Remembering Martyrs of India
Heralding the beginning of summer, India remembers the martyrs who laid down their lives to lay the foundation of a strong and independent nation. On 23rd March, the country and its citizens pay homage to the martyrs Sardar Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, who made the supreme sacrifice for India to attain freedom. The entire nation honors their sacrifice to help gain freedom from the clutches of the British. Let’s recall the commitment and contribution of our revered freedom fighters to know how they played their role in striving for India’s Independence.
Bhagat Singh
Bhagat Singh was born in 1907 in the state of Punjab. He was a revolutionary socialist who was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) and held an extremely high influence in the Indian freedom struggle. His father and uncles were the members of the Ghadar Party, a political party that worked hard for the Indian Independence Movement. It is said that seeing his elders fighting for the freedom struggle pushed him to follow the same path. Along with his friends Sukhdev and Rajguru, Bhagat Singh spearheaded the ideology of ‘Inquilab Zindabad’.
Sukhdev
Sukhdev was born on May 15, 1907 in the state of Punjab. As with Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev was also a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA). He also founded the ‘Naujawan Bharat Sabha’, which helped the youth to participate in the freedom struggle.
Rajguru
Shivaram Hari Rajguru was a revolutionary from Pune, Maharashtra. He was born on August 4, 1908. He eventually settled in Punjab and become a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) where he met Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev and found that they shared the common goal of freeing India from its colonial masters.
The three brave sons of Mother India gained immense widespread national support while 116-days hunger strike (in jail) demanding equal rights for Indians from British. Sardar Bhagat Singh along with his Sukhdev and Rajguru successfully captured the public imagination like never before, and energized entire nation.
