On the 27th of February Nitin Gadkari Pays Homage to the brave son of Mother India, great freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad on his death anniversary.
Chandrashekhar Azad was an Indian revolutionary who played a significant role in India’s fight for independence from British colonial rule. Born on July 23, 1906, in Bhavra village in the present-day Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh, Chandrashekhar Azad was an extraordinary young man who sacrificed his life for the cause of India’s freedom.
Chandrashekhar Azad was born into a farming family and grew up in poverty. Despite his difficult circumstances, he was a brilliant student and excelled academically. He was deeply inspired by the writings of revolutionary leaders like Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal, who advocated for India’s freedom from British colonial rule.
Azad’s involvement in the Indian independence movement began when he was just a teenager. He participated in a protest against the British colonial government’s decision to ban the singing of Vande Mataram, a patriotic song that had become a symbol of India’s struggle for independence. Azad and his fellow protestors were brutally beaten by the police, and this incident further strengthened Azad’s resolve to fight for India’s freedom.
Azad joined the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA), a revolutionary group that aimed to overthrow British colonial rule in India. He quickly rose through the ranks of the HSRA and became one of its most prominent leaders.
Azad was known for his bravery and his commitment to the cause of India’s freedom. He carried out several daring attacks on British colonial targets, including a raid on the police station in Kakori, where the HSRA members looted the government treasury to fund their revolutionary activities. Azad also led a group of revolutionaries in a gun battle with the police in the town of Alfred Park in Allahabad, where he famously declared, “You may kill me, but you cannot stop the revolution.”
