Perhaps
the year 1857 is the second most important year of Indian
History after 1947. For the first time a major part of native
population, came together in a series of events which
almost threw the Company off the power from this subcontinent.
A very large section of present day Haryana had been the witness to many
of the events of this movement. Hisar is one such place. It has
seen the uprising closely from as early as 29th May 1857 when the central Jail
here was broken, 40 prisoners were released and several
Company officers were killed. This unrest continued for more
than 7-8 months. People from both the sides lost their lives and many of them
hardly had any active role in this uprising.
Around
44 British nationals lost their lives here at Hisar and Hansi. Later a
monument was erected by the British authorities here in their memory. The location of this monument was then in the Company Bagh, which is now known as Krantiman Park. This park is situated
opposite to the St. Thomas Church.
This
stone carved monument is situated at one side of the park surrounded by large
trees. Names of the European people, who had lost their lives then, are etched on the four sides of this memorial pillar under the heading “Sacred to the Memory of the Europeans
Murdered at Hissar and Hansee” .
There
is an another interesting story related to this monument which can be read at http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030126/haryana.htm (Read the article with heading "Tau defied in the park")
This
story has also been mentioned in the book ‘The great uprising, untold stories Indian
and British’ by Rosie Llewellyn-Jones.
Memorial at Krantiman Park
Closer look at the memorial
About Hisar :- Hisar is one of 21 districts of State Haryana. Hisar city is situated at a distance of 170 Km from Delhi on NH-10.
About memorial :- This memorial is located in Krantiman Park, opposite to St.Thomas Church.
Co-ordinates of the memorial :- 29°08’53.33”N 75°43’ 22.29” E
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