date=8 October 2012
|archive-date=9 October 2012
|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6BFcDVgQb?url=http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/jan/dehli-campaign.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009083400/http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/jan/dehli-campaign.htm
|url-status=dead
|url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref name="Kim_2010">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=35sGgU8A4CEC&pg=PA28 |title=The great fear of 1857: rumours, conspiracies and the making of the Indian Mutiny |publisher=Peter Lang |year=2010 |author=Kim A. Wagner |isbn=9781906165277 |pages=162–165 }}</ref>
}}</ref><ref name="Wagner_2010">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=35sGgU8A4CEC&pg=PA28 |title=The great fear of 1857: rumours, conspiracies and the making of the Indian Mutiny |publisher=Peter Lang |year=2010 |last=Wagner |first=Kim A. |isbn=9781906165277 |pages=162–165 }}</ref>


== Role in the 1857 rebellion ==
== Role in the 1857 rebellion ==
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On 10 May 1857, a rebellion against the [[East India Company]] rule broke out in [[Meerut]] during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|1857 uprising]]. As the ''[[Kotwal]]'' of the city, Dhan Singh's job was to protect the city. However, many of his officers deserted his force on that day, either to join the rebellion or to escape the rebels' fury. The city saw large-scale rioting, plunder and murder. When two of his chowkidars (guards) apprehended two men for stealing horses, he asked them not to make arrests, fearing reprisals from the rebels. Around midnight, he was called to the house of a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] man, which was being plundered by a huge group of armed Gurjars. Dhan Singh's chowkidars arrested two of the plunderers, but Singh restrained them from using force against the [[Gurjar|Gurjars]]. He then released the two men with the loot, after the group agreed to go away.<ref name="Wagner_2010"/>


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Dhan Singh and several other policemen later deserted the police force (''kotwali'').<ref name="Wagner_2010"/> He is believed to have led thousands of villagers from all across the Meerut district to the city's jail. According to the official records, the rebels released 839 prisoners from the jail. These prisoners were among the rebels who participated in the [[siege of Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/Farmers-cops-and-sadhus-who-aided-sepoys-in-1857/articleshow/47225728.cms |title=Farmers, cops and sadhus who aided sepoys in 1857 |author=Uday Rana |date=2015-05-09 |newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref>
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On 10 May 1857, a rebellion against the [[East India Company]] rule broke out in [[Meerut]] during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|1857 uprising]]. As the [[kotwal]] of the city, Dhan Singh's job was to protect the city. However, many of his officers deserted his force on that day, either to join the rebellion or to escape the rebels' fury. The city saw large-scale rioting, plunder and murder. When two of his chowkidars (guards) apprehended two Gurjar men for stealing horses, he asked them not to make arrests, fearing reprisals from the rebels. Around midnight, he was called to the house of a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] man, which was being plundered by a huge group of armed Gurjars. Dhan Singh's chowkidars arrested two of the plunderers, but Singh restrained them from using force against the Gurjars. He then released the two men with the loot, after the group agreed to go away.<ref name="Kim_2010"/>


After the rebellion was suppressed, Singh was hanged by the British for his role in the revolt at Meerut.<ref name=Hindustan/>
⚫
Dhan Singh and several other policemen later deserted the police force (''kotwali'').<ref name="Kim_2010"/> He is believed to have led thousands of villagers from all across the Meerut district to the city's jail. According to the official records, the rebels released 839 prisoners from the jail. These prisoners were among the rebels who participated in the [[siege of Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/Farmers-cops-and-sadhus-who-aided-sepoys-in-1857/articleshow/47225728.cms |title=Farmers, cops and sadhus who aided sepoys in 1857 |author=Uday Rana |date=2015-05-09 |newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref>


