had to serve prison terms of varying lengths. The commanding officer of the British forces noted his opponent's bravery in dispatches, and also commented on the strength and resilience of bamboo as a material for fortification, since he had to pound it with artillery for a surprisingly long time before it gave way. Contemporary reception The newspapers and journals run by Englishmen and Christian Missionaries took the Government-line. Samachar Chandrika, Reformer, Jnananveshan etc. sided with the Zamindars and denounced Titumir as a law-and-order nuisance. Legacy In 2004, Titumir was ranked number 11 in BBC's poll of the Greatest Bengali of all time. Bangladesh A play-drama Titumir-er Basher Kella, directed by Sheikh Kamal was broadcast in 1967 on Bangladesh Television (then PTV); a graphic novel of the same name was also popular in East Pakistan. In Dhaka, Jinnah College was renamed to Government Titumir College in 1971. On 19 November 1992, the 161st anniversary of his death, the Government of Bangladesh issued a commemorative stamp in his honor. The principal base of Bangladesh Navy is named as 'BNS Titumir'. India (West Bengal) Mahasweta Devi wrote a novella Titumir that sought to recover subaltern history. In 1978, Utpal Dutt directed an agitprop drama Titumir which critiqued the crude representation of Titumir in colonial historiography; it received critical acclaim and was commercially successful. In 2021, Theatre activist Joyraj Bhattacharjee is all set to stage Utpal Dutt’s Titumir. Lead Role play by Anirban Bhattacharya. References Further reading Titumirer Bansher Kella (Bamboo Fort of Titumir, 1981) by Rabeya Khatun Indian revolutionaries Rebellions in India 18th-century Bengalis 19th-century Bengalis Bengali Muslims 19th-century Indian Muslims Bengal Presidency People from North 24 Parganas district 1782 births 1831 deaths Indian independence activists from West Bengal