Meanwhile Bhagat Singh had reached Calcutta and Azad had gone to Mathura. After a short time the revolutionaries regrouped at Agra where they had set up secret headquarter and a bomb making factory.As the above mentioned bills were directly against the leftist militant youth and the trade unionists, the ‘Hindustan Socialist Republican Army’ drew up […]
Azad travelled to Allahabad to meet Motilal Nehru. He was warmly greeted at Anand Bhavan. They held a long discussion on militancy and their respective opinions.Motilal said, “British are big power. How would your a small group of youngman win against them in an armed battle?”“If your good wishes and blessings are with us then
The plan was to kill the Deputy Commissioner of Police Scott who had ordered the lathi charge. For this mission Azad, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Shiv Ram and Jaigopal were selected.Jaigopal spied on Scott and noted down his daily routine and the routes he used in the course of his duty. Based on his report action
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