Overview About Chandrashekhar Azad

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Chandrashekhar Azad

Chandrashekhar Azad was one of the most significant revolutionaries’ involved in Indian history. Azad was the one who restructured Hindustan Public Association (HRA) to Hindustan Socialist Public Association (HSRA) along with three other well-known leaders.

Early Life

Chandrashekhar was born on 23 July 1906 in Badarka village of Uttar Pradesh. He was the son of Pandit Sitaram Tiwari and Jagrani Devi; he spent his whole childhood in Bhabhra. His mother Jagrani Devi dreamed to make her son one of the greatest scholar, so she requested her husband to leave him to Kashi Vidyapeeth in Banaras to learn Sanskrit. After the non-cooperation movement started by Gandhiji in December 1921, Chandra shekhar immediately joined this movement at an early age of 15. He was punished and presented before magistrate for such an offense, when the judge asked his name, he answered ...
... Azad, his father name – he replied Swatantra and finally the judge questioned where do you live, he replied Jailkhana, he was then imprison to Jail for 15 days with strict punishment.

After the penalty, Azad answered- Sir! I replied so because I was sure you would send me to prison, hearing this judge was very irritated and ordered policeman to whip him 15 strokes, on each stroke he loudly said Bharat mata ki jai, from that day he was named as Chandrashekhar Azad.

First step to Revolutionary Activities

Azad became more aggressive after the non-cooperation movement started by Mahatma Gandhiji in 1922. Azad was introduced to Ram Prasad Bismil, the creator of Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) by Pranvesh Chatterji. Azad was so much pleased by the clear aim of HRA, regarding India independence that all Indians should be welcomed with equal rights lacking the discrimination for caste, religion, creed or any high/low status. After the short intro between them, Azad became active member of HRA.

Azad was so much influenced by the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre which happened in Amritsar, that he was involved in many famous incidents like Kakori train robbery that took place in 1925 and killing Saunders to take the revenge for Lala Lajpat Rai’s death.

Azad Death

On 27th February 1931 early morning, he and his HRA associate Sukhdev Raj were talking on some secret matter. Some of the Azad friend betrayed him and inform police regarding the Azad current position, without wasting any time- Deputy Superintendent Bisheshwar Singh and Nott-Bowerand with other policeman surrounded them from behind. Azad immediately take out his Colt pistol and fired at Nott-Bowerand in his wrist, seeing this Bisheshwar Singh also fired at Chandrashekhar Azad. In few minutes, Azad was wholly surrounded by police in Alfred Park (now Chandrashekhar Azad Park). During this encounter Azad was seriously injured though he managed to help escape Sukhdev Raj and kept him surrounded by police. After killing three policemen and injuring many others, Azad has only one bullet left in his pistol; finally he decided to shot himself keeping his words- never to be captured.

Also after the death of Chandrashekhar Azad police did not approach his body for minutes. Then a shot was fired to his thigh to confirm whether he’s dead or alive, noticing no movement in Azad body- police acquired his body.
”Dushman ki goliyon ka hum samna karenge, Azad hee rahein hain, azad hee rahenge” famous quote from Chandrashekhar Azad.