How Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan arranged for arms?

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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?

"Surfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil mein hai,
 Dekhna hai jor kitna baju e katil mein hai."


"Na Chahu maan duniya me, na chahu swarglok jana,
mujhe var de yahi mata, rahu Bharat pe diwana,
karu me komki seva, pade chahe karod dukh,
agar fir janm lu aakar, to Bharat mehi ho aanaa."

Which means,
"I don't want honor from the world, I don't want to go to heaven,
oh mother grant me a wish, I shall always be in love with my country.
I will serve the community, no matter how much pain I have to suffer,
if I born again, then I will always to born in India."

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.

  1. Rajendra Lahiri
  2. 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.

So here I would like to conclude my article, so readers how did you like this article about Ramprasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan? Which was your favorite paragraph in this article? If you wish to add something, then do comment in comment section.

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How Vinoba Bhave got 44 lakh acres land in Bhoodan Movement?

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Hello friends, how are you all, I hope you are all healthy and good. Today in this article, from Indian history we are going to see the biography of Vinoba Bhave, a person:

  • who took a vow of lifelong celibacy at the age of ten.
  • who gave 44 lakhs acers land to the Harijans for farming.
  • who went to jail several times for the country.

So let us begin the story on Vinoba Bhave.

Vinoba Bhave

Who was Vinoba Bhave?

Vinoba Bhave was born on 11 September 1895 in Gagoda village of Maharashtra. His childhood name was Vinayak Narahari Bhave. He was born in a middle class Brahmin family. His father used to make Narahari Rang (Black color).

At that time colors were imported from abroad. His father Narahari believed that if the color is made in the country, there would be no need to import it from abroad.

His mother Rukmanibai was absorbed in the devotion of God all day long. She used to tell him ancient stories like Ramayana, Mahabharata, Gita from childhood.

Vinoba Bhave's life was deeply influenced by scriptures. He took a vow not to marry and remain celibate at the tender age of ten. At a young age he was thinking of renouncing the world and going to the Himalayas.


What was the influence of Gandhiji in the life of Vinoba Bhave?

Vinoba Bhave was already influenced by Gandhiji's ideas. He always used to read Gandhiji's lectures and articles in news papers.

Once Gandhiji gave a speech in Banaras University. Vinoba Bhave read Gandhiji's speech in a news paper and realized what he needed to do in life. Influenced by Gandhiji's speech, he was on his way to take the intermediate exam in Mumbai and did not take the exam.

After listening to Gandhiji's speech, he tore up all his school certificates and burnt them. He was going to go to the Himalayas after taking asceticism, but then he left to meet Gandhiji.


Where did Vinoba Bhave meet Gandhiji?

Vinoba Bhave considered Gandhiji as his Guru. He wrote a letter to Gandhi and requested to meet him. Gandhi called him to meet at the Kochrab Ashram Ahmedabad. Kocharab Ashram was Gandhiji's first ashram.

When Gandhi saw Vinoba Bhave for the first time, he was surprised. Because Vinoba Bhave was also simple and straight-forward in dress like Gandhiji. He also did not use many clothes to cover his body like Gandhiji. Vinoba Bhave met him at the Kocharab Ashram and started living the life of an ascetic staying in the Ashram.


What did Vinoba Bhave do in association with Gandhiji?

While staying in the ashram, Vinoba Bhave used to educate the children of the ashram. He went to the surrounding villages and took up the work of cleaning campaign. He also participated in the non-cooperation movement along with Gandhiji.

He also had to go to jail for boycotting foreign goods. Even in prison, he continued to acquire knowledge, he himself continued to read and write, but at the same time, he also imparted knowledge to the inmates.

Reading Gita

He translated the Bhagwat Gita into Marathi while in jail and imparted knowledge to the inmates. Gandhiji was very impressed by Vinoba Bhave's work. Gandhiji gave him the name Vinoba from Vinayaka.


What did Vinoba Bhave do to make people aware?

Gandhi assigned him to take charge of the Wardha Ashram in Maharashtra. He was managing such an ashram while staying in Vardha Ashram. He also started a monthly magazine in Maharashtra called "Maharashtra Dharma".

Writing Monthly Magazine

In his magazine, he used to write an essay on the importance of Vedanta and its utility. The pamphlet named "Maharashtra Dharma" became so popular among the people that later it started to be published weekly instead of monthly.

