The legend of Bhagat Singh

On 3rd March, 1931 the family members of Bhagat Singh came to meet him. There were his parents, old grandpa, aunts, brothers and sisters.Grandpa Sardar Arjun Singh was grief stricken. He had initiated the family into the freedom politics and lost two sons. Now his dearest grandson was to be snatched away.He went to Bhagat […]

The trial began on 7th May 1929 in the court of Additional Magistrate Mr. Pool. Lawyer Asaf Ali was representing the revolutionaries voluntarily. The defendants requested that they would give their statements in Sessions Court only. The request was granted under Sec. 3 of Indian Penal Code.The hearing began on 4th June, 1929 in the

Bhagat’s word now carried more weight since the assassination of Sanders. As soon as it became known to all that Bhagat Singh was responsible for the killing of ASP Sanders whose baton blows felled a prominent Indian leader of Lalaji’s stature, he had become an instant hero.For millions of youth of India Bhagat Singh had

In 1929, the government was readying to pass two draconian bills in the Central Assembly.The first was Public Safety Bill. Its aim was to outlaw any opposition to the government. It was aimed at crushing the spirit of the youth who were rising against the British under various leftist outfits. The law was to give

After getting away from the D.A.V. hostel, the revolutionary group went different ways. Bhagat Singh shaved off his beard and got the hair cut at the room of an old friend. He borrowed pants and a hat from him. The friend knew all about the plot.Bhagat confided, “I must get away from Lahore.”The friend learnt

To evade police Azad and Bhagat Singh split. Bhagat Singh went to Lahore to prepare Young India Forum for opposition to Simon Commission.Azad went to Delhi to plan and execute a bomb attack on the Viceroy, Lord Irwin. The attack was carried on the train that was taking the Viceroy to Mathura at a spot

A grand convention of the free revolutionaries was called at old fort (Purana Quila) ruins of Delhi to discuss the future strategies and for reorganisation of the outfit.More than three scores of prominent revolutionaries from Punjab, North West Frontier Province, U.P., Bihar and Central Province (Madhya Pradesh) attended the convention. Five of them were women.

Dairyman BhagatKishan Singh wanted Bhagat to take up some job and not do anything to attract the police attention. Bhagat Singh understood the compulsions of the new situation. He could imagine what his father must have gone through to raise the money for his bail. He could not fail his father.Kishan Singh raised some more

In 1925, Kakori train robbery was executed by the revolutionaries near Lucknow. A government treasury being transported by the train was looted. The revolutionaries decamped with the loot and escaped into nearly jungles.The authorities hit back with a prompt police and C.I.D. action. The revolutionaries were nabbed one by one. Only Chandra Shakhar Azad eluded

During 1920, Akali Sikhs had launched an agitation to reform the working of Sikh Gurudwaras. The Gurudwaras were being treated as private properties by their priests who were mostly British proteges. They were protected and supported by the colonial administration.Gurudwaras used to collect crores of rupees through the daily offerings of the devotees which was

Meanwhile Gandhiji had emerged as the tallest figure on the political scene of India. He was leading the freedom struggle. Under the Congress banner almost entire nation was behind him.Bhagat Singh also was drawing closer to the Congress and he had begun to feel great respect for Gandhiji, mainly because he was leading battle against

The seeds of the freedom sown in Bhagat by his family found right nursing ground in D.A.V. School. His feelings for nationalism and opposition to the British rule were intensifying. The martyrs of the battle against British were becoming his role models.In the early part of the 20th century some Punjabi farmers had gone to

In due course Bhagat Singh started going to the Primary School of the village along with his brother, Jagat Singh who was 6 year older. Bhagat was very close to his brother.By nature boy Bhagat was not caste or class conscious. He had a natural flair to befriend others. There was very old tailor in

The grandmother, Jai Kaur was sure that her newborn grandchild was a lucky mascot as his arrival was followed by the release of her three sons from the prisons.Somehow she had decided to call the baby ‘Bhagat’. Her daughter-in-law also liked the name. The grand old man’s face was wreathed in smiles. The six year

One the day of 27th September, 1907 a son was born to Mrs. Vidyawati, the wife of Sardar Kishan Singh of Banga village which was in Layalpur district of Punjab province. The village now is in Pakistan subsequent to the partition of India in 1947.The grandfather of the newborn, Sardar Arjun Singh was a farmer