The legacy of Babu Veer Kunwar Singh

The historic fort of Jagdishpur in Bihar’s Arrah is reminiscent of a soldier’s sacrifice towards India’s freedom. Situated 30 kms towards west from Arrah in Bhojpur district, the fort was once the residence of freedom fighter Babu Veer Kunwar Singh, a royal Ujjainiya (Panwar) Rajput, who led a band of armed soldiers against the British troops during the Sepoy Mutiny or India’s First Struggle for Independence, at the age of 80.

A double-storied building stands tall with massive two big tanks facing the front indicating its glorious past. An impressive statue of Babu Veer Kunwar Singh is cemented in front of the main building paying homage to the ‘son of the soil’, as Singh was known.