Bhima Nayak

March 15, 2024

Bhima Nayak sometimes spelled as Bhima Naik, was a resident of Dhaba Bawdi in the Badwani district of Madhya Pradesh.
He was a prominent leader of the Bhils of Nimar.
He took part in the Uprising of 1857 against the British Raj raising an anti-British force by bringing in men from Bhil, Bhilala, Mandoi, and Naik tribes, and collaborated with Tantia Tope.
He deployed his troops on the Bhil-populated Bombay (Mumbai) and Agra Highway between Singhawa and Khull, where they constantly disturbed the British troop movements.
Bhima had an important role in the 1857 Ambagani War.
On the basis of espionage by one of their own men, the British succeeded in arresting him only in 1861 from his jungle hideout.
He was found guilty, sentenced to transportation for life, and sent to Cellular Jail of the Andaman Islands.
He died in the Andaman Islands on 29 December 1876.