Matadeen valmiki biography

Indian first freedom fighter

Matadin Valmiki was an Indian freedom fighter who played a key part in the events immediately preceding the outbreak of the Indian rebellion of 1857.^[2][3][4] He was a Valmiki worker in a cartridge manufacturing unit of British East India Company.

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He was the first person who sowed seeds of the 1857 revolt.^[5]

History

According to historical narratives, Matadin was a worker in a Cartridge manufacturing unit of East India Company. He was employed there as during those times working with leathers and skin of dead animals was considered as the occupation of low castes.

The orthodox upper caste Hindus used to consider them as "impure". One day Mangal Pandey, a soldier in the company's service was asked for water by Matadin but due to age old belief of touching a low caste person as "polluting", he refused. Matadin thus made him realise that it is paradoxical that he is proud of his birth in a hi Matadin Bhangi - Wikiwand RYC