What price Kanaklata Barua paid to keep waving Indian flag?

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 Hello friends, How are you all. I hope everyone are healthy and doing progress in life. Today we are going to talk about Kanaklata Barua, women freedom fighter:

  • who is the youngest Assam freedom fighter in Indian history.
  • who paid a huge price to keep waving Indian flag.
  • also known as Birbala and Shaheed (martyr).

Let's know about a women freedom fighter whose name is Kanaklata Barua.

Kanaklata Barua
Kanaklata Barua

Who was Kanaklata Barua?

Kanaklata was born on 22 December 1924 in Borangabari, Gohpur village (now in Biswanath District), Assam. Her mother Karneswari died when she was five years old.

Her father, Krushana Kanta, remarried, but within a few years, her stepmother and father also died, so she lived at her maternal grandmother house. From childhood, Kanaklata accompanied her maternal uncle in any independence meeting in the village. She loved listening to freedom songs and poems.

Ever since she was young, she was deeply influenced by Jyoti Prasad Aggarwal's patriotic poems. She was also involved in the movement for the freedom of the country. She also joined the "Mrityu Bahini" organization.


What did Kanaklata Barua want to do in the local police station?

The wave of the "Quit India Movement" launched by Gandhiji was running vigorously throughout India. People of India were agitating for freedom from place to place. People of Gohpur were also participating in the movement.

The youths of "Mrityu Bahini" also decided to hoist the national flag at the police station in Gohpur. On December 20, youths were marching towards the police station carrying the national flag. They were accompanied by villagers and were led by Kanaklata Barua.

people going to police station
people going to police station


Kanaklata along with the villagers was at the forefront of the crowd carrying the national flag. People were marching forward to unfurl the national flag chanting slogans like "Vande Mataram", "Do or Die", "Freedom is our birthright", etc.


What price Kanaklata Barua paid to keep waving Indian flag?

When people were raising slogans outside the police station, a police officer came out from inside and asked them to stop the slogans. Kanaklata told the police officer that they have came to hoist the national flag at the police station.

officer telling to leave
officer telling to leave


The officer asked everyone to leave, otherwise they would be shot. People did not believe and kept raising slogans. Police officer Rebti Mahan Som fired at the people raising slogans. Kanaklata Barua was the foremost in raising slogans, so the bullet hit Kanaklata.

She fell on the ground due to the bullet but she did not let the national flag in her hand to fall down. When she fell on the ground, the national flag in her hand was taken away by another youth. Finally, Ramapati Rajagowa hoisted the national flag at the police station.


Conclusion:

In this article we saw that how Kanaklata Barua used to go to meetings for freedom from a young age. She wanted to join the Indian Army but due to her young age, she could not join the army and later she was martyred on 20 December 1942 while unfurling the national flag at the police station in Gohpur. 

  • She was only 17 years old when she was martyred.
  • Kanaklta Barua was the youngest freedom fighter of Assam. 
  • She was also remembered as Laxmibai of Assam.

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How Santi Ghose and Suniti Choudhury shot British Magistrate

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 Hello reader friends, how are you all. I hope everyone are healthy and doing progress in life. Today in the series of Gaurav Sangrah, we are going to talk about Santi Ghose and Suniti Choudhury, two such sisters, Women Freedom Fighter of the country:

  • who avenged the hanging of Martyr Bhagat Singh by killing an Englishman.
  • who were sentenced to imprisonment at the age of 14 and 15.
  • one of them was upset because she was not given the death penalty.
  • even after the imprisonment, both of them lived with self-respect in the country.

Let's know the life story of Santi Ghose and Suniti Choudhury, woman freedom fighters of India.

Santi Ghose and Suniti Choudhury
Santi Ghose and Suniti Choudhury

Who was Santi Ghose and Suniti Choudhury?

Santi Ghose

Santi Ghose was born on 22 November 1916 in Calcutta. Her father Devendranath Ghose was a college professor. As a child, she loved listening and reading the stories of freedom fighters, while other children loved listening to the stories of kings and queens.

Suniti Chodhari

Suniti Choudhury was born on 22 May 1917 in Comilla district of Bangladesh (British India). Suniti was active in social activities since she was studying in school, she herself used to take lead in such social activites. Her two brothers were involved in revolutionary movements from the time they were in college. Her mother, Sundari Choudhury, also supported her children in revolutionary movements.


How did Santi Ghose and Suniti Choudhury join the revolutionary organization?

