Mangal Pandey , who served as a sepoy in the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, was one of the most prominent figures of the ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ or the ‘First War of Independence’. Also known as “Shaheed Mangal Pandey ”, he was one of the first freedom fighters from India executed by the British. Mangal Pandey was born on July 19, 1827, in Akbarpur, a town near Faizabad to a landowning high-caste brahmin family. Some sources say he was born in a small village near Lalitpur (in present-day southwestern Uttar Pradesh). Mangal Pandey Biography One of the most daring Indian revolutionaries was Mangal Pandey who sacrificed his life to free the country from the Britishers. He played a significant role in the Sepoy mutiny of 1857 which is also known as the First War of Independence. His contribution in making India free is remembered and acknowledged by Indians. t freedom fighters. Mangal Pandey Family Mangal Pandey was born on 19 July 1827 in Nagwa, a village in the upper Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh. He ... Mangal Pandey played a crucial role in India’s first rebellion against British rule in 1857. He is considered the hero of the first war of Independence, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.
