The Issur uprising of 1942
The HinduISSUR, a nondescript hamlet nestled in the Western Ghats in Shikaripura taluk of Shivamogga district of Karnataka, was the first village in pre-independence India to declare itself free from the colonial yoke. In September 1942, that is, 79 years ago, Issur’s people raised a banner of revolt against the British Raj and declared “ azadi ”. Inspired by Gandhi’s clarion call, and on the direction of freedom fighters of the Mysore princely state such as T. Siddalingaiah, Dr Hanumanthappa and Kalli Tippanna Shastri, the people of Issur decided to take the lead in the Quit India Movement by declaring their village independent. Here is the tale of exemplary courage of the freedom fighters of Issur as narrated by Huchurayappa: “We got a signboard that proclaimed ‘Swaraj Sarkar of Issur’ lettered by local artist Vitobha Rao. Speaking to Frontline, Virupakshappa stated: “In the history of the freedom struggle of Mysore region, it was only in Issur that five revolutionaries were hanged by the colonial forces.
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