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This place has a big historical mark, but it's not getting that much of attention from the government and authority.

Eram is a small village from Odisha, It plays an important role in the history of Indian Independence movement. It is also known as Rakta Tirtha Eram (The Pilgrim of Blood) and the second Jallianwala Bagh of India.

The village Eram was remote, inaccessible and far from cities, surrounded by the Bay of Bengal and two rivers Gamoi and Kansbans and thick jungles the place was sleepy and silent to reach. From 1920, Eram was a secret place for Utkal Congress meetings, Gopabandhu Das, Harekrushna Mahatab and other Congress leaders used Eram as a place for public meetings to share the messages about Quit India Movement or Non-cooperation Movement of Mahatma Gandhi and to propagate the Gandhian ideals of freedom struggle among the villagers.

Till now, the village is the remote village and the development is not that much. The place is not getting that much attaintaion from the government too.

This is an historical place where the British killed many innocent Indians....

2nd Jallianwala Bagh, Eram (ଇରମ), Basudevpur, Bhadrak, Odisha.

'The Pilgrim of Blood' (ରକ୍ତତୀର୍ଥ) Eram, Basudevpur is that blood soaked page of a long history of British Imperialism where 29 people were martyred when British Police from Basudevpur Police Station led by DSP Kunjabihari Mohanty opened fire on the peaceful gathering of around 5000 people at Eram Melan Ground on 28 Sep 1942 06:30 pm. People from the surrounding villages were gathered there under the leadership of Kamala Prasad Kar to awaken the public against the British Raj and sensitize them about 'The Quit India Moment.' Within minutes 304 shots were fired on the crowd in the ground which was fenced on three sides leaving 29 dead on the spot and 56 injured.

It proves that even after worldwide condemnation of the barbaric Jallianwala Bagh incident, the British Police cared a damn not to repeat almost another identical incident at Eram, Odisha.

“Those who forget their history are condemned to repeat it.”

Owing to the apathy of successive state govt, this holy place is lying neglected. Even the burial ground has become grazing ground for the cattle.

Historical place nice place
28 Sept 1942 on this day British firing ,,brave freedom fighters

Very nice and historical place. One of the good places to to visit in bhadrak.
Britisher fired freedom fighter on this place in 1942.

It is a historical place but government no development this place.Other wise those people's are simple and culture is very nice.

This place can be best explained by this excerpt from the Book - Sidelights on history and culture of Orissa:

1942, the 28th day of September, Eram,
a vast, uncultivated land under Basudevpur police
station of Bhadrak witnessed a horrible activity
of police, that they fired at the unarmed assembly
of Satyagrahis. That event was called “the second
Jallianawallabag massacre” because similar
incident had occurred in Punjab (1919). But there
was a big difference between two pathetic events.
The people in Jallianawallabag were well aware
of police firing beforehand; whereas the people
at Eram had never sensed it. D.S.P. Kunjabihari
Mohanty had been to Bhadrak on inquiry of the
breakage of the windows of the union president
and the threat by the Satyagrahis to break and
loot the granary of the Zamindar at Podhuan.
People were intimated the presence of police by
sounding conch. From the neighbouring villages,
they rushed to Eram within a very short span of
time. Two of the Satyagrahis restrained the
Chaukidars not to carry the bedding and dress
of the Police the slaves of the Britshers. This was
coloured as an attack on the Police. Immediately
D.S.P. ordered firing and 304 rounds of bullets
took away 35 lives and 107 were severely
injured. The people of the nearby villages were
morally frightened and ran away to the forest;
villages were deserted, even pregnant ladies gave
birth to infants in the Jungle. Police got the golden
opportunity in the absence of the villagers. They
enjoyed delicious dishes by plundering the goats,
hens, cocks, fine rice and enjoyed to their hearts
content.

The village Eram was remote, inaccessible and far from cities, surrounded by the Bay of Bengal and two rivers Gamoi and Kansbans and thick jungles the place was sleepy and silent to reach. From 1920, Eram was a secret place for Utkal Congress meetings, Gopabandhu Das, Harekrushna Mahatab and other Congress leaders used Eram as a place for public meetings to share the messages about Quit India Movement or Non-cooperation Movement of Mahatma Gandhi and to propagate the Gandhian ideals of freedom struggle among the villagers

1942 Mass attack incident
On 28 September 1942 there was a huge gathering at that place to protest against British Raj and to prepare a course plan of action to fight against British. Under the leadership of Kamala Prasad Kar a crowd of 5000 people gathered at Eram Melana ground. Afraid of this gathering a police force from Basudebpur police station, led by DSP Kunjabihari Mohanty march towards Eram. As like Jaliyanawala Bagh here, DSP Kunjabihari Mohanty acted as General Dyer and opened fire on the huge gathering at 6:30 PM, within few minutes 304 shots were discharged against the crowd,who were performing the agitation against the British rulers in a peaceful way. Since the field was bounded on three sides,therefore, no one was able to get escape from the field. Within some minutes 29 persons were dead on the spot and 56 were injured. Among the dead of Eram massacre includes one woman named Pari Bewa, who is regarded as the only lady martyr of Odisha. For this incident, Eram is popularly known as Rakta Tirtha Eram (The Pilgrim of Blood).

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MARTYRS LIST-

Pari Bewa, Eram, Basudebpur
Gopal Chandra Das, Padhuan
Biswanath Das, Padhuan
Bijuli Das, Padhuan
Hrushikesh Behera, Padhuan
Madan Palai, Padhuan
Ballahaba Behera, Padhuan
Magha Mahalika, Padhuan
Bhua Majhi, Padhuan
Kali Ajhi, Padhuan-Kumarpur
Radhu Ahalika, Padhuan-Muladiha
Dhruba Charana Dey, Padhuan
Basudeb Sahu, Padhuan
Hari Behera, Padhuan
Dibakar Panigrahi, Guda-Kesagadia
Krushna Chandra Swain, Padhuan-Kumarpur
Bhaban Rout, Padhuan-Nandapura
Nidhi Mahalika, Padhuan
Brundaban Panda, Padhuan
Upa Mallika, Nuangan
Krupasindhu Behera, Sankharu
Rama Majhi, Padhuan-Kumarpur
Mani Behera, Padhuan
Kati Sahu, Iswarapur
Ratnakar Pani, Sudarsanpur
Mani Pradhana, Suan-Sudarsanpur
Pari Das, Suan
Sankar Mallika, Adhunan
Gobinda Rout, Artungan
Panu Dash, Nuagaon

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@Location_
Basudevpur, Bhadrak, Odisha, India
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@Coordinates_

31.64286°N 74.85808°E
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@Date
28 September 1942
18:37 (6:30 p.m.)
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@Target
Gathering against the British rulers
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@Attack type-
massacre
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Deaths-29
Injured-60
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@Perpetrators
British Indian Army unit under the DSP Kunjabihari Mohanty.
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@No. of participants
5000