Revolutionary hanged at Lahore in 1931; 1907-1931
Bhagat Singh
Bhagat Singh came from a family of nationalists and joined a socialist revolutionary group. He took part in the killing of J. P. Saunders in 1928, threw a bomb in the Central Assembly and was hanged at Lahore on 23 March 1931. He is honoured as Shahid-i-Azam.
Life
He was born on 27 September 1907 at Banga, Lyallpur district. Kartar Singh Sarabha's execution influenced him. He left National College at Lahore to avoid marriage, joined the Hindustan Republican Association, and in March 1926 helped found the Naujawan Bharat Sabha.[EoS]
Actions and trial
After Lala Lajpat Rai was injured in a police charge in 1928, Bhagat Singh and Rajguru shot Saunders, mistaking him for another officer. He and B. K. Dutt later threw a bomb in the Central Assembly that seriously hurt no one, and led a hunger strike in jail. He was sentenced to death on 7 October 1930 and hanged on 23 March 1931. His body was cremated in secret at Husainiwala.[EoS]
Images
Bhagat Singh in April 1929, aged 21. Commons credits the photograph to Ramnath Photographers of Delhi.
Ramnath Photographers, Delhi (as credited on Commons), April 1929. Public domain. Source
