Bhagat Singh
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| Bhagat Singh | |
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Bhagat Singh after cutting his hair in Lahore to escape detection by police in 1929
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| Born | 27 or 28 September 1907[a] Banga, Jaranwala Tehsil,Lyallpur district, Punjab, British India (present-day Pakistan) |
| Died | 23 March 1931 (aged 23–24) Lahore, Punjab, British India(present-day Pakistan) |
| Organization | Naujawan Bharat Sabha Hindustan Socialist Republican Association Kirti Kisan Party |
| Movement | Indian Independence movement |
Bhagat Singh (IPA: [pÉ™̀É¡É™t̪ sɪ́Å‹É¡] (
listen) 1907[a] – 23 March 1931) or Shaheed Bhagat Singh was an Indian socialist considered to be an influential revolutionary of the Indian independence movement. Born into a Punjabi Sikh family which had earlier been involved in revolutionary activities against the British Raj, he studied European revolutionary movements as a teenager and was attracted toanarchist and Marxist ideologies. He worked with several revolutionary organisations and became prominent in the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), which changed its name to the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1928.
listen) 1907[a] – 23 March 1931) or Shaheed Bhagat Singh was an Indian socialist considered to be an influential revolutionary of the Indian independence movement. Born into a Punjabi Sikh family which had earlier been involved in revolutionary activities against the British Raj, he studied European revolutionary movements as a teenager and was attracted toanarchist and Marxist ideologies. He worked with several revolutionary organisations and became prominent in the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), which changed its name to the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1928.
Seeking revenge for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai, Singh murdered John Saunders, a British police officer. He eluded efforts by the police to capture him. Soon after, together with Batukeshwar Dutt, he and an accomplice threw two bombs and leaflets inside theCentral Legislative Assembly. The two men were arrested, as they had planned. Held in jail on a charge of murder, he gained widespread national support when he undertook a 116-day fast demanding equal rights for European prisoners, and those Indians imprisoned for what he believed were political reasons. During this period, sufficient evidence was brought against him for a conviction in the Saunders case after trial by Special Tribunal, and an appeal to the Privy Council in England. He was convicted and subsequently hanged for his participation in the murder at the age of 23.
His legacy prompted youth in India to continue fighting for independence and he remains an influence on some young people in modern India, as well as the inspiration for several films. He is commemorated with a range of memorials including a large bronze statue in the Parliament of India.
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