Whenever there is talk of revolutionaries who gave freedom to the country, the names of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev Thapar come first on everyone’s tongue. The statue of Bhagat Singh is seen surrounded by the idols of two people. In which Sukhdev and Rajguru are there. On 23 March 1931, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru had sacrificed their lives for the country’s independence. In this episode, we are telling you the special things related to Sukhdev-
It is to be known that on 23 March 1931, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivram Rajguru were hanged by the British government. It is said that these three people were to be hanged on March 24, but the British government was afraid that there should be no riot. This is the reason that they were hanged overnight without informing anyone a day before.
It may be noted that Sukhdev was born on May 15, 1907, in Ludhiana. His father’s name was Ramlal Thapar. Whereas the mother’s name was Ralla Devi who was of religious views. His father passed away when Sukhdev was only three years old. He was brought up by his father’s elder brother, who was ahead in the works of patriotism along with social service. So it had a direct effect on Sukhdev. He did a great job of filling the spirit of patriotism among the youth and took an active part in revolutionary activities.
It is noteworthy that Sukhdev was greatly influenced by the great freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai. When there was a lathi charge in Punjab and the news of Lala Lajpat Rai’s death came to light, Sukhdev was very hurt, after which he along with his friends Bhagat Singh, Rajguru decided to take revenge for it. Then after planning these people killed JP Saunders, a police officer of the British rule in 1928. While this incident shook the foundation of the British Empire, the spirit of these revolutionaries in India started being discussed everywhere. After arrest, Sukhdev Thapar, Bhagat Singh and Shivram Rajguru were hanged in Lahore jail on 23 March 1931.
Journey of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh
Bhagat Singh was born on 27 September 1907 at Banga in Lyallpur district. This place is now part of Pakistan. Like every Indian, Bhagat Singh’s family was also a supporter of the country’s independence. His uncles Ajit Singh and Swan Singh were also votaries of India’s independence and were senior members of the Gadar Party under the leadership of Kartar Singh Sarabha.
The presence of revolutionaries in his house from childhood had a very deep impact on Bhagat Singh. The effect of both of them was that they started hating the British since childhood. At the same time, at the age of 14, Bhagat Singh burnt his government school books and clothes. After which the posters of Bhagat Singh started appearing in the villages.
After this, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on 13 April 1919 left an indelible mark on Bhagat Singh. After this, Bhagat Singh left the National College of Lahore and joined Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violence movement in 1920. In this movement, Gandhiji was boycotting foreign goods.
Bhagat Singh a writer
Let us also tell an interesting thing Bhagat Singh Singh was not only a voter of independence. But Bhagat Singh was also a good speaker, reader, writer, and journalist. He was a great scholar of Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, and Irish languages. At the age of 23, he studied, read, and studied the revolutions of Ireland, France, and Russia very deeply. If seen, Bhagat Singh was the first spokesperson of socialism in India.
Bhagat Singh spent almost two years of his life in jail. But in spite of the harsh torture of the prison, his love for books remained as before. He had been writing articles in jail and conveying his revolutionary ideas to his colleagues. The articles written by him and the letters written to the family are still a mirror of his great thoughts.
He wrote and edited for several magazines. Not only this, but he also edited two newspapers named ‘Akali’ and ‘Kirti’. Several compilations of his works have also been published. Among them are ‘Jail Notebook of a Martyr, Sardar Bhagat Singh: Letters and Documents, Complete Documents of Bhagat Singh’, etc.
Some important things related to life from Rajguru:
- Shivram Rajguru was an Indian revolutionary from Pune, Maharashtra. He was born on August 24, 1908 in Khed near Pune to Parvati Devi and Harinarayan Rajguru. The birthplace of Khed near Pune has been renamed as Rajgurunagar in his honour.
- There is a shopping complex in Hisar Haryana which is known as Rajguru Market. In 1953, this complex was named in his honor.
- Rajguru was good in studies. His father died when he was only six years old. His brother took care of him and a widowed mother. His family had some dreams for Shivram Rajguru but the destiny was different. He was inspired by the revolutionary ideas of Lokmanya Tilak.
- At the age of about 15, he went to Varanasi and took admission in a Sanskrit school where he met his fellow revolutionaries. It is said that he had walked for six days to reach Varanasi.
- He joined the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. Its main objective was to overthrow the British colonialists. He wanted to get Indian independence from British rule by any means.
- He became an associate of Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev and in 1928In Lahore, a British police officer J.P. Participated in the murder of Saunders.
- His action to kill the British officer was to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai, who was killed in October 1928 in protest against the Simon Commission. Lala Lajpat Rai was badly injured due to the lathi charge by the British police in protest. After which he died.
- After the murder, Rajguru again hid in Nagpur. He took shelter in the house of an RSS worker and met Dr. K.B. Hedgewar also met. But during his visit to Pune, he was eventually arrested.
- Three brave revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were hanged on March 23, 1931. His body was cremated on the banks of river Sutlej.
- When Shivram Rajguru was martyred, his age was only 23 years. He was known to have a fearless spirit and invincible courage. And is also considered the gunman of Bhagat Singh’s party.
