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  1. The Chapekar Brothers, Damodar Hari Chapekar (25 June 1869 – 18 April 1898), Balkrishna Hari Chapekar (1873 – 12 May 1899, also called Bapurao) and Vasudeo Hari Chapekar (1880 – 8 May 1899), also spelt Wasudeva or Wasudev, were Indian revolutionaries involved in assassinating W. C. Rand, the British Plague Commissioner of Pune, after the ...

  2. Jun 22, 2018 · On 22 June 1897, brothers Damodar Hari Chapekar and Balkrishna Hari Chapekar assassinated British official W. C. Rand and his military escort Lieutenant Ayerst at Pune, Maharashtra. This was the first case of militant nationalism in India after the 1857 Revolt.

  3. Jun 22, 2018 · The Chapekar brothersDamodar, Balkrishna and Vasudev were waiting patiently in pitch darkness on the Ganesh Khind road (now the Senapati Bapat Road in Pune) each with a gun and sword in their hands and revenge on their mind.

  4. Aug 31, 2021 · The Chapekar brothers are Chitpavan Brahmins hailing from Konkan. The family approached Desh country and stayed at Chinchwad near Poona. Damodar, Balkrishna and Wasudeo, all three brothers were born in 1870, 1873 and 1879 accordingly.

  5. Detailed insights into the case of the Chapekar Brothers, who assassinated British official W. C. Rand in 1897. An important topic for UPSC 2022 exam preparation.

  6. During Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Coronation, the brothers Damodar and Balkrishna Hari Chapekar assassinated two British officials, W C Rand and Lieutenant Ayerst (his military escort), on the Ganesh Khind Road (present-day Senapati Bapat Road) in Pune, Maharashtra.

  7. The Chapekars are Chitpavan Brahmins coming from Konkan. The family came over to the Desh country and settled at Chinchawad near Poona where the three brothers, Damodar, Balkrishna and Wasudeo, were born about 1870, 1873 and 1879 respectively.