== Commemoration ==
== Commemoration ==


* [[Uttar Pradesh]] Director General of Police O P Singh unveiled the statue of Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar on the premises of the Sadar police station in [[Meerut]]. He announced that a chapter of Dhan Singh Kotwal would be included in police training, and a documentary would be made to "take his inspiring story of bravery and martyrdom to the public." He also proposed a separate section for Dhan Singh Kotwal in the proposed National Police Museum in [[Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web
* [[Uttar Pradesh]] Director General of Police O P Singh unveiled the statue of '''Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar''' on the premises of the Sadar police station in [[Meerut]]. He announced that a chapter of Dhan Singh Kotwal would be included in police training, and a documentary would be made to "take his inspiring story of bravery and martyrdom to the public." He also proposed a separate section for Dhan Singh Kotwal in the proposed National Police Museum in [[Delhi]]<ref name=Hindustan>{{cite web
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| title = Police Museum Delhi
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|date=3 July 2018|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/statue-of-1857-hero-kotwal-dhan-singh-gurjar-unveiled-at-meerut-police-station-1502656819.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title = UP Police will read history of Shaheed Dhan Singh Kotwal
| title = UP Police will read history of Shaheed Dhan Singh Kotwal
| publisher = Hindustan team, Meerut
| publisher = Hindustan team, Meerut
|url=https://livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/meerut/story-up-police-will-learn-the-history-of-dhansingh-kotwal-2049684.html}}</ref>
|url=https://livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/meerut/story-up-police-will-learn-the-history-of-dhansingh-kotwal-2049684.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
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| title = Police Museum Delhi
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|website=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] |date=3 July 2018|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/statue-of-1857-hero-kotwal-dhan-singh-gurjar-unveiled-at-meerut-police-station-1502656819.html}}</ref>
* "Dhan Singh Kotwal Community Centre", the campus community centre of [[Meerut University]], is named after him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccsuniversity.ac.in/new/Health-Care.htm#DSCC |title=Meerut University |access-date=11 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911011206/http://www.ccsuniversity.ac.in/new/Health-Care.htm#DSCC |archive-date=11 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* "Dhan Singh Kotwal Community Centre", the campus community centre of [[Meerut University]], is named after him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccsuniversity.ac.in/new/Health-Care.htm#DSCC |title=Meerut University |access-date=11 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911011206/http://www.ccsuniversity.ac.in/new/Health-Care.htm#DSCC |archive-date=11 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The Dhan Singh Gurjar Mahavidyalaya in [[Loni, Ghaziabad|Loni]], [[Ghaziabad]] is also named after him.
* The Dhan Singh Gurjar Mahavidyalaya in [[Loni, Ghaziabad|Loni]], [[Ghaziabad]] is also named after him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to dsgcollege.com, Loni, Ghaziabad |url=http://www.dsgcollege.com/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=www.dsgcollege.com}}</ref>
* Samajwadi Party's (SP) National President and the former Chief Minister [[Akhilesh Yadav]] addressed a gathering and unveiled the statue of Kotwal Dhan Singh Gujjar, at Mawana, 20 kilometres from district headquarter Meerut.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.millenniumpost.in/nation/akhilesh-yadav-hits-out-at-bjp-govt-435212|title=Meerut |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref>
* Samajwadi Party's (SP) National President and the former Chief Minister [[Akhilesh Yadav]] addressed a gathering and unveiled the statue of Kotwal Dhan Singh Gujjar, at Mawana, 20 kilometres from district headquarter Meerut.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.millenniumpost.in/nation/akhilesh-yadav-hits-out-at-bjp-govt-435212|title=Meerut |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref>
* An arterial road running through the Sarita Vihar area of New Delhi is named after Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://g.co/kgs/xMEvAG|title=Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar Marg |access-date=1 August 2021}}</ref>
* An arterial road running through the Sarita Vihar area of New Delhi is named after Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk032dM_uguOytki6732xbpLLXu_5Uw:1627839841783&q=Kotwal+DhanSingh+Gurjar+Marg&ludocid=14020878909604780042&gsas=1&client=ms-android-xiaomi-rev1&lsig=AB86z5WPw5ohu_IIQX-qOyGbBbdL&kgs=ff39c594934e6030&shndl=-1&source=sh/x/kp/local/2&entrypoint=sh/x/kp/local|title=Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar Marg |access-date=1 August 2021}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 15:49, 21 December 2024

