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Martyr
Rit Bahadur Khadka
Pratap
रित बहादुर खड्का
Prachanda paying respect to the picture of Martyr Rit Bahadur Khadka
Born
Hit Bahadur Khadka

28 August 1971
Gaurishankar Municipality Jungu, Dolakha
Died16 June 2002
Piparaha, Rautahat
Burial placePiparah Rautahat
NationalityNepalese
Other namesChamkilo Rato Tara
EducationBachelor's Level
Alma materRR Campus and Gaurishankar Campus Charikot
OccupationPolitician
Years active1995-2002
OrganizationCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
Known forSocial change
Notable workPublishing Poems, Stories and political articles
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
SpouseIndira Khadka
Children2
Parents
  • Birsha Bahadur Khadka (father)
  • Manamaya Khadka (mother)
RelativesDevi Khadka Bishal Khadka
HonoursMartyr by Nepal Government by Publishing name in Nepal Rajpatra

Martyr Rit Bahadur Khadka (Nepali: शहीद रित बहादुर खड्का), popularly known as Pratap (Nepali: साथी प्रताप) in political circles and Chamkilo Tara (Nepali: चम्किलो तारा) in literature, was a Nepalese politician and a key figure in the People's War in Nepal.[1]. He was born on August 28, 1971, in the Gaurishankar Rural Municipality, Jungu in Dolakha district, Nepal, and was the ninth child of his parents..[2]

Rit Bahadur Khadka's one of sister is Devi Khadka[3] and his one of Brother is Bishal Khadka.

Khadka was one of the five members who initiated the People's War in Dolakha District in Nepal and He was the head of the self-declared "Dolakha District People's Government" [4]and was responsible for announcing the formation of the Dolakha Jan Sarkar[5]. Until his death in 2002, Khadka remained the chief commander of the Maoist forces in Dolakha and was viewed with a mixture of awe and fear. Villagers cited his return to Dolakha after his imprisonment as evidence of his genuine devotion to, and concern for, the people of the district[6].

Khadka was arrested by the police in 1997/8 and brought to Kathmandu for sentencing, but he escaped from central jail. Until his death in an 'encounter' with security forces in the summer of 2002, Khadka was a central committee member of the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-M) Party[7]. He was shot dead by the Royal Nepal Army[8] at Piparaha Rautahat District of Nepal on June 16, 2002[9].

His death anniversary is observed every year at Parisdanda Rit Bahadur Khadka Memorial Day[10]. He is regarded as a martyr by the Nepal government by publishing his name in Nepal Rajpatra[11].

Rit Bahadur Khadka Memorial Program

References

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  1. ^ Manandhar, Prabin (2010). In Hope and In Fear Living through the people's War in Nepal. Daryaganj, New Delhi: Adroit Publishers. ISBN 9788187392927.
  2. ^ "Parisdanda Rit Bahadur Khadka Memorial Day (with photos)". www.hamropatro.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  3. ^ "Meet the Nepali Woman Leading Calls for Justice for Wartime Sexual Assaults". Global Press Journal. 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  4. ^ "Rit Bahadur Khadka head of self declared 'Dolakha District People's..." Getty Images. 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  5. ^ "NEPAL | Editorial picture agency Felix Features". archive.felixfeatures.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  6. ^ Shneiderman, Sara; Turin, Mark (2004). Himalayan People's War. C. Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. pp. 94–95. ISBN 1850657211.
  7. ^ "Homage to Rit Bahadur Khadka". www.bannedthought.net. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  8. ^ "Troubled rebels- Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  9. ^ "Index: Victims, full name: Rit Bahadur Khadka | सूची: पीडित, पूरा नाम: रित बहादुर खड्का". nepalconflictreport.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  10. ^ "Parisdanda Rit Bahadur Khadka Memorial Day (with photos)". English.MakaluKhabar.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  11. ^ Republica. "Names of national martyrs published in Nepal Gazette". My Republica. Retrieved 2024-02-29.