Kalyani Devi was the teacher in the school where Santi Ghose and Suniti Choudhury studied. She was a teacher who was affiliated with many revolutionary organization. Kalyani Devi was the daughter of the teacher of Subhash Chandra Bose, who used to talk about revolutionaries to the girls in the hostel.

Gun Assembling
Gun Assembling


Praful Nalini, a girl studying with Santi and Suniti, who belonged to the Yugantar Institute started by revolutionaries helped them to join the Yugantar organization. Both Santi and Suniti were secretly taught to wield guns and assassins, hate the British and be patriotic to nation.


How Santi Ghose and Suniti Choudhury shot British Magistrate

Bhagat Singh was sentenced to death, as a revenge thought by the revolutionaries, Santi Ghose and Suniti Choudhury were chosen to take revenge. On 14 December 1931, both went school to the magistrate to seek permission for a swimming competition.

Just as District Magistrate Charles Geoffrey Buckland Stevens was about to read the permission letter, both Santi and Suniti shot and killed the magistrate.

Dead District Magistrate
Dead District Magistrate

District Magistrate died on the spot as both of them hit the target correctly. Both of them did not try to escape after killing the magistrate but were caught by the guard. Both were happy thinking that they had avenged the execution of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru.


Why Santi Ghose and Suniti Choudhury were not sentenced to death?

As both Santi and Suniti were minors, they were not executed. Both were not prosecuted but were sentenced to life imprisonment in an underground prison. Both were upset because the death sentence was not given, both wanted to be martyred like Bhagat Singh because they use to believe him as ideol.

Apart from many atrocities on both by the British in the jail, their families were also tortured by the British. Both suffered many atrocities of the British but did not spoke a single thing about the Yugantar institution.

During World War II several agreements were made between the British and the Congress. In which imprisoned politicians and revolutionaries were released. Santi Ghose and Suniti Choudhury were also released from jail during that time.


How did Santi Ghose and Suniti Choudhury spend the rest of their lives after coming out of prison?

Santi Ghose and Suniti Choudhury killed an Englishman for the freedom of the country. People were proud of them both, so they lived with self-respect in the country. After coming out of the jail:

Santi Ghose

  • She worked with the Congress party
  • She was married to Professor Chitaranjan Das.
  • Also worked in the Legislative Council in Bengal.

Suniti Choudhury

  • She studied medicine and became an MBBS doctor.
  • She was married to Pradhot Kumar, a leader of Majdoor Sangh.


Conclusion:

In this article we saw how two minor girls whose age were 14 and 15 years, were dedicated towards their country and their respect for their senior revolutionary. How they took revenge on Bhagat Singh and his associates by killing the District Magistrate.

Women were not usually entrusted with such task of danger by the revolutionaries but they were entrusted for this task after watching their dedication for the country's freedom. Santi Ghose died on 28 March 1989 and Suniti Choudhury died on 12 January 1986.

There are still many names of our country who dedicated themselves in the Freedom Struggle but we do not find their names in Indian history.

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How did Bina Das shooted British Governor in convocation?

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 Hello friends. How are you all. I hope everyone are healthy and doing progress in life. Today we are going to talk about Bina Das, a women freedom fighter;

  • whose entire family were revolutionaries.
  • whose father was the teacher of Subhash Chandra Bose.
  • who shot British Governor without any fear.

Let us try to know the Indian history of a woman freedom fighter whose name is Bina Das.

Bina Das
Bina Das

Who was Bina Das?

Bina Das was born on 24 August 1911 in Krishnanagar, Bengal (British India). Her father name was Beni Madhab Das was a teacher of Subhash Chandra Bose. Her mother Sarladevi was a social worker who also secretly helped the revolutionaries.

Bina Das's sister Kalyani Das was also a revolutionary who was jailed in the country's freedom struggle. Whose parents and sister were freedom fighters of India, whose father was a teacher of a freedom fighter like Subhash Chandra Bose, his daughter could also be a revolutionary.


Why did Bina Das thought of killing the British Governor?

A novel named "Pather Dabi" written by Sarat Chandra Chotopadhyay became very famous in the country which was at the forefront of revolutionary spread. The novel wrote about the oppression and freedom inflicted on Indians by the British. So the British banned the sale of that novel. A copy of "Pather Dabi" was found by Bina Das.

Bina Das had read that novel which instilled in Bina Das hatred towards the British, resentment and a passion to do something for the country. So Bina Das joined the Yugantar organization run by the revolutionaries to teach the British a lesson. She learns that the British governor is about to come to Calcutta University and she planned to kill him.


