| Name(s) |
CHANDRA SHEKHAR
AZAD (Birth Name: Chandra Shekhar Tiwari) |
| Date of
Birth |
July 23, 1906
– Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. |
| Date of
Death |
February 27, 1931
– Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
|
Identity |
Revolutionary for
Indian Independence |
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He reorganised the Hindustan
Republican Association under the new
name of Hindustan Socialist
Republican Association
(HSRA) after the death of its
founder, Ram Prasad Bismil.
- At the age of 15, he joined the
non-coopeation movement
launched by Mahatma Gandhi.
- Soon thereafter he was
arrested and sentenced.
- While appearing in the court,
when the magistrate asked him his
name, he replied AZAD.
When asked Father's name, he told
SWADHIN and when
asked Mother's Name, he answered
DHARTI MAA. That is
how his last name became Azad.
- He is considered to be the
mentor of Bhagat Singh.
- After the Indian Rebellion of
1857, he was the first among
many Indian revolutionaries to use
arms in their fight for
independence against the British
rulers.
- On February 27th, 1931
he met two of his comrades at Alfred
Park, Allahabad. But the police
traced him and surrounded the park
and ordered him to surrender to
them. Azad fought alone and
killed three policemen but
was shot in the thigh. After nearly
exhausting his ammunition and
foreseeing no means of escape,
he shot himself in the head
with his last bullet.
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Commemorations |
- The Alfred Park has since been
renamed as Chandra Shekhar
Azad Park.
- The Colt pistol
of Chandra Shekhar Azad is displayed
at the Allahabad Museum within the
Alfred Park.
- Manoj Kumar's 1965 film
Shaheed featured the
character of Azad.
- Sunny Deol portrayed Azad in the
movie 23rd March 1931:
Shaheed.
- In the movie The Legend
of Bhagat Singh, starring
Ajay Devgan, Azad was portrayed by
Akhilendra Mishra.
- The lives of Azad, Bhagat Singh,
Rajguru, Bismil and Ashfaq were
depicted in the 2006 film
Rang De Basanti, with Aamir
Khan portraying Azad.
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