For other people named Dhan Singh, see Dhan Singh (name).
Dhan Singh Gurjar
Statue of Dhan Singh Gurjar in Meerut
Born1820
Panchali, Meerut, Ceded and Conquered Provinces, Company India
Died4 July 1857(1857-07-04) (aged 36–37)
Meerut, North-Western Provinces, Company India
MovementRevolt of 1857

Dhan Singh Gurjar, also known as Dhunna Singh, was the Indian Kotwal (police chief) of Meerut, who participated in the 1857 rebellion and led initial actions against the British East India Company in that city.[1][2]

Early life

[edit]

Dhan Singh was born in the Panchli or Panchali village in Meerut district.[3] Singh was a Chaprana Gurjar, many of whom joined the rebellion against British rule in 1857.[4][5]

Role in the 1857 rebellion

[edit]

On 10 May 1857, a rebellion against the East India Company rule broke out in Meerut during the 1857 uprising. As the Kotwal of the city, Dhan Singh's job was to protect the city. However, many of his officers deserted his force on that day, either to join the rebellion or to escape the rebels' fury. The city saw large-scale rioting, plunder and murder. When two of his chowkidars (guards) apprehended two men for stealing horses, he asked them not to make arrests, fearing reprisals from the rebels. Around midnight, he was called to the house of a Bengali man, which was being plundered by a huge group of armed Gurjars. Dhan Singh's chowkidars arrested two of the plunderers, but Singh restrained them from using force against the Gurjars. He then released the two men with the loot, after the group agreed to go away.[5]

Dhan Singh and several other policemen later deserted the police force (kotwali).[5] He is believed to have led thousands of villagers from all across the Meerut district to the city's jail. According to the official records, the rebels released 839 prisoners from the jail. These prisoners were among the rebels who participated in the siege of Delhi.[6]

After the rebellion was suppressed, Singh was hanged by the British for his role in the revolt at Meerut.[7]

Commemoration

[edit]
  • Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police O P Singh unveiled the statue of Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar on the premises of the Sadar police station in Meerut. He announced that a chapter of Dhan Singh Kotwal would be included in police training, and a documentary would be made to "take his inspiring story of bravery and martyrdom to the public." He also proposed a separate section for Dhan Singh Kotwal in the proposed National Police Museum in Delhi[7][8]
  • "Dhan Singh Kotwal Community Centre", the campus community centre of Meerut University, is named after him.[9]
  • The Dhan Singh Gurjar Mahavidyalaya in Loni, Ghaziabad is also named after him.[10]
  • Samajwadi Party's (SP) National President and the former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav addressed a gathering and unveiled the statue of Kotwal Dhan Singh Gujjar, at Mawana, 20 kilometres from district headquarter Meerut.[11]
  • An arterial road running through the Sarita Vihar area of New Delhi is named after Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar.[12]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Crispin Bates (26 March 2013). Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume I: Anticipations and Experiences in the Locality. SAGE Publications. pp. 236–. ISBN 978-81-321-1336-2.
  2. ^ Uday Rana (9 May 2015). "Farmers, cops and sadhus who aided sepoys in 1857". The Times of India.
  3. ^ Henderson, Carol E. (2013). "Spatial Memorialising of War in 1857: Memories, Traces and Silences in Ethnography". In Bates, Crispin (ed.). Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857. Vol. I. SAGE Publications India. p. 236. ISBN 9788132113362.
  4. ^ Agha Humayun Amin (January 2000). "The Delhi Campaign". Defence Journal. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
  5. ^ a b c Wagner, Kim A. (2010). The great fear of 1857: rumours, conspiracies and the making of the Indian Mutiny. Peter Lang. pp. 162–165. ISBN 9781906165277.
  6. ^ Uday Rana (9 May 2015). "Farmers, cops and sadhus who aided sepoys in 1857". The Times of India.
  7. ^ a b "UP Police will read history of Shaheed Dhan Singh Kotwal". Hindustan team, Meerut.
  8. ^ "Police Museum Delhi". The Statesman. 3 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Meerut University". Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  10. ^ "Welcome to dsgcollege.com, Loni, Ghaziabad". www.dsgcollege.com. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Meerut". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar Marg". Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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