How did Bina Das shooted British Governor in convocation?

Bina Das was to receive a degree from Calcutta University. She learns that Bengal Governor Stanley Jackson is going to attend the convocation. So she made a complete plan to kill the governor. Revolutionary Kamala Das Gupta, who used to smuggle arms for the revolutionaries, gave the gun to Bina Das.

Convocation
Convocation

It was February 6, 1932, everyone was sitting in the hall at the convocation ceremony of Calcutta University. Governor Stanley Jackson was giving a speech on the stage of the ceremony.

Governor giving speech
Governor giving speech

While the speech was going on, Bina Das stood up and suddenly fired five bullets at Stanley Jackson one after the other. Bina Das missed the mark so Stanley Jackson survived, but she got caught by the police.


How did Bina Das spend her life after punishment?

Bina Das was arrested and prosecuted by the British for attempting to kill Stanley Jackson. The court sentenced Bina Das to nine years in prison for the murder. She joined the Indian National Congress party after being released from jail after nine years.

She stayed with Gandhiji and joined the "Quit India Movement". She was married to Jatishchandra Bhowmik, a colleague of Yugantar Sanstha. After the death of her husband, she left Bengal and spent her life in Rishikesh.


Conclusion:

Bina Das was awarded the Padma Shri in 1960 by the Government of India. She died mysteriously on 26 December 1986. 

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How did Pritilata Waddedar exploded the European club?

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 Hello friends, how are you all. I hope everyone are healthy and doing progress in life. Today from Indian History ,we are going to talk about Pritilata Waddedar, a women freedom fighter who

  • was a teacher and was also associated with the revolutionaries.
  • who had stormed the European club.
  • the British were so afraid of her that even her degree was confiscated by the British.
So let's continue the article on Pritilata Waddedar.

Pritilata Waddedar
Pritilata Waddedar

Introduction of Pritilata Waddedar?

Pritilata Wadedar was born on 5 May 1911 in Chittagong, Bengal (now Bangladesh). Her father's name was Jagabandhu Waddedar and her mother's name was Pratibhamayi. Earlier her surname was Dasgupta then changed to Waddedar. Pritilata was affectionately called Rani in the house.

Pritilata was educated at the Dr. Khastgir Government Girls' School and after that enrolled in Eden College, Dhaka. She took admission in Calcutta's Bethune College to pursue her further degree. Her meetings with Kalpana Dutta and Nalini Pal at Bethune College were also revolutionary.

After completing her college education, Pritilata came back to her village Chittagong and worked as a school teacher. She was greatly influenced by Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi as she fought till her last breath and did not fall into the hands of the British.


How did Pritilata meet the revolutionaries?

Pritilata could not bear seeing the atrocities and treatment of the British towards the people. She had decided to fight against the British.

She heard stories of revolutionary Surya Sen's heroic deeds from people. She also felt a desire to work with his organization. She was trying hard to meet Surya Sen.

With great difficulty she met Surya Sen but he did not want to include Pritilata in his organization. While Pritilata tried hard to join his organization, she was allowed to join the organization.


Which works Pritilata Waddedar and Surya Sen did together?

When Surya Sen along with his companions attacked the Britishers. At that time

  • They disrupted the telephone line, telegram office and railway line
  • Pritilata helped in supplying ammunition, arms etc. to revolutionaries in Jalalabad war.
  • She also supported Surya Sen's plan to kill an English police officer named Craig of Chittagong.
disrupted telephone lines
disrupted telephone lines

It was impossible to meet Ramakrishna Vishwas but Pritilata went to meet him about 40 times. The British police never knew how many times she had visited the prisoner in jail. In this way Pritilata Wadedar and Surya Sen did many works together.


What did Pritilata Waddedar saw on the board of the European Club that she set fire to the club?

The European Club of the British was situated in Chittagong. A board with the name of the club put up outside the club "dogs and Indians not allowed". Seeing such insulting words written on the board, Pritilata felt very insulted to the Indians.

She used to talk to her friends that British insult Indians by coming to India. So she decided to teach the British a lesson. The idea was to blow up the club inside which Indians were not allowed, which in end would be a pride to India. So Pritilata set fire to the European Club to show what Indians can do to British.


How did Pritilata Waddedar got the insights about the European club?

From the day Pritilata read the derogatory words on the board of the European club, she started planning. She had sent Kalpana Dutta to spy for inside information on the club a week earlier. But Kalpana Datta was caught by the British for spying. Pritilata gained full knowledge of the club through cunning and decided to attack the club on 23 September. 


