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Kittur Utsav begins, remembering Rani Chennamma's 1824 revolt
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Who revolted before 1857? Kittur's Rani Chennamma, and the Karnataka history facts KPSC tests
Kittur Utsav is under way to mark Rani Chennamma's 1824 revolt.
Why it matters: asked in KPSC 2023; factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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Kittur Utsav, held every October at Kittur in Belagavi district, celebrates Rani Chennamma's 1824 uprising against the British East India Company, one of the earliest armed challenges to British rule by an Indian ruler.
మూలాలు: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- Kittur Utsav is held every October at Kittur, Belagavi district, Karnataka.
- It commemorates Rani Chennamma's 1824 uprising against the British East India Company.
- The revolt is among the earliest armed challenges to British rule by an Indian ruler, three decades before 1857.
- Sangolli Rayanna was her trusted commander and continued resistance after her capture.
- Rani Chennamma was captured by the British and died in Bailhongal fort in 1829.
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How the exam will ask it
ప్రిలిమ్స్
- Rani Chennamma of Kittur led an armed revolt against the East India Company in 1824, well before the Revolt of 1857.
- The dispute over the succession of an adopted heir at Kittur is linked to the British policy of annexing states without a natural heir, a precursor of the Doctrine of Lapse.
- Kittur is located in Belagavi district of Karnataka, and Sangolli Rayanna is associated with the Kittur resistance.
మెయిన్స్
GS I (Modern Indian History; Karnataka history and culture): early resistance to colonial expansion before 1857. Issue: the Company's refusal to recognise an adopted heir led to the Kittur revolt -> annexation policy and the later Doctrine of Lapse -> the revolt shows that anti-colonial resistance was regional, ruler-led and widespread, not limited to 1857. Way forward: commemorating such figures through festivals, textbooks and heritage sites keeps regional freedom struggles in the national narrative.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
In October 1824 the forces of Rani Chennamma of Kittur killed which British Collector?
- St John Thackeray
- Stevenson
- Chaplin
- Walter Elliot
సమాధానం చూడండి
సమాధానం: A
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Answer before you reveal
Kittur Utsav commemorates Rani Chennamma's 1824 revolt against the British. Kittur is located in which district of Karnataka?
- Dharwad
- Belagavi
- Vijayapura
- Haveri
సమాధానం చూడండి
సమాధానం: B — The correct answer is Belagavi. Kittur lies in Belagavi district.
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