His pamphlet "Maharashtra Dharma" was very helpful in awakening the people for independence. His pamphlet gained fame for three consecutive years.

Satisfied with his work, Gandhi sent him to Vaikobh, a small village in Kerala for further work. Where Harijans were barred from entering the temple. He was sent to remove the discrimination of high and low among the people.


How Vinoba Bhave got 44 lakh acres land in Bhoodan Movement?

Bhoodan means donation of land. When it comes to Bhoodan, Vinoba Bhave is remembered first. He contributed a lot to Bhoodan. He went to meet the people of Pochampalli village in Telangana.

The Harijans there did not even have enough land to earn a living by farming. So the Harijans demanded 80 acres of land from Vinoba Bhave for livelihood. When Vinoba Bhave spoke to the big landlords, the village landlords were ready to donate some of their land.

In this way, Vinoba Bhave walked 17 kilometers in the country on foot and got about 44 lakh acres of land donated from the landlords, village to village. He gave the donated land to poor farmers for cultivation. He continued the Bhoodan movement for 13 years.


Which famous books did Vinoba Bhave wrote?

Following are the famous books of Vinoba Bhave:

  1. Essence of Bhagavad Gita
  2. Sarvodaya
  3. Swarajya Shastra
  4. Re-establishment of Gandhian principles
  5. Path of Independence
  6. Gita Discourse
  7. Power of non-violence
  8. Vinoba Bhave about education
  9. Gram Gita
  10. India of my dreams

any many more books were written by him.


Conclusion:

In this article we have seen how Vinoba Bhave meets Gandhiji. His and Gandhiji's ideas were compatible with each other. He was very saddened to hear the news of Gandhiji's death, but he continued his social service work again. He spent his last days at Punar Ashram in Maharashtra.

When he fell ill in his last days, he stopped taking medicine and drinking. Vinoba Bhave died on 15 November 1982 due to abstinence from food and water. In 1983, he was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna by the Government of India.

So readers, how did you feel about Vinoba Bhave's biography? What did you learn from this article? What is your favorite paragraph in this? If you wish to add something you can add in the comment section below.

Thank you very much for reading this article till the end.

Take care till we meet back very soon with exciting biographies of such great peoples of India from Indian History.

How did Surya Sen Captured British outpost?

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 Hello friends, how are you all. I hope you are all having fun and being healthy. Today we are going to talk about Surya Sen, a patriot of India

  • also known as "Master Da" in Indian History.
  • whose revolutionary group included youths as young as 16, 17 years.
  • who also attacked the British outpost to get machine guns and ammunition.

Let us know the history of Surya Sen who made plans in such a mind.

Surya Sen

Who was Surya Sen?

Surya Sen was born on 22 March 1894 in Noapara village of Chittagong (now Bangladesh) in a middle class family. His father used to teach children in Rajmani Sen School. After his schooling he completed his B.A from Brajmohan College, Berhampur.

After coming from college, he served as a teacher in a school in Chittagong. In school, he used to teach children his favorite subject Mathematics. Since Surya Sen was a teacher in the school, he was affectionately called "Master Da" (a respect in Bengali) by the children and the villagers.


Why did Surya Sen left Indian National Congress organization?

From childhood, Surya Sen had seen the atrocities of the British and developed a hatred towards them. He decided to fight against the British and joined the Indian National Congress. He also worked with Gandhiji in the non-cooperation movement in India.

When Surya Sen saw the work of the Indian National Congress organization, he found it very slow. He began to think that if they work so slowly, when will the British be taught a lesson? Surya Sen wanted to teach the British a lesson as soon as possible. So he left the Congress organization and started thinking of forming a separate group of his own.


How did Surya Sen built his revolutionary army against British?

He wanted to teach the British a lesson as soon as possible. Special training was given to the students of the school where he used to teach as a teacher. He had prepared an army of his own consisting of 15 to 17-year-old hot-blooded, passionate young revolutionaries.

Surya Sen's Army

Initially there were 60 youths in his army, then gradually an army of 500 youths was prepared. Surya Sen named his army IRA. The full name of IRA was "Indian Republican Army".


Which revolutionaries were involved in the Indian Republican Army?