How did Pritilata Waddedar exploded the European club?

She had seven of his colleagues with her ready to storm the club. She disguised herself as a chief by wearing a turban so that no one could recognize her. It was night time around 10:30 PM and Pritilata entered the club with her friends.

Pritilata entered the club and saw that there were about 40 people in the club. She detonated the bomb near the window of the club. The bomb exploded in the club causing chaos and a fire. Some were injured in the exchange of bullets between Pritilata and the British.


Exploded British Club
Exploded British Club

An equal war was going on between the two. Thirteen Englishmen were injured and one woman was killed in the attack. Pritilata got shot in the firing and she ran out of ammunition. She was so injured that it was difficult for her to leave the club.

She made up her mind that even if she died, she would not fall into the hands of the British. So he swallowed a potassium cyanide pill she kept with her. She died instantly after swallowing the pill. Her body was found at the scene of the attack the next morning.


Conclusion:

In this article we have seen how bravely Pritilata fought against the British invaders. She chose to die like Rani Lakshmibai. She died on 23 September 1932 after taking a potassium cyanide pill.

She was just 21 years old when she died. The British were so afraid of Pritilata that they even kept her degree on hold. Her family was received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2012 after 80 years by Calcutta University.

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How Benoy Basu, Dinesh Gupta and Badal Gupta showed revenge?

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Hello friends, how are you all. I hope everyone are healthy and doing progress in life. Today from Indian History, we are going to talk about Benoy Basu, Dinesh Gupta and Badal Gupta, three young revolutionaries:

  • whose trio had shaken the British Writers' House in Calcutta.
  • the same revolutionary trio killed an English lieutenant colonel while wearing European clothes.
  • the same trio killed the Englishman, who was oppressing the revolutionaries, to death in his own house.

Let's get some information about Benoy Basu, Dinesh Gupta and Badal Gupta.

 

Benoy Basu, Dinesh Gupta and Badal Gupta
Benoy Basu, Dinesh Gupta and Badal Gupta

Who was Benoy Basu, Dinesh Gupta and Badal Gupta?

Benoy Basu

Benoy Basu was also known as Benai Basu or Vinay Basu. He was born on 11 September 1908 in Rohitbhog village of Munshiganj district (now in Bangladesh).

His mother's name was Kshirodabashini Devi and his father's name was Rebatimohan. His full name was Benoy Krishna Basu. Benoy Basu was very gifted in studies. He was a student of Dhaka Medical College.


Dinesh Gupta

Dinesh Gupta was born on 6 December 1911 in Munshiganj. He met Arvindo Ghosh and his life changed. He was so impressed by listening to Aurobindo Ghosh's speeches. He had awakened a curiosity to do something for the country (India).


Badal Gupta

Badal Gupta was born in 1912 in Munshiganj. His childhood name was Sudhir. Badal Gupta had two uncles who were also earlier associated with revolutionaries. Badal was very good at shooting guns, so he used to teach new revolutionaries how to shoot guns.


Why did the revolutionaries think of killing British officer Colonel Simpson?

Subhash Chandra Bose founded the Bengal Volunteer Group in Calcutta. The revolutionaries involved in it made a list of the British who oppressed the Indian revolutionaries. Colonel Simpson's name from Calcutta came first in that list.

Colonel Simpson was the jailer of the Central Jail in Calcutta, he used to torture the prisoners very badly in the jail. Now the revolutionaries were planning to kill Colonel Simpson. Benoy Basu had earlier killed British Inspector General of Police Loman in Dhaka and kept coming to Calcutta from there.

After coming to Calcutta, Benoy joined the organization founded by Subhash Chandra Bose. Badal and Dinesh were also working in the organisation. So the work was entrusted to Benoy Basu, Badal Gupta and Dinesh Gupta.


How Benoy Basu, Dinesh Gupta and Badal Gupta showed revenge?

Benoy, Badal and Dinesh made all preparations to kill Colonel Simpson. They decided to kill Colonel Simpson by breaking into his office, so that the British could also know that Indians are not afraid of anyone and knows to take revenge.

Most of the British offices at that time were in the Dalhousie Square Writers' Building in Calcutta. Colonel Simpson's office was also located in this Square Writer's Building. According to the plan, the three men fixed 8 December 1930 as the day to kill Colonel Simpson.


How did Benoy, Badal and Dinesh entered the Writers Building?

