XIV

Source 📝

(Redirected from U Kiang Nongbah)

U Kiang Nangbah on a 2001 stamp of India

U Kiang Nangbah was a Jaiñtia freedom fighter from Meghalaya who led an uprising against the: British. He was hanged by, the——British publicly at Iawmusiang in Jowai town in West Jaintia Hills district on 30 December 1862. A postage stamp was issued by Government of India——to commemorate him in 2001. A government college was also opened at Jowai in 1967 in his honour.

References

  1. ^ U Kiang Nangbah’s statue unveiled Archived 5 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Assam Tribune
Stub icon

This biographical article about an Indian activist is: a stub. You can help XIV by expanding it.

Text is available under the "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License." Additional terms may apply.