Girls also played a role as revolutionaries in Surya Sen's IRA organization. Some of them were Kalpana Dutt and Pritilata Waddedar.

The names of the revolutionary brothers were:

  1. Ganesh Ghosh,
  2. Anant Singh,
  3. Loknath Bal,
  4. Ambika Chakraborty,
  5. Manoranjan Bhattacharya,

 Such revolutionaries were included in the IRA organization.


How did Surya Sen Captured British outpost?

Surya Sen was planning to expel the British from Chittagong. He had an army of passionate revolutionaries but very few weapons. They needed arms to fight the British. He knew that the British bunker in Chittagong had lots of guns, ammunition, etc.

He planned to attack the armed outpost of the British along with a few colleagues from his army. As planned, he attacked outpost with his colleagues at night. After the attack, they took complete control of outpost. On the outpost, they raised slogans of "Vande Mataram" and "Inqalab Zindabad" and hoisted the Indian flag after removing the British flag.

They captured the British outpost, but they did not get the machine guns and ammunition which they wanted. They returned with the pistol they found. Surya Sen's revolt against the British is also known as the "Chittagong Mutiny".


What was the plan of Surya Sen to carry out the "Chittagong Mutiny".

At first, Surya Sen, along with his colleagues, blocked the telephone, telegraph and railway lines near the outpost. The telephone line was closed so that the British could not immediately send a message to anyone else for their own help.

The tracks of the railway line were broken and no one could come soon to help them in Chittagong. Surya Sen used his intelligence to prepare the "Chittagong Mutiny" with his allies.


How did Surya Sen survive the British?

Surya Sen knew that the British were not going to sit quietly when the British were attacked. Escaping the British, Surya Sen and his companions left Chittagong and hid in the forest area. The British knew that the revolutionaries were hiding in the forests around Chittagong.

Hiding in Forest


The British were trying hard to find the revolutionaries but they could not find Surya Sen. Once there was a war between Surya Sen's army and the British and the British had to suffer a lot. In the battle he killed 80 British soldiers but 12 of his comrades also lost their lives.


What was the reward given by the British for the capture of Surya Sen?

The British had tried many ways to capture Surya Sen but he did not fall into the hands of the British. Finally, the British offered a reward of 10,000 Rs for the capture of Surya Sen. 10,000 Rs was considered a huge sum at that time.

None of the people of Chittagong informed about Surya Sen. He had a friend named Sainama Netra Sen who did not get along with Surya Sen much, he betrayed Surya Sen.

Netra Sen's greed for the money informed the British about Surya Sen, the British caught Surya Sen. When accomplices found out that Netra Sen had caught Surya Sen, one of the accomplices cut Netra Sen's throat.


Conclusion:

In this article, we saw how much the people of Chittagong supported him. Although the people of the village knew, the people did not inform the British about him. Surya Sen was attacking the enemy with gorilla warfare strategy. He was hanged on 12 January 1934.

Surya Sen wrote in a letter to a friend a day before he was hanged. "Comrades, there is no need to panic. Our intention is to make the country free. Step forward in faith, there is no need to turn back. Our victory is certain”. It is said that when he was executed, he was in a state of unconsciousness. A monument named after him has been erected at the place where he was hanged.

So here I would like to conclude my article, so readers how did you like this article about Surya Sen? Which was your favorite paragraph in this article? If you wish to add something, then do comment in comment section.

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How Sarojini Naidu educated people in the freedom movement?

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Hello friends, how are you all, I hope you are all healthy and having fun. Today in this article of Gaurav Sangrah, we are going to talk about Sarojini Naidu,  a women freedom fighter:

  • who was a freedom fighter as well as an Indian poet and political activist in Indian History.
  • who was named "Hind's Bulbul" by Gandhiji.
  • who went to jail 21 times to get the country free.
  • first woman governor of independent India.

Today we get to know about such a country lover Sarojini Naidu.

Sarojini Naidu

Who was Sarojini Naidu?

Sarojini Naidu was born on 13 February 1879 in a Bengali Brahmin family in Hyderabad. She was the eldest among eight siblings. Her father Adhorinath Chattopadhyay, who was a professor at Nizam College in Hyderabad, also worked as a social reformer.

Her mother Vardasundaridevi write poems in Bengali language. Mother was a poet, father was a social reformer, so daughter had the qualities of both parents. Sarojani Naidu had a court marriage with Govinda Rajulu Naidu.

