Some lines on contribution of Kyong Nongba in the revolution of india

was a freedom fighter from Meghalaya who led the rebellion against the British in 1860. This was the period when the British started oppressing the people of the region of West Jaintia Hills. When the British government imposed house tax on the residents here, their patience was broken and the voices of protest started resonating. In the same year, when many taxes were imposed on the common farmers and laborers and rumors started circulating that the government was going to impose tax on the sale of betel nut and betel leaves, then the local people formed factions and led and guided the organization of the revolt. Yu Keong Nongba.

Kiong made the tribal people aware of their rights. His fight with the British had become a fight for the self-respect and rights of the tribals. For this, Keong formed his own organization which was expert in guerrilla attacks. He stunned the British through his guerilla warfare policy. Yu Qiang Nongba was very clever, doing all his work very neatly so that the police could not catch him. The British spies tried hard to catch them but could not catch them. Then in the greed of money, a traitor made him an informer and the British arrested him. Later, Keong was publicly hanged by the British government.