मलते रह गए हाथ शिकारी, उड़ गया पंछी तोड़ पिटारी, अंतिम गोली ख़ुद को मारी, जियो तिवारी,जनेऊधारी #चंद्रशेखर_आज़ाद
चन्द्रशेखर आज़ाद को कौन नहीं जानता, वे किसी परिचय के मोहताज नहीं है लेकिन उनके जीवन के बारे में जानना अपने आप में रोचक तथा ज्ञानवर्धक जानकारी है| चन्द्रशेखर आज़ाद का जन्म 23 जुलाई 1906 को मध्य प्रदेश के झाबुआ जिले के भाबरा में हुआ था जबकि उनकी मृत्यु 27 फरवरी 1931 को इलाहबाद के अल्फ्रेड पार्क में हुई थी|
Chandra Shekhar Sitaram Tiwari 23 July 1906 – 27 February 1931), popularly known as Chandra Shekhar Azad, was an Indian revolutionary who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under its new name of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) after the death of its founder, Ram Prasad Bismil, and three other prominent party leaders, Roshan Singh, Rajendra Nath Lahiri and Ashfaqulla Khan. He hailed from Bardarka village in Unnao district of United Provinces and his parents were Sitaram Tiwari and Jagrani Devi. He often used the pseudonym “Balraj” while signing pamphlets issued as the commander-in-chief of the HSRA
Chandrashekhar Azad was born on 23 July 1906 in Bhabra in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh while he died on 27 February 1931 in Alfred Park, Allahabad, which is now known as Chandrashekhar Azad Park. His childhood name was Chandrashekhar Sitaram Tiwari. He is known throughout the world for his fearless style and his steadfastness in his vow to never be captured alive by the British. Let us study 9 unknown and interesting facts about Chandrashekhar Azad through this article.
9 unknown and interesting facts related to Chandrashekhar Azad
1. Chandrashekhar Azad was only 14 years old when he participated in Gandhiji’s non-cooperation movement in 1921. His intelligence can be gauged from the fact that when the British arrested him for participating in this movement, the judge asked him about his and his father’s name and in response Chandrashekhar said, “My name is I am free, my father’s name is freedom and my address is prison.” After this incident, he came to be known as Chandrashekhar Azad.
2.He was a prominent fighter of the Indian freedom struggle who inspired millions of youth of the country. He was one of the closest companions of revolutionaries like Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil and Sardar Bhagat Singh.
3. In the year 1922, when Mahatma Gandhi suddenly announced the end of the non-cooperation movement, there was a change in his ideology. He joined revolutionary activities and became an active member of Hindustan Republican Association.
4. By associating with this organization, he carried out the Kakori incident on 9 August 1925 under the leadership of Ram Prasad Bismil and absconded to avoid arrest. Chandrashekhar Azad had built an 8 feet deep and 4 feet wide cave in a temple near Jhansi where he used to live in the guise of a monk. It is believed that when the British came to know about his secret hideout, he managed to deceive the British by disguising himself as a woman.
5.After the Jallianwala firing incident, Chandrashekhar Azad took archery training from the tribals of Jhabua region of Madhya Pradesh. He always kept a Mauser (automatic pistol) with him. It is also believed that Azad wanted to go to Russia and seek help from Stalin, for which he had demanded an assistance amount of Rs 1200 from Jawahar Lal Nehru.
6.Azad wanted to destroy all his photographs because he did not want his photographs to fall into the hands of the British. He sent one of his friends to Jhansi to destroy the plate of the last photo but it could not be broken.
7.It is well known about his last encounter that the police surrounded him in a park in Allahabad and started firing bullets at him. The encounter continued for a long time from both sides. Chandrashekhar Azad kept firing from the cover of a tree to escape from the police.
8. Seeing that he was running out of bullets, he took the final decision. Keeping his vow never to be captured alive by the British, he shot himself with his last cartridge.
9.He died in the park of Allahabad, that park was named Chandrashekhar Azad Park after independence. The name of the village in Madhya Pradesh where he lived was changed from Dhimarpura to Azadpura. @parashar
