Tatya Tope was one of the foremost leaders of the Revolt of 1857 whose valour and courage inspire Indians to this day. Tatya Tope , the rebel hero of the Revolt of 1857, was executed by the British on 18 April 1859. Krantivir Tatya Tope Vishwavidyalaya GUNA, MADHYA PRADESH Tatya Tope was a notable commander in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The Madhya Pradesh government has named the new university of Guna as Krantivir Tatya Tope Vishwavidyalay. Who Was Tatya Tope ? Tantia Tope , also known as Tatya Tope , was born RamChandra Pandurang Rao. He took a bold stand against the English East India Company. He was a close playmate of Nana Saheb, and the Peshwa Baji Rao adored him. Tatya Tope alias Ramchandra Pandurang Tope was born around 1813 in an orthodox Deshasth Brahmin family in Pune. His father, Pandurang Rao Tope , was an important noble at the court of the Peshwa Baji Rao II. He shifted his family with the ill-fated Peshwa to Bithur where his son became the most ...