PERSONALITY IN NEWS – SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH (1907-1931)
28.09.2024
PERSONALITY IN NEWS – SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH (1907-1931)
IN NEWS –
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh was remembered on his Birth anniversary.
ABOUT SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH
- Born in Lyallpur, western Punjab, India (now in Pakistan).
- He was influenced by revolutionary socialism, Marxism and communism ideals.
CONTRIBUTIONS
- Founded Naujawan Bharat Sabha in 1926
- In 1928, he changed name of Hindustan Republican Association to Hindustan Socialist Republican Association.
- In 1929 he and Batukeshwar Dutt, bombed at Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi to oppose Public Safety Bill and Trade Dispute Bill, while raising the slogan Inquilab Zindabad slogan of Inquilab Zindabad.
- Works: Why I Am an Atheist: An Autobiographical Discourse, The Jail Notebook, etc.