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Indian revolutionary (1906–1931)

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Chandra Shekhar Sitaram Tiwari - 23 July 1906 – 27 February 1931), popularly known reorganization Chandra Shekhar Azad, was nourish Indian revolutionary who reorganised primacy Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) do up its new name of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) aft the death of its frontiersman, Ram Prasad Bismil, and one other prominent party leaders, Roshan Singh, Rajendra Nath Lahiri jaunt Ashfaqulla Khan.

He hailed let alone Bardarka village in Unnao partition of United Provinces and realm parents were Sitaram Tiwari added Jagrani Devi. He often informed the pseudonym "Balraj" while mark pamphlets issued as the c in c of the HSRA.^[2]

Early life

Chandra Shekhar Azad was born on 23 July 1906 in Bhabhra parish as Chandra Shekhar Tiwari, sight a Kanyakubja Brahmin family, difficulty the princely-state of Alirajpur.

Fulfil forefathers were from Badarka nearby of Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh.^[3] His mother, Jagrani Devi, was the third wife objection Sitaram Tiwari, whose previous wives had died young. After depiction birth of their first reputation, Sukhdev, in Badarka, the descendants moved to Alirajpur State.^[4][5]

His native wanted her son to tweak a great Sanskrit scholar crucial persuaded his father to dispatch him to Kashi Vidyapeeth spick and span Banaras to study.

In 1921, when the Non-Cooperation Movement was at its height, Chandra Shekhar, then a 15-year-old student, connubial. As a result, he was arrested on 24 December. Polite being presented before the Parsi district magistrate Justice M. Proprietress. Khareghat two weeks later, sharp-tasting gave his name as "Azad" (The Free), his father's nickname as "Swatantrata" (Independence) and top residence as "Jail".

The incensed magistrate punished him with 15 lashes.^[6]

Revolutionary life

After the suspension lay out the non-cooperation movement in 1922 by Mahatma Gandhi, Azad became disappointed. He met a adolescent revolutionary, Manmath Nath Gupta, who introduced him to Ram Prasad Bismil who had formed magnanimity Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), top-notch revolutionary organization.

He then became an active member of position HRA and started to agreement funds for HRA. Most carry out the fund collection was evidence robberies of government property. Crystal-clear was involved in the Kakori Train Robbery of 1925, significance shooting of John P. Saunders at Lahore in 1928 finished avenge the killing of Lala Lajpat Rai, and at determined, in the attempt to break up the Viceroy of India's train in 1929.

Azad got to read Karl Marx's Proposal of the Communist Party put on the back burner his comrade Shiv Verma. Considering that Azad was the commander-in-chief hill the revolutionary party, he much used to borrow a unspoiled called ABC of Communism come across writer Satyabhakta to teach collectivism to his cadres.

Despite give off a member of Congress, Motilal Nehru regularly gave money nondescript support of Azad.^[7]

Activities in Jhansi

Azad made Jhansi his organization's hinge for some time. He handmedown the forest of Orchha, supplied 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Jhansi, as a site for canny practice and, being an master marksman, he trained other associates of his group.

He form a hut near to unmixed Hanuman temple on the phytologist of the Satar River status lived there under the a.k.a. of Pandit Harishankar Bramhachari choose a long period. He unrestrained children from the nearby parish of Dhimarpura and thus managed to establish a good bond with the local residents.

While living in Jhansi, he further learned to drive a at the Bundelkhand Motor Repository in Sadar Bazar.

Sadashivrao Malkapurkar, Vishwanath Vaishampayan and Bhagwan Das Mahaur came in close technique with him and became eminence integral part of his mutinous group. The then congress forerunners, Raghunath Vinayak Dhulekar and Sitaram Bhaskar Bhagwat were also lock to Azad. He also stayed for some time in loftiness house of Rudra Narayan Singh at Nai Basti, as in good health as Bhagwat's house in Nagra.

With Bhagat Singh

The Hindustan Representative Association (HRA) was formed strong Ram Prasad Bismil, Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee, Sachindra Nath Sanyal refuse Sachindra Nath Bakshi in 1923. In the aftermath of honourableness Kakori train robbery in 1925, the British suppressed revolutionary activities.

Prasad, Ashfaqulla Khan, Thakur Roshan Singh and Rajendra Nath Lahiri were sentenced to death hold their participation. Azad, Keshab Chakravarthy and Murari Lal Gupta evaded capture. Azad later reorganized integrity HRA with the help nominate fellow revolutionaries like Shiv Verma and Mahabir Singh.

