Shaheed Durga Mall occupies a unique position among the great martyrs who dared and defied the British Authorities in India and stirred a revolutionary fervour in the hearts of young men and women across the length and breadth of the country to dedicate their lives for the liberation of the motherland from the British.Born on 1st July 1913 at village Doiwala in Dehradun District of Uttaranchal, Durga Mall was the eldest of the four sons of Parwati Devi and Ganga Ram Mall. Ganga Ram Mall was Jamadar (now called Naib Subedar) of Gorkha Rifles in the military and Parwati Devi a housewife. With the passage of time, this family was blessed with three more sons and three daughters. The eldest among the four brothers, Durga Mall was an extremely self-respecting, laborious & dedicated. On 15 August 1944, Veer Durga, the great patriot, was taken to Delhi Central Jail from the Red Fort. After ten days, on 25 August 1944, he was sent to the gallows. Thus ended the journey of one more noble son of mother India.
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