Write a short note on Charan Paduka/Shaheed Mela.

Charan Paduka / Shaheed Mela (Jallianwala Bagh of Madhya Pradesh):

Held annually at Charan Paduka (Chhatarpur district, MP) on the banks of the Urmil River on Makar Sankranti (14 January) to honor the martyrs of the 1931 freedom struggle:

• The Massacre (14 January 1931):
  • During the Civil Disobedience Movement, a peaceful public meeting of freedom fighters protesting British taxes was organized at Charan Paduka ground.
  • British Political Agent Fisher surrounded the unarmed gathering and ordered indiscriminate gunfire without warning, killing over 21 patriots on the spot (including Seth Sunderlal, Chhatardhari, Dharmdas) and injuring hundreds.
• The Martyr's Fair (Shaheed Mela): Every year on Makar Sankranti, thousands of citizens assemble to pay homage at the Martyr's Memorial Pillar (Shaheed Stambh), celebrating patriotic ballads and local cultural heritage.