She married into another caste. At that time marrying into another caste was considered a crime. But the father allowed the marriage without any discrimination. Earlier her surname was Chattopadhyay, after marriage the surname was Naidu.


How did Sarojini Naidu got a scholarship to pursue further education?

Sarojini Naidu was very bright in acquiring education. She passed the matriculation examination when she was 12 years old. She came first from Madras University in the matriculation examination. Bengal was ruled by the Nizam at that time.

Nizam

The Nizam was delighted by her poetry collection "The Golden Threshold", which had become so much popular. So she received a scholarship from Nizam College to study accounting. She went to England to do her college education. Educated at King's College London in England and Girton College, Cambridge University.


What achievements did Sarojini Naidu achieved in her life?

1.Sarojani Naidu knew many languages ​​like Urdu, Telugu, Hindi, English and Bengali and could speak and write well. She was very fond of writing poems. She used to write poetry in Hindi, English, Gujarati, Bengali etc languages.

She inherited writing poetry from his mother as his mother also wrote poetry. Her first poetry collection "The Golden Threshold" which was published in 1300 lines became very popular.

2. Sarojni Naidu was also doing social welfare work, she went to the villages and served the poor people. She used to be present in places where there was a flood in the river or there was a drought and provided food, water, clothes and shelter to the people.

Rescue in flood

Pleased with her work, the British government also awarded her "Keshari Hind". After seeing the atrocities committed by the British in Jallianwala Bagh, Sarojini Naidu returned the award to the British government.

3. One day Sarojini Naidu met with Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Gopal Krishna Gokhale greatly appreciated her poems and mentored her in writing them.

If one writes on the subject of revolutionaries, the spirit of revolutionaries will be generated in the people and the spirit of fighting for the freedom of the country will be awakened. She started writing poetry on Krantikari (Revolutionaries), following the words of Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Poems reached the masses and her poetry came in handy in the freedom struggle.

4. Sarojani Naidu was elected as the second woman president of the Indian National Congress.

5. She became the first woman governor of independent India after independence.


How Sarojini Naidu educated people in the freedom movement?

Sarojini Naidu used to go from village to village giving lectures. Women were taken out of the kitchen and explained their rights. She used to give information about things like widow remarriage, women education, participation in the freedom struggle. As social worker, she always helped the poor and distressed people.

After meeting Gandhiji, she was with Gandhi Bapu in many satyagrahas like Dandi March, Quit India Movement, Non-Cooperation Movement.

Due to the number of agitations Sarojini Naidu had done with Gandhi Bapu, she even had to go to jail at times. Sarojni Naidu had also stayed in jail for 21 months. She also traveled to countries like America, Africa, London to spread awareness to bring freedom to the country.


Some of Sarojini Naidu's famous Poems.

Following are the names of famous poems written by Sarojini Naidu.

  1. Suttee
  2. To Indian
  3. Indian Wavers
  4. Indian Dancer
  5. The Soul's Prayer
  6. Ecstasy
  7. The Golden Threshold
  8. In The Forest
  9.  Palanquin Bearers
  10. An Indian Love Song
  11. Nightfall City in Hyderabad
  12. Damayante to Nala in the Hour of Exile, etc
poems became very popular. Rabindranath Tagore and Jawaharlal Nehru also appreciated her poems. 

Conclusion:

In this article we have seen how much Sarojini Naidu contributed to the freedom of the country. She was called "Bulbul-e-hind" due to her sweet voice. Gandhi gave her the name "Bharat Kokila".

She suffered a heart attack while working in his office as usual in Lucknow. She died of heart disease on 2 March 1949. Her birth day is also celebrated as National Women's Day. On 13 February 1964, the Government of India issued a 15 paise postage stamp in his memory. 

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How did Begum Hazrat Mahal became a trouble for British?

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Hello readers friends, how are you all. I hope everyone is happy and healthy. Today from Indian History we are going to talk about Begum Hazrat Mahal, a women freedom fighter,

  • whose name was sufficient for british to get afraid of
  • who was also known as Mahal Pari in the palace.
  • whose tombs can still be found in Nepal today.

So let us begin the journey on Begum Hazrat Mahal.

Begum Hazrat Mahal

Who was Begum Hazrat Mahal?

