Motilal Verma
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| birth_place = Katni District of Madhya Pradesh
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| death_place = Katni District of Madhya Pradesh
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Motilal Verma (1906–1993) was an Indian political figure who fought against British Colonialism in India and is known for contributing to India's fight for freedom.
Personal life
Motilal Verma was born into a wealthy family in 1906 in the Katni District of Madhya Pradesh.{{cite web |last1=Verma |first1=Suyash |date=23 September 2013 |title=Shri Motilal Verma- A Great Freedom Fighter |url=https://www.desikanoon.co.in/2013/09/shri-motilal-verma-great-freedom-fighter.html |access-date=15 June 2023 |website=desikanoon.co.in |publisher=Desi Kanoon}}
In 1930, the Jungle Satyagraha protests; started by Mahatma Gandhi, Motilal Verma protested against the Great British forces. Verma was arrested for 6 months as punishment by the British Raj, and his and his family's properties were confiscated by the British Raj.
In 1942, Verma protested again in the Quit India Movement in which he was arrested again; spending 8 months in prison as punishment.
Motilal Verma died in 1993 in the Katni District of Madhya Pradesh.
Legacy
Shri Motilal wrote various books on Indian Revolutionaries such as Rajguru, Batukeshwar Dutt, Jagrani Devi (mother of Chandra Shekhar Azad) etc.{{cite book |last=Verma |first=Anil |url=http://www.anilverma.in/2013/08/my-book-titled-ajeya-krantikari-rajguru.html |title=Ajeya Krantikari Rajguru |publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |year=2008}}{{cite book |last=Verma |first=Anil |url=http://www.anilverma.in/2013/08/my-book-on-great-revolutionary_23.html |title=Batukeshwar Dutt |publisher=National Book Trust |year=2011 |location=New Delhi}}{{cite web |last=Verma |first=Anil |title=Hindustan Shahido Ka |url=http://www.anilverma.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804095008/http://www.anilverma.in/ |archive-date=4 August 2014 |accessdate=23 September 2013}} His grandson, Shri Anil Verma, was a writer on Indian revolutionaries, inspired by Shri Motilal Verma.
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