Thirbam Malla Explained

Thirbam Malla
Birth Place:	Nepal
Death Place:	Raxaul, India
Nationality:	Nepali

Thirbam Malla (; 1925–1950) was a Nepalese democracy activist.

Biography

Thirbam Malla was born in 1925 in Nepal. He grew up in a privileged family and he studied at a military school in Dehradun.^[1]

In 1950, the Nepali Congress launched a countrywide revolution to remove the Rana dynasty from power.^[2] Malla had planned to capture the city of Birgunj and the fort alongside, obtaining arms and the treasury.^[3] On 10 November 1950, they managed to capture Badahakim (governor), his guards, and their weapons without any casualties.^[4] When he was talking about "peace and order" with the guards, a Rana officer shot him and fled. Malla was taken to hospital in Raxaul where he later died on 11 November.

After his death, he has received martyrdom.^{[5] [6]} In 2000, the Government of Nepal issued a stamp featuring Thirbam Malla.^[7]

Further reading

• Book: Acharya, Yajna Nath. Sahid Thirbam Malla; Galkot dekhi Birganj samma. Sahid Thirbam Malla Memoriyal Phaundesan, Nepal. Kathmandu.
• Web site: 19 February 2021. Democracy Day: The first martyr of the armed revolution, who was killed in Bhitika. 14 December 2021. Himal Sanchar. en-US.

Notes and References

1. Book: Mainali, Pramod. Milestones of History. 2000. Pramod Mainali. 978-99933-57-60-5. 80. en.
2. Book: Singh, Shiva Bahadur. Nepal, Struggle for Democracy. 2007. Adhyayan Publishers & Distributors. 978-81-8435-028-9. 46. en. 14 December 2021. 14 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211214134519/https://books.google.com/books?id=rlRuAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0. live.
3. Book: Uprety, Prem Raman. Political Awakening in Nepal: The Search for a New Identity. 1992. Commonwealth Publishers. 978-81-7169-190-6. 149. en.
4. Web site: The day the nation took a stand. live. 14 December 2021. The Kathmandu Post. English. 6 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210406134555/https://kathmandupost.com/opinion/2018/02/23/the-day-the-nation-took-a-stand.
5. Web site: Singh. Rishi. 31 January 2010. 150 martyrs in Parsa. 14 December 2021. The Himalayan Times. en. 12 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170312003207/http://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/150-martyrs-in-parsa/. live.
6. Web site: Recognise Baldev As First Martyr. live. 14 December 2021. The Rising Nepal. en. 14 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211214132728/https://risingnepaldaily.com/opinion/recognise-baldev-as-first-martyr.
7. Web site: Nepal – 2r stamp of 2000 (#361524) StampData. live. 14 December 2021. StampData. 14 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211214132523/http://stampdata.com/stamp.php?id=361524.