As part of its ongoing effort to introduce the younger generation of Uttar Pradesh to India’s glorious history, the Yogi Adityanath government will organise centenary celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the ‘Kakori Train Action’ starting from August 9.

The event will be celebrated throughout the year with various activities across the state in honour of the revolutionaries.

On August 9, a special event featuring various competitions, will be held in schools, colleges and universities at Kakori and Shahjahanpur and in Lucknow. The district administration will also honour the families of freedom fighters on the occasion.

At the same time, the Forest department will establish Shaheed Smriti Vatika in every district in memory of the martyrs of Kakori. On this occasion, preparations for Shaheed Smriti Yatra by 100 cyclists are also proposed.

Furthermore, the Kakori Literature Festival will take place, featuring an exhibition of books related to Kakori freedom fighters, the freedom movement, and the Kakori train action. Historians and experts will hold interactive sessions in schools and colleges.

The events will also feature theatrical performances, book releases and seminars related to the Kakori incident, organised by university history departments. Digital versions of the books will also be released.

Additionally, poetry and story writing competitions related to the Kakori incident, open mic events in schools, and quiz competitions based on the lives of revolutionaries will also take place.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Kakori Train Action, the Yogi government has instructed the Forest department to establish Shaheed Smriti Vatika in every district. Additionally, the State Lalit Kala Academy and the Education department will organise on-the-spot painting and camp events at freedom struggle sites and martyr memorials.

There will be painting, mural and clay modelling competitions in universities, colleges and schools. Other activities will include folk drama competitions, theatrical performances on events related to martyr sites and memorials, and theatre festivals.

The Uttar Pradesh Culture department will organise cultural processions, and cultural programmes filled with patriotism on the birth anniversary and martyrdom day of the martyrs.

Additionally, grand events will take place in Chauri Chaura (Gorakhpur), Ballia, Firozabad, Ayodhya, Mainpuri, Varanasi, Meerut, Prayagraj, Kanpur (Bithoor), Jhansi, Bareilly, Saharanpur and Gonda. Other districts will also host related events.

Under the directives of the Yogi government, district administrations will honour the families of freedom fighters.

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Kakori Train Action, the centenary celebration will be organised with the Culture department as the nodal agency. The event will be coordinated with the cooperation of several departments including Secondary Education, Home, Forest, Basic Education, Higher Education, Tourism and Information and Public Relations. The directorate of culture, in collaboration with the Department of Post , will also issue a postal cover to commemorate the event.