Odisha(India),(Asia) Freedom Fighter Veer Surendra Sai against British (UK)
Odisha(India),(Asia) Freedom Fighter Veer Surendra Sai against British (UK) Surendra Sai, the great freedom fighter in the first Indian struggle for independence in the 19th century, is the least knowna and yet one of the bravest and most valiant martyrs for the cause of independence of the country. It is a pity that his name has been omitted in many annals of this first war of independence of India. ( Postal stamp of Veer Surendra Sai) Sai was born on 23 January 1809 in a village called Khinda about 40 km to the north of Sambalpur , Odisha . He was one of the seven children of Dharma Singh. Surendra Sai was born in his ancestral home at Sambalpur District in 1809. He was a direct descendant of Madhukar Sai, Maharaja of Sambalpur of the Chauhan dynasty in the 16 th century. His father was sixth in line to the throne of Sambalpur.