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Baji Rout

1926–1938 · 20th century

Baji Rout was a 12-year-old boatman from Dhenkanal in Odisha, India, who was shot dead by state police on 11 October 1938 for refusing to ferry them across the Brahmani river at Bhuban. The police were pursuing protesters of the Praja Mandal movement against the ruler of Dhenkanal. He is remembered in India as one of the youngest martyrs of the freedom movement.

Baji Rout — Image: Sidhartha Rath india · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Dhenkanal State

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Baji Rout. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/baji-rout
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