Phan Nonglait accorded status of freedom fighter

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaApril 21, 2022

The Central Government on Friday accorded the status of freedom fighter Ka Phan Nonglait as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav of the Union Ministry of Culture.

Nonglait is the first and most prominent female freedom fighter being recognised as an unsung hero who bravely assisted U Tirot Sing against the British troops.

When British move out of Mairang village and headed for Nongkhlaw, soldiers of Tirot Sing set a trap for the British soldiers at Langstiehrim.

Due to the heat British soldiers rested near a waterfall. Brave Phan Nonglait made the soldiers of Tirot Sing wait in the shadows.

She provided the British soldiers who rested at the waterfall with drinks, took away all their weapons to throw under the rock hole of the waterfall

Later the soldiers of U Tirot Sing captured the British soldiers easily.

Ka Phan Nonglait, Meghalaya’s 1st & most prominent female freedom fighter being recognised as an unsung hero, who bravely assisted U Tirot Sing against the British troops, featured in the recently concluded #AmritSamagam of @MinOfCultureGoI in New Delhi@AmitShah @kishanreddybjp pic.twitter.com/yiGhg6jbDP

— Conrad K Sangma (@SangmaConrad) April 21, 2022