Happy Independence Day to all my readers. May our journey ahead be guided by unity, progress and unwavering respect for our country. Today in the blog of Gaurav Sangrah, we will be discussing about a very special Freedom Fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad. You may have heard or seen many great people of India but this freedom fighter is like this:
- british government was humiliated after hearing him,
- british could never caught him alive,
- he used to change his disguise so cunningly to get away from the police, and the police did not even notice.
So let's get information about our country's freedom fighter.
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| Chandra Shekhar Azad |
Who was Chandra Shekhar Azad?
Chandra Shekhar Azad was born on 23 July 1906 in Madhya Pradesh to Sitaram Tiwari and Jagranidevi in a Brahmin family. His father himself was a Sanskrit scholar, so his father thought that his son would also become a learned scholar, so Chandra Shekhar Azad was sent to Varanasi to study. As he grew up, he was getting to know how much the British were oppressing the people in the country and how much injustice is being done by them.
Since then, he had made a firm mindset that he have to do something for the country. At that time, Gandhiji of the Congress Party wanted to free the country from the British slavery through non-violence. So Gandhiji started the non-cooperation movement in the country and Chandra Shekhar also joined it.
How did Chandra Shekhar Azad introduce himself to the judge?
Chandra Shekhar Azad was 15 years old when he joined the non-cooperation movement started by Gandhiji even though he was still a student. The sepoys reached the place where the non-cooperation movement was going on and arrested all those involved in the movement. He was also caught in that arrest.
In the arrest, some were sentenced to imprisonment and some ended up in jail. But since Chandra Shekhar Azad was young, he was presented before the judge in court. Then the judge told that you are still a young boy, your age is to study, not to agitate.
Chandrashekhar then said that he can do anything to free his country, even he is ready to die but he don't want to be a slave of British. This answer made the judge again ask angrily "what is your name boy?" He boldly replied to the judge 'My name is Azad'.
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| Angry Judge |
The judge again asked another question to him in anger, what is your father's name? He proudly replied 'My father's name is Independence.' Then judge got more angry and asked him 'Do you know your home address?' Again he proudly said that his home address is a jail. Such answers of his greatly insulted the judge.
How Chandra Shekhar Tiwari came to be known as Chandra Shekhar Azad?
The judge found that answers given by Chandrashekhar in the court very insulting. So the judge got angry and sentenced him to 15 lashes. After hearing the sentence, everyone present in the court was angry with the judge as to why such an innocent boy was given such a painful punishment. But no one could cause any harm of those who walk in the path of righteousness.
While the sepoys were whipping Chandrashekhar, they were chanting 'Vande Mataram' on each blow as if he had no effect. His whole body was covered in blood when he came out after being whipped, but his face did not show any displeasure. From that day his name was followed by Azad and he became Chandrashekhar Azad from Chandrashekhar Tiwari.
Why did Chandra Shekhar Azad robbed the Kakori train?
The non-cooperation movement was abruptly called off over the Chauri Chaura Kant. So Chandra Shekhar became a member of Azad Hindustan Republican Association. In it, he was entrusted with the task of collecting money for the organization.
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| Kakori Train |
The members of the organization used to raise money especially by robbing the government treasury of the British. There, Chandra Shekhar learns that a train running from Sarangpur to Lucknow is going to carry boxes full of British government money.
So he and Ramprasad Prasad Bismil plans to rob the train with his accomplices with the help of Bismil and also robs the train near Kakori. When the British came to know that the train had been robbed, they were looking for the train robbers day and night. Nine people included in the scandal were their names.
- Rajendra Lahiri
- Sachindra Bakshi
- Mukrindi Lal
- Murari Sharma
- Thakur Roshan Singh
- Banwari Lal
- Ashfaq Ullakha
- Manmathanath Gupta
- Chandra Shekhar Azad
The British captured eight of them but Chandra Shekhar Azad did not fall into the hands of the British.
Why Chandra Shekhar Azad made Jhansi the center of organizational activities?
After the Kakori kand, the British were looking for Chandra Shekhar everywhere. So he changed the name of his organization to Hindustan Socialist Republican Association and himself also lived in disguise. He lived with his companions in the forest area of Jhansi to escape from the British.
Pandit Harishankar started living in a hut by the name of Brahmachari on the bank of river Satar in the forest. He taught children there and also practiced marksmanship with his colleagues.
How Chandra Shekhar Azad never got capture alive by British?
His exceptional wit, strategic skills, and immense dedication to the Indian independence movement played crucial roles in evading British capture. His ability to swiftly change locations, utilize disguises, and maintain a network of informants made him an elusive target for the British authorities.
It was February 27, 1931. Chandrashekhar was sitting with his friend Sukhdev in the Alfred Park of Allahabad and discussing the release of Bhagat Singh who was captured by the British. There, his fellow rebelled Veerbhadra Tiwari, who used to work with Chandrashekhar's organization but fell apart for some reason, sees him sitting in the park and informs the police that Chandrashekhar is meeting with his accomplice at Alfred Park.
The police listen to Veerabhadra and prepare to capture Chandrashekhar as capturing him was like capturing a terrifying tiger for the British. British soldiers gets afraid to face him. So the British reached Alfred Park with their team and surrounded the park. But Chandrashekhar comes to know that the British have surrounded him.
The British showered Chandrashekhar with bullets. Chandrashekhar was also facing the British bullets but he did not got the chance to escape from the park. But he saved his friend Sukhdev Raj in the park and sent him away from the British.
He fought single-handedly against the British for fifteen to twenty minutes in Azad Park, injuring several policemen. When he realizes that there is only one bullet left in his gun, he kills himself by shooting the last bullet. But he did not come into the hands of the British till he was alive.
Why was Chandra Shekhar Azad's funeral not informed to the public?
The British were afraid to keep his dead body for long. Since they don't want any trouble from his companions, they sent the body to Rasulabad Ghat for last rites. But when people came to know, people raised slogans against the British and the bravery of Chandra Shekhar.
Conclusion:
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