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Nation Amrit Mahotsav

ANANT LAXMAN KANHERE

SHOT DEAD NASHIK

COLLECTOR JACKSON

Born: 7 January 1891; Died: 19 April 1910

nant Laxman Kanhere, one of India's murder of a farmer by a British officer.
Ayoung revolutionaries, was born on Nasik residents began to revolt against
January 7, 1891, in Ayani-Mete, Ratnagiri such atrocities. Jackson was quickly
District, Maharashtra, to a Konkan family. promoted and transferred in order to
In Nizamabad, his primary education cover up the incident. For him, a farewell
was completed. He later relocated to ceremony was planned. Anant Kanhere
Aurangabad. In Aurangabad, he met believed that this was his last chance to
active members of secret revolutionary exact revenge on Jackson and resolved to
organisations. Meanwhile, the 'Abhinav go it alone.
Bharat' youth organisation The sound of gunfire
was founded in Maharashtra echoed through the farewell
by Vinayak Savarkar and Anant was hanged ceremony on December
Ganesh Savarkar. Anant on 19 April 1910 29, 1909. The ceremony's
joined the organisation at the age of special guest, the District
'Abhinav Bharat' because nineteen. He was Collector, was assassinated.
he believed that armed Anant Laxman Kanhere,
rebellion was the only way to one of the youngest an 18-year-old youth,
overthrow British rule. revolutionaries committed the murder.
Anti-British sentiment was in India who was Anant Kanhere intended
growing among the general hanged by the British. to commit suicide after
public as a consequence shooting Jackson.However,
of growing atrocities committed by the he was apprehended before he could do
British against the Indian people in the so.
country. The British brutality against "I have done this work on my own
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Ganesh without any help or advice," he is said
Savarkar, and other leaders instilled in to have said during his trial testimony.
the people a sense of vengeance and However, one of his revolutionary
hatred. Jackson was the District Collector comrades joined the enemies, and as a
of Nashik at the time, and he was known result, all those involved in the incident
for his ruthlessness. He tortured a lawyer were arrested. Anant was hanged on April
named Vaman Sakharam Khare to the 19, 1910, at the age of 19. He was one
point where he lost his mental balance. of India's youngest revolutionaries to be
Jackson also worked to cover up the hanged by the British.

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