Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha, a Ghadarite and revolutionary, was charged by British authorities for his role in the ‘Lahore Conspiracy Case’ in 1915 after a judge pronounced him “the most dangerous of all rebels”.
Shaheed Bhagat Singh was not just a revolutionary but also an avid reader, thinker, and writer with a passion for poetry. Here’s the story behind the last time he was photographed.
Evidently, she held no regrets and remained full of pride at her role in the freedom struggle. Speaking to a writer, she was once said: "Humko jo karna tha, kiya (What I had to do, I did)".
"What kind of a tribute are we paying the martyrs, if their grandsons cannot live with a little dignity? The movies produced, books written benefit all but the direct descendants. Are those really the homage our revolutionaries deserve?”
"At the appointed time, Bhagat Singh and BK Dutta threw the bombs over the empty seats in the Central Assembly, threw the historic pamphlets 'To Make the Deaf Hear' and shouted slogans: 'Inquilab Zindabad' and 'Samrajyavaad ka naash ho'."
"They had no contact with anyone outside. No one would be there to help them when they would jump from the high jail ramparts. But they simply had to take the chance. "
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