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About Bhagat Singh
Born: September 27th
1907
Death: March 23,
1931
He was the third son
of Sardar Kishan
Singh and Vidyavati
Bhagat Singh was one
of the most prominent
faces of Indian
freedom struggle
Life Bhagat Singh started following Non-
Cooperation Movement called by Mahatma
Gandhi
He became involved in numerous
revolutionary organizations
Hindustan Socialist Republican
Association (HSRA)
Naujawan Bharat Sabha
Kirti Kissan Party
In 1919, when Jalianwala Bagh massacre
took place
The massacre strengthened his resolve to
Before leaving home
Bhagat Singh wrote a letter; he said,
"The aim of my life is to fight for
India's freedom. I don't wish for
worldly pleasures. At the time of my
Upanayanam (the initiation ceremony
among the Hindus), my uncle had
taken a sacred promise from me; I
promised to sacrifice myself for the
sake of the country. Accordingly I am
now giving up my own happiness and
going out to serve the country."
Bomb In The Assembly (Pathos)
In the face of actions by the
revolutionaries
The British government enacted the
Defence of India Act to give more
power to the police
The Act was defeated in the council
by one vote.
However, the Act was then passed
under the ordinance that claimed that
In response to this act, the
Hindustan Socialist Republican
Association planned to explode a
bomb in the Central Legislative
Assembly where the ordinance was
going to be passed.
It was decided that Bhagat Singh and
Batukeshwar Dutt another
revolutionery would throw the bomb
in the assembly
On April 8, 1929, Singh and Dutt
threw a bomb onto the corridors of
The bomb neither killed nor injured anyone
He and Dutt were sentenced to
'Transportation for Life' for the bombing on
June 12, 1929.
And mother India lost her brave son
“He is the symbol of the heroism of the youth
of India. A revolutionary He threw a bomb
when the Legislature was in session to warn
the British Government. He was put to death
but lives in the hearts of his countrymen”
There was a logic behind everything Bhagat Singh used to do.
It takes a loud voice to make the deaf hear
Bhagat Singh decided to use the court as a tool to publicize his cause for the independence of India
While in jail, Bhagat Singh and other prisoners launched a hunger strike advocating for the rights of prisoners and those facing trial
""I am confident that my death will do more to smash the British Empire than my release" and told his father to withdraw the petition
In the leaflet he threw in the Central Assembly on 9 April 1929, he stated that It is easy to kill individuals but you cannot kill the ideas
Logos