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Shyamdev Narayan alias Ram Singh was born on 5 October 1905 in Bhagar village under Siwan police station in Siwan district. In 1931 when the Salt Movement was going on, he used to bring letters to the Congress office. He was arrested on 4th December 1931 from Sadaqat Ashram, Patna. He was caught at Sonepur station with some papers. After his return from jail, he joined a Revolutionary Party. Meanwhile, a plan was made to kill European Officers in Patna and in this connection Shyamdev Narayan was arrested and sentenced to kalapani and on 22 September 1932. Immediately he was deported to Port Blair Jail in Andaman Island.After his  release he got himself immersed in freedom struggle. He encouraged people to participate in the “Quit India Movement of 1942 and was arrested several times between 1942 and 1945. He died on 6th July 2000.

Source: Special Cover issued by Department of Posts on 13^th October, 2021