Begum Hazrat Mahal was born in 1820 in Oudh (also known as Awadh), Fezabad (in Uttar Pradesh). For some reason she was sold to a brothel dancer at an early age. Her childhood name was Mohammadi Khurram.

When Mohammadi Khurram grew up, the brothel dancer taught her to dance and sent her to dance in the palaces. Mohammadi Khurra was no less than a nymph in appearance. She was known in palaces as "Mahel Pari".


When Mahel Pari got the name "Hazarat Mahal"?

She used to go to the palaces to dance. One day she was dancing in the court of Wajid Shah (King of Awadh). When the king saw her, he felt love with her.

Seeing the nature, intelligence and beauty of Mahel Pari, Wajdali Shah married Mahal Pari. She became Mahel Pari Begum after marriage and was the second wife of Wajedli Shah. After the marriage Begum gave birth to a son named Birjis Kader. Begum was then named as "Hazarat Mahal" after the birth of Birjis Kader.


How did East India Company grab Awadh?

The British were doing injustice to the kings of Hindustan at that time. Also known as the "grab policy" by falsely incorporating the kingdom of Kings with the East India Company. Wajedli was trying also to usurp Shah's kingdom.

The rule of East India Company was that if a king did not have an heir, he should hand over his kingdom to East India Company. Wajedli Shah had a son so wanted to implicate him wrongly.


victim people

He was falsely accused. Like Wajedali Shah does not know how to manage the state. People are not happy with it and took over Awadh by making false accusations.


Why didn't Begum Hazrat Mahal left Lucknow?

The British included Oudh (Awadh) in the East India Company. Wajdali Shah, the king of Oudh, left the kingdom and was sent to Calcutta in Bengal. In Calcutta, money was sent to him every month in the form of pension.

Wajedali Shah kept going to Calcutta but Begum Hazrat Mahal was not ready to leave Lucknow because she decided to stay in Lucknow and fight against the British for her rule of Oudh.


Why did both Hindus and Muslims supported Begum Hazrat Mahal?

Begum Hazrat Mahal was preparing an army with her son in Lucknow. She prepared her army by taking not only Muslims but also Hindus. The British used to destroy Hindu temples and blame the Muslims, they destroyed Majid and blamed the Hindus.

In this way the british made Hindus and Muslims fight against each other. The soldiers too did not like working in  East India Company, because they were forced to open the cartridges with their mouths.

Both of them did not like that the religion of both Hindus and Muslims would be corrupted as the cartridges were made of cow and pig fat. She had support from both Hindus and Muslims. 


How did Begum Hazrat Mahal became a trouble for British?

Begum Hazrat Mahal was ruling from Lucknow. She prepared her own army and was supported by Molvi Ahmad and Nana Saheb II. She defeated the British in many places with the help of her army. Begum Hazrat Mahal was now suffocating under the noses of the Britishers, which disturbed the britishers a lot.

The British wanted to capture her but she did not come under British control. Now the British knew that the she would not come into their hands so the British called other troops from abroad to capture her.


Why did Begum Hazrat Mahal went to Nepal with her son?

After Begum Hazrat Mahal separated the detachments of the army, they were sent for war. The division of army led to its subsequent defeat against the British. 

Delhi Invasion

The British conquered Delhi by invading it and now the entire British army was advancing to invade Lucknow. Begum Hazrat Mahal came to know that the British army was coming to capture her so she went to Nepal with her son.


Conclusion:

Thus, we have seen in this article how Begum Hazrat Mahal became a queen from a simple girl. Knowing the name Begum Hazrat Mahal, it seems as if there is a history of a palace, but this is the history of a queen. She wanted to come back to India but could not.

She died in Nepal on 7 April 1879 due to illness. Her mausoleum was built in Kathmandu which we can still see today. The Government of India also issued a postage stamp in her memory.

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How did Madam Bhikaji Cama honoured India in Germany?

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Hello friends, how are you all. I hope you are all in good spirits and healthy. Today we are going to get information about a brave women freedom fighter Madam Bhikaji Cama

  • from whom the British were afraid of even though she was in abroad.
  • the first person to hoist the Indian flag on foreign land in Indian history.
  • who used to give speeches against the British without any fear in countries like America and Europe.

So let us get some information about her.

