Which of the following is/are true regarding Tatya Tope, a significant face of the Freedom Struggle of 1857? 1. His real name was Ramachandra Pandurang Rao. 2. In Bithur, he came in contact with Nana Saheb and Moropant Tambe. 3. He belonged to Yeola in Maharashtra. 4. He led a rebellion in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Choose the correct option from below:

• Tantia Tope, a key leader in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, went by the name Ramchandra Panduranga. Hence statement 1 is correct.
• He was born in Yeola (near Nasik), Maharashtra, as Ramachandra Panduranga Yewalkar to a Marathi Deshastha Brahmin family. Hence statement 3 is correct.
• He advanced with the Gwalior contingent after the British reoccupied Kanpur (then known as Cawnpore) and forced General Windham to flee the city.
• He played an active part in the rebellion at Kanpur and then at Gwalior, where he came to the aid of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi. Hence statement 4 is incorrect.
• He was a personal supporter of Nana Saheb of Bithoor. He kept up the struggle for him even after the British soldiers made Nana flee. Hence statement 2 is correct.

Additional Information

Nana Saheb

• Born in Bithoor (Kanpur District), Uttar Pradesh in May 1824.
• His birth name was Nana Govind Dhondu Pant.
• His childhood friends were Tatya Tope and Manikarnika Tambe (later Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi).
• The British took possession of his palace in Bithoor but could not get hold of Nana himself.
• In 1858, Nana’s associates Rani Laxmibai and Tatya Tope proclaimed him as the Peshwa at Gwalior.