Kunwar Indrajit Singh

Introduction

 Kunwar Indrajit Singh

 Kunwar Indrajit Singh, also known as Dr. K.I. Singh or simply K.I. Singh, was a revolutionary and politician from Nepal who served as the country's 20th prime minister in 1957.

He played a significant role in the Nepali Congress's planning of the 1951 Nepali Revolution and served as a leader of the Muktisena, its militant wing, which later refused to recognize the Delhi Accord and was forced to flee the country as a result of a revolt he participated in.

 After the Panchayat system was put in place, he returned in 1955 and founded the United Democratic Party. He then actively campaigned for its repeal, for which he was imprisoned. He entered self-imposed exile after being freed, returned to Nepal years later, and was chosen to serve in the Rastriya Panchayat. He was well-liked across the nation and dubbed the "Robin Hood of the Himalayas."

 Early life and Nepali Congress organization 

K.I. Singh's father was a young Thakuri landlord when he was born in Nepal's Doti District. He received his education in India and additionally served in the Indian Army, where he trained as a doctor. He ultimately established a medical practice in Nautanwa, an Indian town on the border with Nepal.

He met with Nepali Congress organizer Bholanath Sharma and other Congress members before the revolution, which led him to join the Congress in their fight against the Rana Dynasty. He ran his business from Nautanwa and rose to the position of manager of the Congress party office there. He was a strong organizer and was able to enlist the aid of Indian ex-servicemen and people he knew from his medical practice.

The Revolution

He crossed the border into Nepal when the battle began with a group of roughly 12 men and 8–9 rifles. He established himself in the village of Myudihawa, but after intense pressure from government forces, he and his men were forced to relocate to Karabla, another village that was more fortified because it was surrounded by a river on three sides. He initially lacked both weapons and food, but he was able to obtain both from the countryside, defeating government forces, his old Indian ex-servicemen friends, and a wealthy zamindar named Radhakumari—one of the few zamindars to support the rebels—also known as "Muwa" by her admirers.

However, Gopal Shumsher, a Rana who was in line for succession but was expelled after Juddha Shumsher's purge in 1934, did not provide him with the proper support. Gopal Shumsher is the son of Rudra Shumsher. Singh had a history of being hostile to all Ranas, even refusing to join the Nepali National Congress and Subarna Shamsher Rana's Nepali Democratic Congress, so he was unable to work effectively with Gopal and did not receive the support he needed from him. Gopal was a C-class Rana in charge of Singh's section of the border.

The city of Bhairawa (modern-day Siddharthanagar), which K.I. Singh attempted to seize from the forces of the Bada Hakim (leader of Bhairawa), eluded him throughout the revolution. The local zamindars, who were notorious among the peasantry for allegedly sending Indian goodas to plunder their villages in 1949–1950, were the source of Singh's most serious disagreements. These zamindars began working with the Bada Hakim of Bhairawa after the fighting broke out and sent their families to India. Singh engaged in extremely vicious combat with the zamindars.

For instance, fifty Indian goondas who were there tried to flee but were killed by the villages that assisted Singh with the siege. Nine government soldiers who were inside the house of zamindar Bhubaneshwar Shukla were also shot dead immediately after the invasion because they were allegedly mistreating rebels earlier. One of Singh's supporters killed him with a lathi after he begged for his life, and the villagers then beat his body.