Question

Who had founded the “Tehri Rajya Praja Mandal”?
1. Sri Deo Suman
2. Badri Dutt Pandey
3. Vir Chandra Singh Garhwali
4. Indra Mani Budoni

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Sri Deo Suman

The correct answer is Sri Deo Suman.

• Sri Deo Suman founded the “Tehri Rajya Praja Mandal”.
• The Praja Mandal was established in Dehradun in January 1939.
• He also founded the Himalaya Seva Sangh.
• The Mandal was found with the objective of giving freedom to the people from the misrule of Tehri-Rajya.
• Shri Dev Suman (25 May 1916 – 25 July 1944) was a freedom fighter from Uttarakhand.
• He advocated that Tehri Riyasat should be free of the rule of King of Garhwal.
• During his fight with the King of Tehri who is called Bolanda Badri (speaking Badrinath), he demand complete independence for the Tehri.
• On 30 December 1943, he was declared a rebel and arrested by the Tehri kingdom.
• After being in prison for 209 days, and on hunger strike for 84 days, Shri Dev Suman died on 25 July 1944.