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This place can be best explained by this excerpt from the Book - Sidelights on history and culture of Orissa: 1942, the 28th day of September, Eram, a vast, uncultivated land under Basudevpur police station of Bhadrak witnessed a horrible activity of police, that they fired at the unarmed assembly of Satyagrahis. That event was called "the second Jallianawallabag massacre" because similar incident had occurred in Punjab (1919). But there was a big difference between two pathetic events. The people in Jallianawallabag were well aware of police firing beforehand; whereas the people at Eram had never sensed it. D.S.P. Kunjabihari Mohanty had been to Bhadrak on inquiry of the breakage of the windows of the union president and the threat by the Satyagrahis to break and loot the granary of the Zamindar at Podhuan. People were intimated the presence of police by sounding conch. From the neighbouring villages, they rushed to Eram within a very short span of time. Two of the Satyagrahis restrained the Chaukidars not to carry the bedding and dress of the Police the slaves of the Britshers. This was coloured as an attack on the Police. Immediately D.S.P. ordered firing and 304 rounds of bullets took away 35 lives and 107 were severely injured. The people of the nearby villages were morally frightened and ran away to the forest; villages were deserted, even pregnant ladies gave birth to infants in the Jungle. Police got the golden opportunity in the absence of the villagers. They enjoyed delicious dishes by plundering the goats, hens, cocks, fine rice and enjoyed to their hearts content.

The village Eram was remote, inaccessible and far from cities, surrounded by the Bay of Bengal and two rivers Gamoi and Kansbans and thick jungles the place was sleepy and silent to reach. From 1920, Eram was a secret place for Utkal Congress meetings, Gopabandhu Das, Harekrushna Mahatab and other Congress leaders used Eram as a place for public meetings to share the messages about Quit India Movement or Non-cooperation Movement of Mahatma Gandhi and to propagate the Gandhian ideals of freedom struggle among the villagers 1942 Mass attack incident On 28 September 1942 there was a huge gathering at that place to protest against British Raj and to prepare a course plan of action to fight against British. Under the leadership of Kamala Prasad Kar a crowd of 5000 people gathered at Eram Melana ground. Afraid of this gathering a police force from Basudebpur police station, led by DSP Kunjabihari Mohanty march towards Eram. As like Jaliyanawala Bagh here, DSP Kunjabihari Mohanty acted as General Dyer and opened fire on the huge gathering at 6:30 PM, within few minutes 304 shots were discharged against the crowd,who were performing the agitation against the British rulers in a peaceful way. Since the field was bounded on three sides,therefore, no one was able to get escape from the field. Within some minutes 29 persons were dead on the spot and 56 were injured. Among the dead of Eram massacre includes one woman named Pari Bewa, who is regarded as the only lady martyr of Odisha. For this incident, Eram is popularly known as Rakta Tirtha Eram (The Pilgrim of Blood). ################################### MARTYRS LIST- Pari Bewa, Eram, Basudebpur Gopal Chandra Das, Padhuan Biswanath Das, Padhuan Bijuli Das, Padhuan Hrushikesh Behera, Padhuan Madan Palai, Padhuan Ballahaba Behera, Padhuan Magha Mahalika, Padhuan Bhua Majhi, Padhuan Kali Ajhi, Padhuan-Kumarpur Radhu Ahalika, Padhuan-Muladiha Dhruba Charana Dey, Padhuan Basudeb Sahu, Padhuan Hari Behera, Padhuan Dibakar Panigrahi, Guda-Kesagadia Krushna Chandra Swain, Padhuan-Kumarpur Bhaban Rout, Padhuan-Nandapura Nidhi Mahalika, Padhuan Brundaban Panda, Padhuan Upa Mallika, Nuangan Krupasindhu Behera, Sankharu Rama Majhi, Padhuan-Kumarpur Mani Behera, Padhuan Kati Sahu, Iswarapur Ratnakar Pani, Sudarsanpur Mani Pradhana, Suan-Sudarsanpur Pari Das, Suan Sankar Mallika, Adhunan Gobinda Rout, Artungan Panu Dash, Nuagaon ************************************************* @Location_ Basudevpur, Bhadrak, Odisha, India ____________ @Coordinates_ 31.64286degN 74.85808degE _____________ @Date 28 September 1942 18:37 (6:30 p.m.) ______________ @Target Gathering against the British rulers ______________ @Attack type- massacre ______________ Deaths-29 Injured-60 ______________ @Perpetrators British Indian Army unit under the DSP Kunjabihari Mohanty. ______________ @No. of participants 5000

2nd Jallianwala Bagh, Eram (irm), Basudevpur, Bhadrak, Odisha. 'The Pilgrim of Blood' (rkttiirth) Eram, Basudevpur is that blood soaked page of a long history of British Imperialism where 29 people were martyred when British Police from Basudevpur Police Station led by DSP Kunjabihari Mohanty opened fire on the peaceful gathering of around 5000 people at Eram Melan Ground on 28 Sep 1942 06:30 pm. People from the surrounding villages were gathered there under the leadership of Kamala Prasad Kar to awaken the public against the British Raj and sensitize them about 'The Quit India Moment.' Within minutes 304 shots were fired on the crowd in the ground which was fenced on three sides leaving 29 dead on the spot and 56 injured. It proves that even after worldwide condemnation of the barbaric Jallianwala Bagh incident, the British Police cared a damn not to repeat almost another identical incident at Eram, Odisha. "Those who forget their history are condemned to repeat it." Owing to the apathy of successive state govt, this holy place is lying neglected. Even the burial ground has become grazing ground for the cattle.

This place has a big historical mark, but it's not getting that much of attention from the government and authority. Eram is a small village from Odisha, It plays an important role in the history of Indian Independence movement. It is also known as Rakta Tirtha Eram (The Pilgrim of Blood) and the second Jallianwala Bagh of India. The village Eram was remote, inaccessible and far from cities, surrounded by the Bay of Bengal and two rivers Gamoi and Kansbans and thick jungles the place was sleepy and silent to reach. From 1920, Eram was a secret place for Utkal Congress meetings, Gopabandhu Das, Harekrushna Mahatab and other Congress leaders used Eram as a place for public meetings to share the messages about Quit India Movement or Non-cooperation Movement of Mahatma Gandhi and to propagate the Gandhian ideals of freedom struggle among the villagers. Till now, the village is the remote village and the development is not that much. The place is not getting that much attaintaion from the government too.

Historical place nice place 28 Sept 1942 on this day British firing ,,brave freedom fighters

Very nice and historical place. One of the good places to to visit in bhadrak. Britisher fired freedom fighter on this place in 1942.

This is an historical place where the British killed many innocent Indians....

Very good