17 July: U Tirot Sing Day

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.