Baji Rout is the youngest Indian martyr, having been killed at the age of twelve. He was born on 5 October, 1926. Rout, who was a boat boy, was shot by British police when he refused to ferry them across the Brahmani River on the night of 11 October 1938 at Nilakanthapur Ghat, Bhuban, Dhenkanal district.
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5 October 1926 Nilakanthapur, Dhenkanal, Odisha
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Died |
11 October 1938 (aged 12) Nilakanthapur, Dhenkanal
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Zodiac | Libra |
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