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{{short description|Indian victim of British police violencerevolutionary (this is wrong information 1926-1938)}}

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| name =wrong nameShaheed mantionBaji hareRout , Rout also known as Bajia

| image = Baji rout.jpg

| alt = This Portrait of Hutatma Baji Rout created by AIDSO, Odisha state council on the eve of all odisha students conference held at Angul in the year 2002.

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1938|10|11|1926|10|05}}

| death_place = Nilakanthapur, Dhenkanal

| death_cause = [[Gunshot wounds]]

| nationality = [[India]]n

| other_names = Bajia

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[[File:Baji Rout Junction - Dangapala - Dhenkanal 2018-01-25 9804.JPG|thumb|272x272px|Baji Rout Junction]]

'''Baji Rout''' (5 October 1926 {{endash}} 11 October 1938) was( a[[Odia freedomlanguage|Odia]]:‌ fighter,ସହିଦ୍ ବାଜି havingରାଉତ) beenwas killedan atIndian theboy agebest ofknown twelve.for Hehis wasrole bornin onthe 5[[Indian Octoberindependence 1926movement]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.odisha.gov.in/content/eminent-personalities |title=Odisha Government Portal |access-date=30 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102092854/https://www.odisha.gov.in/content/eminent-personalities |archive-date=2 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rout, who wasworked as a boat boyboatman, was shot by Britishthe police[[Indian Imperial Police]] when he refused to ferry them across the [[Brahmani River]] on the night of 11 October 1938 at Nilakanthapur Ghat, [[Bhuban]], [[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]] district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Baji Rout; The Youngest Freedom Fighter of Dhenkal district, Odisha|url=http://eodisha.org/baji-rout/|publisher=eOdisha|accessdate=15 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322044223/http://eodisha.org/baji-rout/|archive-date=22 March 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

Baji Rout was the youngest son of a boatman on the Brahmani river.<ref name="Massey2014">{{cite book|author=Mr, Reginald Massey|title=Shaheed Bhagat Singh and the Forgotten Indian Martyrs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p354AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA192|date=3 January 2014|publisher=Abhinav Publications|pages=192–|id=GGKEY:HCZLGL7521K}}</ref> As an active member of the Banar Sena of Prajamandal (Party of People),<ref name="MohantyPatnaik">{{cite book|author1=Bhagaban Sahu, State Level Vyasakabi Fakir Mohan Smruti Samsad|title=Cultural Heritage of &#91;Orissa&#93;: Dhenkanal|year=2002 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cENQAQAAIAAJ|publisher=State Level Vyasakabi Fakir Mohan Smruti Samsad|isbn=9788190276153 }}</ref> he had volunteered to keep watch by the river at night. The British Police forcepolice ordered him to cross the river by his boat which he denied. The police force then firedshot uponand killed Baji Rout along with Laxman Malik, Fagu Sahoo, Hrushi Pradhan and Nata Malik.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of some Freedom Fighters|url=http://dhenkanal.nic.in/freedom.htm|publisher=Dhenkanal Administration|accessdate=15 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813024353/http://dhenkanal.nic.in/freedom.htm|archive-date=13 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A large procession was held for him in Cuttack. His mortal remains were taken to 9, Pithapur (the then HQ of Legendary Shri. Bhagawati Charan Panigrahi) and then his cremation was held at Satichaura in Cuttack.

He was born on 5 October 1926 as the youngest son of Hari Rout and Rania Devi in the village Nilakanthapur in the then state of Dhenkanal. He lost his father in his childhood. HerHis mother who was earning a living by grinding and husking paddy at a quern in the neighborhood was unable to spend anything on his education. He had two elder brothers who also earned very little to support the family.

==Legacy==

===Baji Rout Cup===

On 3 November 2022, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated a national level football tournament in honour of Baji Rout,<ref>{{cite web|title=Baji Rout Cup: Pradhan attends inaugural match between Odisha & Mumbai Kenkre FC|url=https://argusnews.in/article/odisha/baji-rout-cup2022-pradhan-attends-inaugural-match-between-odisha-mumbai-kenkre-fc|website=argusnews.in|publisher=Argus News|date=3 November 2022|location=Dhenkanal, Odisha|access-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108111510/https://argusnews.in/article/odisha/baji-rout-cup2022-pradhan-attends-inaugural-match-between-odisha-mumbai-kenkre-fc|archive-date=8 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=6 November 2022 |title=FULL MATCH – Baji Rout Cup semis – Churchill Brothers bulldoze Kenkre FC in 5 goal haul |url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/18698-full-match--baji-rout-cup-semis--churchill-brothers-bulldoze-kenkre-fc-in-5-goal-haul |access-date=8 November 2022 |website=thefangarage.com |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108105444/https://thefangarage.com/articles/18698-full-match--baji-rout-cup-semis--churchill-brothers-bulldoze-kenkre-fc-in-5-goal-haul |archive-date=8 November 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/18699-full-match--baji-rout-cup-semis--rajasthan-charge-into-the-final-with-a-rout-of-sreenidi|title=FULL MATCH — Baji Rout Cup semis — Rajasthan charge into the final with a rout of Sreenidi|website=thefangarage.com|publisher=The Fan Garage|date=6 November 2022|access-date=12 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106121117/https://thefangarage.com/articles/18699-full-match--baji-rout-cup-semis--rajasthan-charge-into-the-final-with-a-rout-of-sreenidi|archive-date=6 November 2022}}</ref> which was won by [[Rajasthan United FC|Rajasthan United]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sports Desk|first=The Bridge|url=https://thebridge.in/football/rajasthan-united-win-baji-rout-cup-37018|title=Rajasthan United FC wins 2022 Baji Rout Cup|website=thebridge.in|publisher=The Bridge|date=8 November 2022|access-date=8 November 2022|archive-date=248 OctoberNovember 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108154039/https://thebridge.in/football/rajasthan-united-win-baji-rout-cup-37018}}</ref>

==Bibliography==

[[Sachidananda Routray]], [[Jnanpith Award]] winning poet has written a poem ''Baji Rout''. The poem starts like this:

" ନୁହେଁ ବନ୍ଧୁ, ନୁହେଁ ଏହା ଚିତା ,

ଏ ଦେଶ ତିମିର ତଳେ

ଏ ଅଲିଭା ମୁକତି ସଳିତା। "

Which in English means:

"It is not a pyre, O Friends! When the country is in dark despair, it is the light of our liberty. It is our freedom-fire."

== Films ==

* ''"Baji Rout: India's Youngest Freedom Fighter"'', a docudocumentary drama which portrays Rout's entire life journey as a freedom fighter and ultimately his encounter with the [[United Kingdom|British]]police. This Hindi short film on Baji Rout titled : "Baji Rout:India's youngest freedom fighter", was made by a group of students, directed by Riyyan Farooq and Diksha Nayak, produced by Candid Cinema. 15 September 2018. <ref>[https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/sep/15/film-on-baji-rout-by-ravenshaw-students-1872188.html]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ravenshaw University students make film on Baji Rout|url=https://odishatv.in/odisha/ravenshaw-university-students-make-film-on-baji-rout-324554|date=2018-09-30|website=Odisha Television Ltd.|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref>

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