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contriButionS oF
Lesson 3 Unit 6
our martYrS

Objectives:

On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Name the martyrs of our country.
• Enlist some contributions made by them.

Dasrath Chand Dharma Bhakta Mathema

Martyrs are those people who sacrifice their lives for the sake of the
nation and its people. Soldiers, civil servants, politicians, social workers,
etc. cannot be called as martyrs if they die in accident during their duties.
Only the people who sacrifice their lives when the nation is in great risk
can be called martyrs.

We should feel proud of our martyrs because it is due to them that we
are enjoying our rights and freedom. Many selfless brave Nepalese have
sacrificed their lives for the sake of the nation and the people in different
movements. During the Rana regime for 104 years, four brave Nepalese

sons attained martyrdom in 1997 BS. They are Dharma Bhakta Mathema,
Ganga Lal Shrestha, Sukra Raj Shastri and Dasarath Chand. We should

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