10 interesting things related to the life of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh

New Delhi: Today, 28 September is the birth anniversary of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, who was a freedom fighter and sacrificed his life for the motherland. Programs are being organized across the country on the birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh, the brave son of Mother India and the great freedom fighter of India. People are sharing the revolutionary thoughts of Bhagat Singh on mobile with each other. Even today, Bhagat Singh holds a different place in the hearts of every youth of the country with his exploits, thoughts, and dynamic personality. The revolutionary thoughts and speeches of Bhagat Singh aroused the urge to get freedom in the hearts of the youth of India and as a result, they too jumped into the fight for freedom. It is said that even when Bhagat Singh was being hanged, he had a smile on his face, his head, and chest raised with pride. Today is the birth anniversary of the same martyr Bhagat Singh.

Know here the special things related to his life-

1. Bhagat Singh was born on September 28, 1907, in Banga of Jaipur district in Punjab province to father Kishan Singh and mother Vidyavati.
2. Bhagat Singh’s father Kishan Singh, uncle Ajit Singh and Swaran Singh were freedom fighters. Bhagat Singh studied at DAV High School in Lahore.
3. On the day of Baisakhi on 13 April 1919, a meeting of the countrymen was held at Jallianwala Bagh in protest against the Rowlatt Act. Due to the brutal and oppressive orders of British General Dyer, the English soldiers opened fire on the unarmed people. This atrocity further fueled the fire of revolution across the country. This massacre had a profound effect on 12-year-old Bhagat Singh. He swore to the blood-stained soil of Jallianwala Bagh that he would blow the trumpet of freedom against the British government. He left the Lahore National College and founded the ‘Naujawan Bharat Sabha.
4. Bhagat Singh along with Sukhdev and Rajguru carried out the Kakori incident
5. Bhagat Singh, along with Rajguru, killed JP Saunders, a British officer who was an assistant superintendent of police in Lahore on December 17, 1928. In this, Chandrashekhar Azad had given him full help.
6. Bhagat Singh, along with revolutionary partner Batukeshwar Dutt, threw bombs and pamphlets to awaken the British government on April 8, 1929, in the auditorium of the then Central Assembly of British India at Alipore Road, Delhi.
7. Bhagat Singh was a Sikh at birth, shaved his beard, and cut his hair to avoid being identified and arrested for murder. He managed to escape from Lahore to Calcutta.
8. The slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ of Bhagat Singh became very famous. He used to mention it in every speech and article.
9. Bhagat Singh was sentenced to death on 7 October 1930, which he heard with courage.
10. Bhagat Singh was fixed to be hanged on 24 March 1931, but the British were so scared that he was hanged 11 hours earlier on 23 March 1931 at 7:30 am.