The Story Of Chandrashekhar Azad

Chandrashekhar Azad was a fearless revolutionary and a great freedom fighter. He was born on July 23, 1906, in Bhabra village, Madhya Pradesh, India. Chandrasekhar Azad is also known as Azad. Chandrashekhar Azad's real name was Chandrashekhar Tiwari. His father's name was Sitaram Tiwari and his mother's name was Jagrani Devi. He was known as the Guru of Bhagat Singh. He got his early schooling in his Bhabra village. He went to Banaras for higher studies and studied there in a Sanskrit school. 

When Chandrashekhar Azad was only 15 years old, he had joined Mahatma Gandhiji's non-cooperation movement. At the age of 15, Chandrashekhar Azad was caught by British police for indulging in revolutionary activities and sentenced to 15 whippings. He was also involved in the 1925 Kakori train robbery. Mahatma Gandhiji gave a new name "Azad" to Chandrashekhar Tiwari and since then people have started to know him by the name Chandrashekhar Azad. 

Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh formally formed the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in September 1928. He was active in protest of the brutal assassination of Lala Lajpat Rai in Lahore in 1928. Chandrashekhar Azad took revenge for the assassination of Lala Lajpat Rai by killing a British soldier John Saunders killed Lala Lajpat Rai. Chandrashekhar Azad's sole purpose was to make India independent. He had made a resolve in his life that he would never be caught and neither the British government would ever be able to hang him. 

Azad passed away on February 27, 1931, in Alfred Park, Allahabad. After a long firing in the park, he shot himself with his last bullet and sacrificed his life for the motherland. Therefore, Chandrasekhar Azad is considered one of India's greatest freedom fighters and revolutionaries.

Some of the Famous quotes of Chandrashekar Azad Are are; 

“Don’t see others doing better than you, beat your own records every day because success is a fight between you and yourself.”

“I believe in a religion that propagates freedom, equality, and brotherhood.”

“If your blood does not rage, it is water that flows in your veins.”

“A plane is always safe on the ground, but it is not made for that. Always take some meaningful risks in life to achieve great heights.”