Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
Many sons and daughters of India sacrificed their lives believing that revolution was the only way to gain freedom
Vasudeva Balwant Phadke is the forerunner of such revolutionary heroes
Phadke attacked the colonial rulers with guerilla warfare along with the local tribals
Historians consider this Maratha hero who took up arms against the British for
The first time as the 'Father of Indian Armed Rebellion
Vasudev was born on 4 November 1845 as Vasudev Balwantrao Phadke in a Marathi Chitpavan Brahmin family
Hometown Shirdan village in Maharashtra, A Farmer
He got married at the age of 16