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Ganesh Prasad Verma Introduction - Ganesh Prasad Verma, the epitome of an underappreciated freedom fighter, was a local legend from present day Jharkhand and an inspiration for all students. He spent his life showcasing such strong love for his nation, that it was contagious. This has been written in his memory, to immortalise his great achievements. Ganesh Prasad Verma was born to Shree Kripa Narayan on January 28th, 1910, in the village of Basdiha in the Gaya District. He matriculated at Zila School in Daltonganj. He eventually had to abandon his education due to the freedom fight.

Early Life - Ganesh, a teenager at the time, was fed up with the British’s repeated ignominious humiliation of Indians. He took action and began helping his friends in developing a bomb as a part of a revolution. But a miscalculation was made and tragedy struck. Their prototype exploded and the cops were called on them. The police were fortunately unsuccessful and Ganesh was able to make it back to Daltonganj. After that, Ganesh had become infatuated with saving his country. He was Inspired deeply by Karl Marx and his Socialist cause by reading about him. He dreamt of establishing a socialist state in India. He became obsessed with this idea and joined the extremist faction of the National Congress party.

Prime of his life - He joined the Quit India Movement and fought for the cause with his head held high. He, after 6 -7 years of hard work planned to kill Viceroy Wellingdon by a massive explosion during his visit to Gaya. Sadly, he was betrayed and his plan was revealed leading to his arrest in 1933. The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies. He was betrayed just before his master plan and, looking back onto it, his plan would have succeeded.

Time in jail - He was put in the Patna jail and then moved to the Hazaribagh. He was shifted to the Baxar jail and had even tighter, most likely due to him planning escape plans. He responded to allegations in a 32-page long reply pointing out the cruelty of the government. He spent his time in jail writing against the unjust treatment of Indians and also wrote several books. The books written by him were a major part of his contribution to the fight. Some of his books include – Quit India Revolution, Notes on Evolution of Civilization etc. He was brought back home in 1950 with one foot in death’s door. He later passed away.

Final moments - In his final moments he stated that had served the country as much as he could now it was up to the country to rebel and carry on the cause. He hoped the country when liberated would learn from his mistakes and take care of itself. He died a legend leaving his ideology for the youth. This essay is my tribute to his legacy which got lost in the history books. He was a legend who deserved recognition, and we as a nation should make sure he gets it. In his memory, Jai Hind!

Sources - Conversation with the relatives of Mr.Ganesh Prasad Verma, the statue built in his name, letters that were written from his time in jail, notes from his diary, mentions of him in newspapers and online links.