Jang Bahadur Singh

Jang Bahadur Singh (born 10 December 1920) is an Indian Bhojpuri folk singer and wrestler, who was popular during the 1940s to 1970s in the Bihar, Jharkhand & Bengal Region.

[8] He used to inspire the youth to fight for freedom by singing patriotic songs, for which he was also imprisoned by the British.

[9] Nowadays, he resides in his paternal village living his remaining years of life in peace.

[10][11][12] Jang Bahadur Singh was born in Kausar Village of Siwan district of Bihar on 10 December 1920.

[13] His father Vishun Singh was a farmer and her mother Dharohara Devi was a home-maker.

His one younger brother named Ramdev Singh was a famous labour leader.

[14] At the age of 22-23, Jang Bahadur had come to his younger brother, Ramdev Singh, in Coalfield, Shivpur Koilary of Jharia, Dhanbad.

So, he had to shift his focus from wrestling to a job in Sen Raleigh Bicycle Company in Asansol.

[23][24][25] Jang Bahadur Singh started singing songs filled with inspiring stories of Ramayana, Characters of Mahabharata, Bhishma, Karna, Kunti, Draupadi, Sita, Bharat, Ram.

He started singing patriotic songs narrating courageous stories of Chandra Shekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose, Veer Abdul Hamid, Mahatma Gandhi etc.

Then there was such a period that even if Jang Bahadur did not attend the event, the organizers used to put his picture on the poster-banner to mobilize the crowd.

British officers threatened him to stop singing rebellious songs or be ready to face dire consequences.

Jung Bahadur Singh in his old age