27th February: Death anniversary of Shaheed Chandra Shekhar Azad

Who was Chandra Shekhar Azad?

1) Chandra Shekhar Azad was the one who was involved in Kakori Train Robbery (1926) and the attempt to blow up the Viceroy's train (1926).
2) The shooting of Saunders at Lahore (1928) which was to avenge the killing of Lala Lajpatrai.
3) He formed Hindustan Socialist Republican Association with fellow compatriots Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru.
4) Chandra Shekhar Azad was the mentor to Bhagat Singh, another great freedom fighter.
5) In 1921, when Gandhiji launched Non-Cooperation movement, Chandra Shekhar Azad actively participated in revolutionary activities
6) Chandra Shekhar Azad was a terror for British police. He was on their hit list and the British police badly wanted to capture him dead or alive.

On February 27, 1931 Chandra Shekhar Azad met two of his comrades at the Alfred Park Allahabad. He was betrayed by an informer who informed the British police. The police surrounded the park and ordered Chandra Shekhar Azad to surrender. Chandra Shekhar Azad fought alone valiantly and killed three policemen. While finding himself surrounded and seeing no route for escape, Chandra Shekhar Azad shot himself. Thus he kept his pledge of not being caught alive.


JAI HIND! JAI AKHAND BHARAT!