Sagarmal Gopa

Sagarmal Gopa (2 November/3 November 1900 – 4 April 1946) was a freedom fighter and patriot from Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan state of India, who also took active part in the Non-cooperation movement in 1921. Sagarmal Gopa had recorded the atrocities of Jawahar Singh (1914–1949), the contemporary ruler of Jaisalmer, in his book Jaisalmer ka Gundaraj (lit. Atrocious rule of Jaisalmer [king]), after which the enmity between Jawahar Singh and Sagarmal Gopa increased as he opposed the anti-people policies of the king. Consequently, he was expelled from Jaisalmer and Hyderabad. Even in exile he continued to work for freedom movement.

Early life

His father Akhairaj gopa was a courtier in King of Jaisalmer, Maharawal Jawahar Singh.

Legacy

Books

Sagarmal Gopa wrote following 3 books Azadi ke Diwane (lit. Enthusiasts of freedom) Jaisalmer ka Gundaraj (lit. Atrocious rule of Jaisalmer [king]) Raghunath Singh ka Mukadma (lit. The legal trail of Raghunath Singh)

Commemoration

Sagarmal Gopa Branch Canal of Indira Gandhi Canal is named after him.

In 1986, the Government of India issued a postage stamp in honour of Sagarmal Gopa.