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Chandra Shekhar Azad

Chandra Shekhar Azad was an Indian revolutionary who played a key role in India's independence movement in the early 1900s. He joined the Hindustan Republican Association after being disappointed by Gandhi's suspension of the noncooperation movement. As a member of HRA and later the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, he participated in acts of violence including train robberies and the killing of a British police officer. Azad evaded the police for several years as a wanted man until he was surrounded in a park in 1931. He killed three policemen during a shootout but was fatally wounded, ultimately choosing to take his own life rather than be captured. Azad's legacy is one of courage and inspiration

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Chandra Shekhar Azad

Chandra Shekhar Azad was an Indian revolutionary who played a key role in India's independence movement in the early 1900s. He joined the Hindustan Republican Association after being disappointed by Gandhi's suspension of the noncooperation movement. As a member of HRA and later the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, he participated in acts of violence including train robberies and the killing of a British police officer. Azad evaded the police for several years as a wanted man until he was surrounded in a park in 1931. He killed three policemen during a shootout but was fatally wounded, ultimately choosing to take his own life rather than be captured. Azad's legacy is one of courage and inspiration

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Chandra Shekhar Azad

Chandra Shekhar Azad was an Indian revolutionary who played a significant role in the Indian
independence movement.

Birth: Azad was born on 23rd July 1906 in the Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh.

Early Life:
Azad was drawn into the Indian national movement at a young age. When apprehended by
the police at age 15 while participating in Mohandas K. Gandhi’s noncooperation movement
(1920–22) at Banares (now Varanasi), he gave his name as Azad (Urdu: “Free” or “Liberated”)
and his address as “prison”.

Contribution to Freedom Movement:


Azad was disappointed by Gandhi’s suspension of the noncooperation movement in February 1922,
after several policemen had been murdered by a revolutionary mob at Chauri Chaura. Joining
the radical Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), Azad participated in several violent crimes,
notably the Kakori train robbery (1925) and the revenge killing of a British police officer (1928).

Hindustan Republican Association:


After the suspension of the non-cooperation movement in 1922 by Gandhi, Azad joined Hindustan
Republican Association (HRA).

HRA was a revolutionary organization of India established in 1924 in East Bengal by Sachindra Nath
Sanyal, Narendra Mohan Sen and Pratul Ganguly as an offshoot of Anushilan Samiti.

Members: Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Sukhdev, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh,
Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri.

Kakori Conspiracy:
Most of the fund collection for revolutionary activities was done through robberies of government property.
In line with the same, Kakori Train Robbery near Kakori, Lucknow was done in 1925 by HRA.

The plan was executed by Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri,
and Manmathnath Gupta.

Hindustan Socialist Republican Association:


Known for his organizational skills, Azad played a key role in reorganizing the HRA as the Hindustan
Socialist Republican Association after most of the HRA’s members had been killed or imprisoned.

It was established in 1928 at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi by Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ashfaqulla Khan,
Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee.

HSRA planned the shooting of J. P. Saunders, a British Policeman at Lahore in 1928 to avenge the killing
of Lala Lajpat Rai.

His crimes had made him a wanted man, but Azad was able to elude the police and its informants for
several years.

Death:
Determined never to be captured by police, Azad was constantly on the move. On February 27, 1931,
Azad arranged to meet a revolutionary at Allahabad’s Alfred Park (now Azad Park). He was betrayed
to the police, who surrounded him as soon as he entered the park. Azad killed three policemen but was
Badly wounded in the process of defending himself.
After a long shoot out, holding true to his pledge to always remain Azad and never be captured alive,he
Shot himself with his gun’s last bullet.

Legacy:
Azad’s legacy is one of courage and hope. He showed that it is possible to stand up to tyranny and
oppression, even when the odds are stacked against you. He inspired many young people to join
the fight for independence, and his example continues to motivate people today to fight for justice
and equality. Azad’s legacy is also one of service .

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