The revolutionaries learn that the Viceroy, Lord Irvin was scheduled to leave Delhi to some other place. A plan to make an attempt was made by the revolutionaries. The idea was mooted by Azad. The details were gathered.Lord Irvin was to pay a visit to Mathura. He was to travel by a special train. All […]
At night, Azad reached the house of a rich trader, Dilsukh Rai. He was accompanied by Bhagat Singh who was in Englishman’s dress. There was another revolutionary with them, perhaps, Rajguru. Azad and the other one in shirts and pants. Bhagat Singh could pass of as an European due to his fair complexion.The house of
On 8th December, 1928 a grand meeting of the leftist revolutionary militants was held in Delhi in the ruins of Ferozeshah Kotla or Old Fort or in between. At that time the buildings we see today between the above two ruins had not come up. It was one wild stretch from Kotla to Purana Quila.
Kanpur was home of the nationalist daily ‘Pratap’ edited by the great patriot Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi. Mr. Vidyaarthi, was a friend of several leaders and revolutionaries. So, it was natural for Azad to visit the office of ‘Pratap’ to exchange views, discuss the latest development and future prospects of the political and the militant parties.One
The cases of the Kakori accused began in courts. Many lawyers represented the accused revolutionaries free of charge. But all efforts proved futile. Those who appealed for mercy were let off. Those who did not were punished. The court awarded death sentence to Bismil and some others. The capital punishment to the prominent revolutionaries was
The time went by. The days turned into weeks, months and years. Azad’s father, Sitaram Tiwari passed away without seeing his son come home. Azad’s brother who had been serving as a postman after school education also died of pneumonia. The mother was now alone and without any support. She was shifted to Kanpur to
The people of India were participating in anti-British movements in large numbers. But the path chosen by the revolutionaries was the most difficult.Azad had recruited many dedicated members to the party. They were proving very useful to the party. Many of them were skilled workers and professionals who were trained in various crafts. There were
Azad agreed to the man’s proposal. He along with some of his comrades went with him to rob the rich man. There was no problem in getting into the house. The revolutionary youth started collecting the loot. Just then Azad noticed that the man who had brought them there was trying to fondle a particularly
Azad had a band of young associates and they had issued several warnings to the British government. The warnings were merely angry reactions because the group had no definite plans, ideology, organisation or resources and no know-how.When the ‘Benaras Conspiracy’ leader Shachindranath Sanyal was sent to Andeman, better know as Kala Pani to serve life
Chandra Shekhar now was like a bomb whose fuse was lit by the barbaric acts of the British in Punjab.In 1921, the whole of India was rising as one person in protest against the tyranny of the British rule. ‘Swadeshi’ movement launched by Gandhiji swept through towns and villages of India. The people participated in
In the country at that time new political development were taking place fast. The militant activities of the revolutionary groups was spreading fastly. On the political scene a new leader named Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was emerging. British government was trying to control the situation with harsh policies and repressive measures. The government was planning to
There was a state named Alirajpur in Madhya Pradesh province of India in 1906. There was a village named Bhanvra in that state. Pandit Sitaram Tiwari’s family lived in the village. Here a son was born to the family out of his wife, Jagrani Devi. The child was extremely cute. His face was round and
The Rani was advised by her Sardars to go out of the fort to join the Peshwa and re-fight the British on the Kalpi fields.She rode forward at night with her adopted child Damodar Rao being tied on her back, in a Silk Dhoti. A friend and a group of soldiers accompanied her. At the
Nawab’s coming to congratulate Rani was just a type of ostentation. He retuned back and told everything to Pir Ali.“Rani by recruiting Sagar Singh and his gang members into her army had given us the proof of her preparations against the British government. At any how this news should be reached to the commissioner of
War of independence was slowly gaining strength day by day. Garden was hiding on the northern gate of the fort. He in between intervals was firing shots on the soldiers of Rani. At the same time Rani’s soldiers got a archer of Jhansi. The archer with his only one arrow killed Garden on the spot.