Hello friends, how are you all, I hope everyone is having fun and staying healthy. Today we are going to talk about "Ram Prasad Bismil" and "Ashfaqulla Khan", two patriotic friends and revolutionaries:
- who fought a lot against the British Empire.
- who also looted the treasure of the British in favour of the country.
- for whom the British kept searching for months, but they did not come into the hands of the British
- who were executed at the age of 27 and 30.
Let's get information about Ramprasad Bismil and Ashfaq Ullah Khan.
Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan
Who was Ramprasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan?
Ramprasad Bismil
Ramprasad Bismil was born on 11 June 1897 in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. His father's name was Muralidhar and mother's name was Moolmati. Muralidhar himself taught Hindi to his son Ramprasad. In the matter of education, his father used to concentrate on his son.
Ramprasad was also fond of learning Urdu so he took Urdu language education from a Maulvi. He had studied in an English school, so he knew the English language as well. He knew many languages. He was also a writer and poet. He wrote many poems and books on the independence of the country.
Ashfaqulla Khan
Ashfaqulla Khan was born on 22 October 1900 in Shahjahanpur. His father's name was Shafiqullah Khan and mother's name was Mazrunissa Begum. He was the youngest of six siblings in the family.
He also used to write shayari and poetry. He had seen the atrocities of the British in Shahjahanpur since childhood. So he hated the British.
How did Ramprasad Bismil join the Arya Samaj?
One day Ramprasad Bismil met Munshi Indrajit. Munshi Indrajit explained to Ramprasad about the Arya Samaj. In which it was asked to stop the mischief of the society and to understand the Vedas.
He gave Ramprasad the book "Satyartha Prakash" written by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to read. Reading the book given by Munshi Indrajit had a deep impact on Ramprasad and he joined the Arya Samaj.
Bhai Parmanand, a member of the Arya Samaj, was sentenced to death for a minor crime. Ramprasad was very angry after hearing this. He got angry and wrote the poem "Mera Janm" against the British.
Which poems of Ramprasad Bismil gained fame?
We have heard this lines many times but do you know who composed it? The author of the verse was Ramprasad Bismil. He was a patriotic poet. His poems:
- Mind wave
- Mainpuri Key Pledge
- my birth
- Countrymen or name message
gained a lot of fame. He used to publish his poems under the pseudonym Bismil and Rama.
What did Ramprasad Bismil do in Manpuri Conspiracy?
Ramprasad Bismil founded an organization and named it Matruvedi. The organization was also known as "Matrubhumi" or "Matrubhumi Ki Vedi" later the organization was discontinued. To run the organization, Ramprasad used to write and sell his poetry and articles on patriotism.
He sold pamphlets in Mainpuri called "Deshwasio Ke Naam Sandesh" and "Mainpuri Ki Pratijna" to people. In the paper Ram Prasad wrote a lot against the British in the article he was shown to give independence to the whole of India.
Ramprasad's paper had a lot of impact in bringing revolution among the people. The British seized the paper after seeing it written against them and were trying to arrest Ramprasad. Ramprasad escaped from there but all his books were seized by the British.
The British made many searches for Ramprasad but he was hiding underground. Even between Delhi and Agra, Ramprasad was planning to rob the British. When the British came to know that Ram Prasad was in Delhi, the British government set out to arrest Ram Prasad.
Ramprasad also escaped from there and jumped into the river Yamuna. The British realized that Ramprasad died by falling into the river. Ramprasad was able to float in water so he escaped from there and lived underground.
How were both Ramprasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan met each other?
One day Ashfaqulla Khan's elder brother came home and told Ashfaq that Ramprasad has been teaching the British a lesson. He has harassed the British in the Manpuri conspiracy.
The British have been trying to capture him for months, but he is not in the hands of the British. After hearing the story of Ramprasad, Ashfaq was very impressed with him and was trying hard to meet him.
After a lot of hard work, both of them met. Ashfaq was asking Ramprasad to join his organization but Ramprasad did not want to accept a newbie. Ashfaq trusted Ramprasad and when Ramprasad felt confident, he was taken into the institute.
How Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan arranged for arms?
After the Chauri Chaura massacre, the non-cooperation movement was abruptly stopped by Gandhiji. After the movement stopped, revolutionaries like Ramprasad Bismil got together and formed another organization of their own.
Kakori Train Massacre
He named the organization "Hindustan Republic Association". The revolutionaries needed money to buy arms and some necessary requirements to run the organization. To collect money, Ramprasad Bismil planned to loot the British treasury.
Ramprasad Bismil was accompanied by Ashfaq Khan and eight other revolutionaries to loot the treasure. A train full of treasure was looted near Kakori under the leadership of Ramprasad Bismil. The name of the organization was later changed to Hindustan Socialist Republic Association.
How was Ramprasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan captured by the British?
The British were feeling humiliated by the Kakori Kant. In any case, the British were trying to arrest the revolutionaries in the Kakori scandal. All the revolutionaries succeeded in the mission and escaped in their own way to a safe place.
washerman's cloth
But he did not know that one of his friend Banarasilal's cloth had fallen at the place of theft. The British found that cloth and it had a washerman's mark on it. After questioning the washerman, the British informed about Banarasilal.
So Banarsilal was captured by the British. In this way all the revolutionaries who were involved in the Kakori train robbery were caught but Chandra Shekhar Azad was not caught.
Conclusion:
We have seen in this article that Ramprasad Bismil made the Britishers run after him due to his patriotic poems. His poetry was very useful for the freedom of the people of the country. Ramprasad Bismil and Ashfaq Ullah Khan were caught by the British government in the Kakori train robbery. Both of them were hanged on 19 December 1927 in Gorakhpur Jail.
Ramprasad Bismil was only 30 years old and Ashfaq Ullah Khan was 27 years old when he was sentenced. His two other accomplices were also executed along with him. Those who were executed were named.
- Rajendra Lahiri
- Roshan Singh
Thousands of people joined the funeral procession of Ram Prasad Bismil. He was cremated on the banks of the Rapti River with Vedic chants. In memory of Ramprasad Bismil, Ramprasad Bismil railway station has been built a little away from Shahjahanpur.
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