The story of teen freedom fighter Shirish Kumar Mehta

Shirish Kumar Mehta participated in the Quit India Movement in Nandurbar, Maharashtra. As a child, he was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose. On 9 September 1942, exactly one month after Gandhiji started the ‘Quit India Movement’, Mehta, participated in one such procession. The 15-year-old was shot dead when the colonial forces opened fire on them.