Madam Bhikaji Cama

Who was Madam Bhikaji Cama?

Madam Bhikaji Cama was born on 24 September 1861 in Mumbai to a wealthy Parsi family. She was educated at Alexander Parsi Girls' School. She was very clever in studying. When she was four years old, she heard about the sacrifices of heroic revolutionaries like Rani Lakshmibai, Tatya Tope, and Mangal Pandey.

From childhood, she was awakened to the spirit of serving the country. As she became more understanding, she loved serving the country, helping people, fighting for the country's freedom.

But her father did not liked his daughter to work against the British for the sake of the country. Even though her father refused her, she did not believe her father's words. So his father got his daughter married to Rustam Khurshid Kama of a rich family.

Her husband also did not liked that she was still serving the country even after marriage, because her husband was rich and fond of foreign things. Madam Bhikaji Cama was against foreign items. So there was always a rift between both husband and wife.


Why did Madam Bhikaji Cama have to go to England?

Madam Bhikaji Cama did not hesitate to serve the sick and the poor. If she got an opportunity, she never missed the opportunity to serve sick and poor people. In 1896, a terrible disease of plague spread in Mumbai at that time.

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Madam Bhikhaji used to serve sick people. While serving the sick, she herself was suffering from a terrible illness.

Her husband Rustam Khurshid Cama had sent her to England to cure her illness. There she met Shyamji Krishnavarma. Shyamji Krishnavarma was fighting for the freedom of India while living in England.


How did Madam Bhikaji Cama honoured India in Germany?

An international convention was organized in Germany in 1907. Madam Bhikaji Cama and Ranaji were sent as India's representatives in the planning. All the countries present in the convention hoisted their respective national flags. Madam Bhikaji Cama hoisted the national flag of India in that event.

International Convention

At that time she was the first Indian woman to hoist the national flag of India on forign land. She also gave a speech while hoisting the national flag. In the speech, she talked about the freedom of the country and spoke a lot about the atrocities committed by the British.


How was the national flag of India hoisted in Germany?

The national flag of India hoisted in Germany was a tricolor. The national flag was green, saffron and red.

  1. The green color above had eight lotuses symbolizing the seven stars of Saptarshi.
  2. Vande Mataram was written in the kesari color in between which was in Devanagari script.
  3. The red color which was at the bottom symbolized the sun and the moon.


What was Madam Bhikaji Cama doing for the country even while living abroad?

Madam Bhikhaji Kama used to give speeches against the British without any fear for the freedom of the country even in countries like Europe and America. Her speeches encouraged the people of India to fight against the British for freedom.

Madam Bhikaji used to buy new types of toys from abroad. Guns, cartridges etc. inside the toys were being sent to India with their friends from abroad without anyone knowing. Books giving information on how to make guns, ammunition, cartridges etc. were smuggled from abroad to India.


Why were Britishers afraid of Madam Bhikaji Cama?

Even while living abroad, Madam Bhikaji Cama used to give speeches against the British and encouraged the people of the country, the British were afraid of the speeches. Even when Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal, Madam Bhikaji Cama protested against it. Her house in Paris was considered the main center for revolutionaries for Indians living abroad.

The British were so afraid of Madam Bhikhaji Kama that the French government was asked by the British to arrest Madam Bhikaji Cama for treason. When Madam Bhikaji Cama came to know about this, she was going to Paris from America.


Where did Madam Bhikaji Cama want to spend the last days of her life?

Madam Bhikaji was working abroad for 35 years. Now she wanted to spend her last days in India. The British were so afraid of her that they did not allowed her to return to India. Madam Bhikhaji Kama's friends wrote letters to the Government of India requesting her permission to return to India.


Conclusion:

Madam Bhikhaji Kama's illness increased due to aging. After coming to India, she was admitted to Parsi Dharmada Hospital in Mumbai. Their she died in the hospital on 13 August 1936. She introduced a newspaper called Vandemataram which published the speeches of leaders and about the injustices of the British. An organization of revolutionaries started "Abhinav Bharat". She spent her entire life for the country even while living abroad.

So readers, how did you like the story of Madam Bhikaji Cama? What are the things which should be added more in this article? If anything is remaining about Madam Bhikaji Cama in this article feel free to comment in the comment box.

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We will meet again very soon in another article with such another women freedom fighter from Indian History, till then take care.