17 July: U Tirot Sing Day

• 19 Jul 2021

• The 186th death anniversary of the Khasi freedom fighter U Tirot Sing Syiem was observed on 17th July in Meghalaya as ‘U Tirot Sing Day’.
• He fought relentlessly to prevent Khasi Hills from falling into the hands of the British.
• Tirot Sing fought with native weapons such as a sword and shield. He was shot at by the British and had to hide in a cave. He was eventually captured by the British in January 1833 and deported to Dhaka where he died on July 17, 1835.