SHRESTHA, GANGA LAL

 In 1941, at the age of 22, Ganga Lal, the energetic and revolutionary young man was shot dead by Rana autocracy. Brave and fearless as he was, he did everything in words and deeds to arouse consciousness of  people and to obtain liberty by overthrowing Rana autocracy in Nepal. Ganga Lal in one of the four most respected martyrs of Nepal who are known to be the stalwarts of revolution in Nepal during Rana family autocracy that eventually turned out be the great revolution of  1950 which ousted Rana autocracy and began the era of freedom and Democracy in Nepal. Other martyrs out of the four are Sukra Raj Shastri, Dharma Bhakta and Dasharath Chanda.