Dr. Mahesh Sharma releases Commemorative Coin and Circulation Coin on Tatya Tope on his Martyr Day
Dr. Mahesh Sharma releases Commemorative Coin and Circulation Coin on Tatya Tope on his Martyr Day
Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for
Culture and Tourism (I/C) and Civil Aviation released a Commemorative Coin of
Rs. 200/- and a Circulation Coin of Rs. 10/- on Tatya Tope on the occasion of
his Martyr Day here today. The Secretary, Ministry
of Culture, Shri Narendra Kumar Sinha was present on the occasion. One of the most outstanding leaders
of India’s First War of Independence, Tatya Tope was a patriot of the highest
order. He was captured by the British Forces on 07 April, 1859 and after a
hurried trial for waging war against the East India Company, he was hanged to
death on 18 April 1859 at Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh.
Ministry
of Culture has been celebrating the 200th Birth Anniversary of Tatya
Tope during 2015-16 in association with State Government of Maharashtra and
Madhya Pradesh respectively. State Government of Maharashtra organised the
Inaugural Function at Shaniwar Wada at Pune on 28 February, 2016. Before that,
a three day Mahotsav named ‘Shaurya Mahotsav’ was held from 26 February 2016.
A Special
Lecture and Conference on Tatya Tope was organised by Nehru Memorial Museum
& Library (NMML) in Delhi on 16 February 2016. The Government of India is
also considering creation of infrastructure in the memory of Tatya Tope by
constructing a Memorial at Yeola, Nasik, Maharashtra and a War Museum at
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh in association with the respective State Governments.
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