Chandrashekar Azad,

[thedarkknight]

Today is the birth anniversary of 2 great freedom fighters, Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandrashekar Azad, both great sons of Bharat

 

Chandrashekar Azad was born on this date in 1906, at Unnao in UP, real name was Chandrashekar Sitaram Tiwari.

 

Chandrashkekar Azad grew up in the tribal area of Bhawra, where he learnt archery from his school mates.

 

His mother Jagrani Devi wanted him to be a Sanskrit Scholar, and he was sent to Kashi Vidyapeeth for this #ChandraShekarAzad

 

At age of 14, he took part in the Non Cooperation movement called by Gandhi, when he was still a student #ChandrashekarAzad\

 

He was arrested for his role in the Non Cooperation movement, where he gave his name as Azad before the magistrate #ChandrashekarAzad

 

When the magistrate asked him his name, he gave it as Azad, father's name as Swatantra, that was when he became #ChandrashekarAzad

In 1922, Gandhi when Gandhi called off the Non Cooperation movement, after Chauri Chaura, #ChandrashekarAzad was among those hurt by it.

 

He resolved to bring freedom to India by any means and that was when he went on the revolutionary path #ChandrashekarAzad

 

Another young revolutionary Pranvesh Chatterji introduced him to Ram Prasad Bismil, founder of the HRA, #ChandrashekarAzad

 

ChandrashekharAzad was impressed by the HRA's Goal of an independent India with equal rights to all and no discrimination of caste,creed.

 

Bismil was impressed by #ChandrashekarAzad's honesty, dedication to cause of freedom, and admitted him to HRA.

 

ChandrashekarAzad was soon an active member of HRA, and began to collect funds for the organization, attacking banks, Govt institutions.

 

Shahjahanpur was the base from where #ChandrashekarAzad planned and executed his revolutionary activities.

 

In 1928, it was #ChandrashekarAzad who shot dead J.P.Saunders to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai, a leader he always admired

 

[thedarkknight]

#ChandrashekarAzad generally used a Mauser pistol, which he kept with him always

 

 

He also played a major role in the Kakori train robbery of 1925 and another attempt to blow up Viceroy's train #ChandrashekharAzad

 

With the British crackdown, post Kakori, #ChandrashekharAzad made Jhansi his center of activities for some time.

He daily practiced shooting in the jungles of Orcha near to Jhansi along with his other friends #ChandrashekharAzad

 

Being an expert marksman, #ChandrashekharAzad trained the others too in shooting.

 

Assuming the alias of Pandit Harishankar Brahmachari, he also taught the kids in nearby villages. #ChandrashekharAzad

 

He was popular among residents of Dhimarpura village as Pandit Harishankar, the village has been renamed as Azadpur in his honor.

 

During his stay in Jhansi, he also learnt how to drive a car, at the garage in Sadar Bazar #ChandrashekharAzad

 

Sadashivrao Malkapurkar, Viswanath Vaisampyan, Biswanath Das, were among his close associates, part of his group #ChandrashekharAzad

 

Congress leaders Raghunath Dhulekar, Sitaram Bhagwat too were very close friends with #ChandraShekharAzad

 

 

[thedarkknight]

LTT

[witsramu]

GRATE Chandrashekar Azad 

[BReBeL]

GP bhayya super info...

[BReBeL]

Small info HRA ante Hindustan Republican Association @wiki source

[JANASENA]

great post

[Muthyam]

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