| Name(s) |
Madan Lal Dhingra |
| Date of
Birth |
September 18, 1883
(as per his family records) - Punjab, India. |
| Date of
death |
August 17, 1909
- Hanged in Pentonville Prison, London,
Britain. |
|
Identity |
Indian
Revolutionary Freedom Fighter |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- While still a student, he was
greatly influenced by the
nationalist movement of swadeshi (in
opposition to the imported goods).
- In 1906, with the support of his
friends and relatives, he went to
England to study mechanical
engineering.
- Soon thereafter, he came into
contact with Indian political
activists like Vinayak Damodar
Savarkar and Shyamji Krishna Verma,
who are were all impressed by the
patriotism displayed by Dhingra.
- Dhingra was also a member of the
India House, the hub of political
activities by the Indian students
there.
- During this period, the
execution of freedom fighters such
as Khudiram Bose, Kanhai Lal Dutt,
Satinder Paul and Pandit Kanshi Ram
in India, fuelled the emotions of
Dhingra and others in England.
- On the evening of 1 July
1909, a large number of
Indians and Englishmen had gathered
to attend the annual day function of
the Indian National Association.
When Sir Curzon Wyllie, political
aide-de-camp to the Secretary of
State for India, entered the hall
with his wife, Dhingra fired several
shots at his face. Cowasji Lalkaka,
a Parsee doctor who tried to save
Sir Curzon, died of Madan Lal's
bullets.
- He was arrested after a brief
struggle.
- He was sentenced to death and
was hanged on August 17, 1909 in the
prison in London.
- He was a great inspiration to
the revolutionaries like Bhagat
Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad.
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