Sagarmal Gopa

Sagarmal Gopa 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, the contemporary ruler of Jaisalmer, in his book Jaisalmer ka Gundaraj, 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.
After his father's death in 1941, on his return to Jaisalmer he was arrested on 25 May 1941, tortured in prison for years by the ruler of Jaisalmer, where was burnt to death in the prison on 4 April 1946. Gopal Swaroop Pathak Commission was formed to investigate the murder of Sagarmal Gopa, which under the influence of the king Jawahar Singh, declared this murder as suicide.

Early life

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

Legacy

Books

Sagarmal Gopa wrote following 3 booksAzadi ke Diwane Jaisalmer ka Gundaraj

''Raghunath Singh ka Mukadma''

Commemoration

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