Narveer Umaji Naik Jayanti is annually observed in Shravan
or Bhadrapad month. It is the birth anniversary of Narvir Umaji Naik who fought
against the British. He is one of the earliest freedom fighters. Narveer Umaji Naik
Jayanti is annually observed on September 7. In 2027, it is the 236th birth anniversary of the great revolutionary.
Narveer Umaji Naik (September 7, 1791 – February 3, 1832) raised
a small but highly effective army against the British after the fall of the
Maratha Empire. He exhorted the citizens to fight against the foreign rule. He attempted
to unsettle the British occupation and did succeed instilling fear among the British
ranks. To capture him, the British Government announced a bounty of Rupees
10,000.
He was finally captured and hanged by the British in Pune.