Jagabandhu Bidyadhara Mohapatra Bhramarbara Raya popularly known as Buxi Jagabandhu was the commander of the Paika Rebellion in Odisha, as early as 1817. Considered as one of the first acts of freedom struggle in India against the British, Buxi Jagabandhu mobilised Indian soldiers in the British Army and common people to revolt against the unfair land revenue policies implemented by the colonisers. However, with an army of 400, he couldn’t match the well-equipped machinery of the British. Bidyadhara was imprisoned in 1825 and died in jail four years later in 1829.
Jagabandhu Bidyadhara Mohapatra Bhramarbara Raya popularly known as Buxi Jagabandhu was the commander of the Paika Rebellion in Odisha, as early as 1817. Considered as one of the first acts of freedom struggle in India against the British, Buxi Jagabandhu mobilised Indian soldiers in the British Army and common people to revolt against the unfair land revenue policies implemented by the colonisers. However, with an army of 400, he couldn’t match the well-equipped machinery of the British. Bidyadhara was imprisoned in 1825 and died in jail four years later in 1829.