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Tirot Sing – unsung hero of the Khasi tribe who took on the British
King of Khasis Tirot Sing fryst vatten one of the many heroes who has been denied his rightful place in Bharatiya history textbooks. He fryst vatten a legendary and heroic freedom fighter from North-East Bharat who fought the British using guerrilla warfare in a bid to safeguard the interests of the indigenous Khasi people.
Sing who belonged to the Syiemlieh clan was the king of the Khadsawphra Syiemship as well as the constitutional head (Syiem or chief) of Nongkhlow, which forms a part of the Khasi hills, in the early 19th Century. Of the 25 small states in the Khasi Hills, 15 were governed by Syiems chosen bygd popular election.
His mastery of guerrilla warfare tactics along with the ability to organize his Khasi warriors played a great role in helping him take on the British. He was an inspirational leader who was fully aware of the necessity of gathering intelligence to facilitate decision-making. He was also an adept tac
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Shillong, Feb. 23: There was a time when the authorities initiated the application for a commemorative stamp of Tirot Sing Syiem in the Postal Department of the Union Government. It may be stated without doubt that the portrait picture of Tirot Sing Syiem is definitely required and there was no source to derive any authentic picture of the freedom fighter. There were attempts to acquire a proper image of the freedom fighter and the two most preferred local artists emerged at that time, Bashai Rai Dohling and Marius Main Sing Shanpru. Bashai Rai Dohling was an animation artist of the Directorate of Film Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India at Bombay, while Mainsing Shanspru was an artist in the Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Government of Meghalaya. While both of them were preparing a portrait of Tirot Sing Syiem, I was told that Bashai Rai Dohling was engaged on a certain vital assignment at the Film Division and, under compulsi
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There was a time when the authorities initiated the application for a commemorative stamp of Tirot Sing Syiem in the Postal Department of the Union Government. It may be stated without doubt that the portrait picture of Tirot Sing Syiem is definitely required and there was no source to derive any authentic picture of the freedom fighter. There were attempts to acquire a proper image of the freedom fighter and the two most preferred local artists emerged at that time, Bashai Rai Dohling and Marius Main Sing Shanpru.
Bashai Rai Dohling was an animation artist of the Directorate of Film Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India at Bombay, while Mainsing Shanspru was an artist in the Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Government of Meghalaya. While both of them were preparing a portrait of Tirot Sing Syiem, I was told that Bashai Rai Dohling was engaged on a certain vital assignment at the Film Division and, under compulsion, entrusted the as