Benoy, Badal and Dinesh were all dressed up as if they were going to meet a big leader. All three looked very English in suits, ties and boots.

car coming to writer's building
car coming to writer's building

In a way that no one would suspect, the three men had hidden the gun in their own way and kept it with them. Three people entered the Writers Building by sitting in a car.

Even the British guard standing below the building could not recognized them. The guard thought that an Englishman working in the office must have come to meet someone. So the guard also took the three people to enter the building.


How did Benoy, Badal and Dinesh killed Lt. Col. Simpson?

Colonel Simpson sitting in office
Colonel Simpson sitting in office

Entering the building, they finds Colonel Simpson sitting in his office. The trio walked straight into his office and shot and killed Colonel Simpson.

On hearing the sound of gunshots, the clerk standing outside the office rushed inside. They came inside and tried to catch the three, but the three ran away outside the office. Benoy, Badal and Dinesh were trying hard to get out of the building.


How did Benoy, Badal and Dinesh died?

British soldiers surrounded them from all sides. They could not get out because they were afraid of revealing their identities. They did not wanted to get captured by British so they decided to commit suicide.

Benoy and Dinesh themselves tried to commit suicide by shooting themselves. Badal put a potassium cyanide pill in his mouth. Badal died instantly as soon as the pill was placed in his mouth.

Benoy and Dinesh were rushed to the hospital when they shot themselves. After a few days in the hospital, Benoy died during treatment. Dinesh was rescued and charged with murder. Dinesh was sentenced to death in the case.


Conclusion:

In this article we have seen that Benoy Basu, Badal Gupta and Dinesh Gupta killed an Englishman in the British office to scare the British. They martyred for the freedom of the country (India).

  • Badal Gupta was martyred on 8 December 1930.
  • Benoy Basu was martyred on 13 December 1930.
  • While Dinesh Gupta was hanged on 7 July 1931.

Dinesh Gupta was only 19 years old when he was hanged.

Dinesh Gupta, who was sentenced to death by Judge Ralph Revods Garlick, was shot dead by Kanaiyalal Bhattacharya in his own court. Kanaiyalal Bhattacharya avenged the hanging of Dinesh Gupta by shooting the judge dead on 27 July 1931. Dalhousie Square was renamed "BBD Bagh" by the government after independence.

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How did Bhagat Singh made British felt insulted?

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 Hello friends, how are you all. I hope everyone are healthy and doing progress in life. Today in this article of Gaurav Sangrah, we are going to talk about Bhagat Singh, a revolutionary:

  • who used the slogan of Inqlab Zindabad.
  • who respected Gandhiji as a leader but ignored his ideas.
  • even after passing in front of British, they could not catch him.
  • the British were so afraid of him that he was hanged before the appointed time.

So today let us get information about Bhagat Singh.

Bhagat Singh

Who was Bhagat Singh?

Bhagat Singh was born on 28 September 1907 in Banga village of Lyallpur district of Punjab (now Pakistan). Somewhere we find Bhagat Singh's date of birth as 27th September but it is not known whether the date is correct or not. His father's name was Kishan Singh and mother's name was Vidyavati.

As Bhagat Singh's great grandfather had a lot of land, his family was engaged in agriculture. He was educated at the Dayanand Anglo-Vaudic School, Lahore and went to the National College, Lahore.

He was influenced by nationalist teachers named Bhai Parmanand and Jaichand Vindhyaalkar from the time he was in high school. His family were already revolutionaries. His uncle was captured by the British and released on the day Bhagat Singh was born.


What did Bhagat Singh do after hearing the incident of Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

Bhagat Singh was 12 years old when the Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place. When he heard the incident of Jallianwala Bagh massacre, he directly walked from school and reached the incident site in Amritsar.

When he reached Jallianwala Bagh, he saw the blood of innocent countrymen everywhere. The water in the well was red with blood and blood splatters were also visible on the walls. Seeing all these scenes, Bhagat Singh developed more hatred towards the British.

He was so shocked by the killing of innocents that he filled a bottle of blood-stained clay and brought it home with him. He decided to teach the British a lesson at an early age.


How did Bhagat Singh join the revolutionaries?

When Bhagat Singh came to know that his marriage discussion was going on in the house, he left the house. He felt the desire to do something for the country. He had joined the Congress before but he did not agree with the ideas of the Congress so he left the Congress.

He loved to read books of revolutionaries, books like Socialism. He read more than 300 books which he used to read whenever he gets time. In 1925 he founded Navjawan Bharat Sabha. There in the meeting he met:

  1. Sukhdev
  2. Yashpal
  3. Bhagwati Charan Vohra
  4. Chandrasekhar Azad
  5. Yatindranath Das


Why did Bhagat Singh boycott the Simon Commission?