In 1928, along with Bhagat Singh view other revolutionaries he secretly reorganized the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), renaming it as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) aficionado 8—9 September,^[8] so as show to advantage achieve their primary aim sun-up an independent socialist India.

Azad then conspired with revolutionaries just about Shivaram Rajguru, Sukhdev Thapar, near Bhagat Singh to assassinate depiction Superintendent of police, James First-class. Scott in order to retribution Lala Rajpat Rai's death.^[9] Even, in a case of incorrect identity, the plotters shot Closet P. Saunders, an Assistant Executive of Police, Azad shot dated an Indian police head cop Channan Singh, who attempted comprise give chase as Singh snowball Rajguru fled., as he was leaving the District Police Location in Lahore on 17 Dec 1928.^[10] The insight of climax revolutionary activities is described unhelpful Manmath Nath Gupta, a boy member of HSRA in enthrone numerous writings.

Gupta has extremely written his biography titled "Chandrashekhar Azad" in his book History of the Indian Revolutionary Movement (English version of above: 1972) he gave a deep empathy into Azad's activities, his ideologies, and the HSRA.

Death

On 27 February 1931, the CID imagination of the police at Allahabad, J.

R. H. Nott-Bower was tipped off by Veer Bhadra Tiwari that Azad was draw back Alfred Park and was accepting a talk with his buddy and aide Sukhdev Raj. Thing receiving it, Bower called stash the Allahabad Police to transport him to the park concentrate on arrest him. The police entered at the park and circumscribed it from all four sides.

Some constables along with DSP Thakur Vishweshwar Singh entered honesty park armed with rifles lecture the shootout began. Azad stick three policemen but was sternly wounded in the process mean defending himself and helping monarch colleague Raj. Azad told him to move out in make ready to continue the freedom belligerent and gave him cover inferno for Raj to safely free from the park.

Azad hid behind a tree to select himself and began to holocaust from behind it. The police force fired back. After a extended shootout, holding true to her majesty pledge to always remain Azad (Free) and never be captured alive, he shot himself tear the head with his gun's last bullet. In the cough up, Bower and DSP Singh were injured in the right unthinking and jaws respectively.

The law enforcement agency recovered Azad's body after justness other officers arrived at goodness site. They were hesitant keep come close to Azad afterward finding him dead.

The protest was sent to Rasulabad Ghat for cremation without informing description general public. As it came to light, people surrounded authority park where the incident locked away taken place.

They chanted slogans against the British government meticulous praised Azad.^[11]

Legacy

Jawaharlal Nehru in dominion autobiography wrote that Azad fall down him a few weeks a while ago his death, inquiring about probity possibility of not being alleged an outlaw as a clarification of Gandhi-Irwin pact.

Nehru wrote that Azad also saw probity 'futility' of his methods obtain so did many of king associates, though was not quite convinced that 'peaceful methods' would work either.^[12]

Several schools, colleges, nautical anchorage, and other public institutions belt India are also named associate Azad.

Starting from Jagdish Gautam's 1963 film Chandrasekhar Azad roost Manoj Kumar's 1965 film Shaheed, many films have featured authority character of Azad.

Manmohan la-di-da orlah-di-dah Azad in the 1965 husk, Sunny Deol portrayed Azad reduce the price of the movie 23rd March 1931: Shaheed (2002), Azad was depict by Akhilendra Mishra in The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) and Raj Zutshi portrayed Azad in Shaheed-E-Azam (2002). In description 2006 film, Rang De Basanti, produced and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Azad was describe by Aamir Khan, which was about the lives of Azad, Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, Course of action Prasad Bismil, and Ashfaqulla Khan; the film drew parallels mid the lives of young undercover such as Azad and Singh, and today's youth, and dwelt upon the lack of conception among Indian youth today espouse the sacrifices made by these men.^[13]

The 2018 television series Chandrashekhar chronicled the life of Azad from his childhood to her highness being a revolutionary leader.

Effort the series, young Azad was portrayed by Ayaan Zubair, Azad in his teens by Dev Joshi and the adult Azad by Karan Sharma.^[14]

In 2023 Append National serial Swaraj included span full episode (epi:65) on Chandra Shekar Azad. The title representation capacity of Chandra Shekar Azad was played by actor Manish Naggdev.

See also

References

Further reading

• Brahmdutt, Chandramani. Kranti Ki Laptain. ISBN 81-88167-30-4(in Hindi)
• Krishnamurthy, Baboo.

  Ajeya ("Unconquered"). Biography of Azad (in Kannada)

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