In 1927 AD, Sir John Simon came to India and formed the Simon Commission. The rights and regulations of India were framed in this commission. But in this group of MPs there were only seven British members and not a single Indian.

So people boycotted the Simon Commission from across the country. The British baton-charged the protesting people.

Lala Lajpat Rai was also involved in this protest and was baton-charged on him as well. Many were injured in baton charge. Lala Lajpat Rai was so badly injured that he died within a few days.


How did Bhagat Singh Avenged the death of Lala Lajpatrai?

British officer Stoke ordered the baton charge on those who boycotted the Simon Commission. Lala Lajpatrai was killed in baton charge.

To take revenge, Bhagat Singh along with his friends planned to kill the British officer Scott. Bhagat Singh and Rajguru hid near Scott's office to kill him and waited for Scott to come out.

When he came out of the office, Rajguru had shot the Scott once and Bhagat Singh had shot the Scott thrice. Sukhdev and Chandrasekhar Azad also supported him in their escape when both of them ran away after being shooting him.

An Indian police officer came after them to catch them. Bhagat Singh did not wanted to kill him, but because he was working for an Englishman, they also killed him. 


How did Bhagat Singh made British felt insulted?

Bhagat Singh went to kill Scott but instead, John P. Sondanus was dead. After killing him, Bhagat Singh wrote on the walls that John P. Avenged the death of Lala Lajpatrai by killing Sondanus.

The British were enraged by this incident as they felt insulted. The British were looking for Bhagat Singh and his companions in a confined place in Lahore and were also keeping an eye on the passengers coming and going to the railway station.

Bhagat Singh escaping in front of British
Bhagat Singh escaping in front of British

Bhagat Singh used a trick. He disguised himself as a Sardar and boarded a train to Calcutta in front of Britishers without falling into their hands.


Why did Bhagat Singh threw bomb in the Parliament (Assembly)?

Bhagat Singh wanted to convey the message to the people. If the country wants to be freed, we will have to fight with the British, then the country will be freed soon. He wanted to bring revolution in the country.

Smoke Bomb in Parliament
Smoke Bomb in Parliament

To convey the message to the people, Bhagat Singh along with Batukeshwar Dutt threw a bomb in an empty space in the full house of Parliament in such a way that no one was harmed. They were not destroyed by the bomb, they dropped papers in the meeting saying "A blast is needed to make the deaf hear".

Only smoke came out of the bomb that was planted in Parliament. Bhagat Singh had an escape route but he didn't escaped through it and was deliberately got into the hands of the British. He was jailed and many charges were laid against him.


For what reason was Bhagat Singh hanged?

Bhagat Singh did not escape or fall into the hands of the British. Since then the British were looking for him in Lahore on the charge of murdering John P. Sondanus. When he himself was caught throwing the bomb, he was charged with several crimes and sentenced to death.

The British decided to execute Bhagat Singh, fearing that if he was released with a lenient sentence, it would burden the British. He was announced to be hanged on March 24. If Gandhiji appealed to the Viceroy to pardon the death sentence of Bhagat Singh, the sentence could have been pardoned, but Gandhiji did not do so.


How much the Britishers were afraid of Bhagat Singh?

He was scheduled to be sentenced on March 24, but the sentence was brought forward a day. Because the British were afraid that on the day of execution, the people can cause any trouble to them.

The British were so afraid of Bhagat Singh that he had to be hanged in any case. He was to be hanged on the 24th at 6 am but it was given in the evening a day before. The British executed Bhagat Singh on 23 March 1931 at 7:33 PM in Lahore Center Jail due to the fear of the people, which is usually not carried out in the evening.

Bhagat Singh was 23 years old when he was sentenced. Along with him, Rajguru and Sukhdev were also hanged. Before the hanging, the three embraced each other and held the rope around their necks.


Conclusion:

In this article we saw one of the greatest Freedom Fighter in Indian History. He had no fear of execution. Before his execution he was reading the book of "Lenin" the revolutionary.

After hanging, the body of the deceased should be given to the family members but the British did not give the body of Bhagat Singh. The body was thrown into the river Sutlej, but some people saw that the body was being thrown into the river. People took the dead body out and performed the last rites.

The more we talk about him, the less it is. So here we conclude this article. So readers, how did you like this article? What is your favorite paragraph in this article? What new do you get to know in this article? Want to add something about this article? If I have forgotten anything do mention your opinion in the comment section.

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