Today (July 23rd) is the birth
anniversary of the great freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad.
Late Chandrashekhar Azad's real name
was Chandrashekhar Tiwari. He was born in MP and his father was Pandit Sitaram
Tiwari. He later took the symbolic name "Azad" meaning
"Free". He also used a name 'Balraj' while signing documents for his
revolutionary organization.
Chandrashekhar’s family wanted him to
become a Sanskrit scholar, so he went to Kashi Vidyapeeth, Banaras. He got
agitated hearing about Jallianwala Bagh massacre and joined freedom movement.
He first took part in Non-Cooperation
Movement under MahatmaGandhi at the age of 15 and he was given "15
whip-lashes" by the British police as punishment. When the police asked about his details, he replied that his name was ‘Azad’
(free), father’s name as ‘Swatantrata’ (independence) and his residence was
‘Jail’.
After Gandhi ji suspended the non-cooperation movement in 1922, he joined the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) formed
by revolutionaries Ram Prasad Bismil, Chatterji, Shachindra Nath Bakshi and
Sachindra Nath Sanyal. He rose in ranks and later took charge of the organization. He successfully led many revolutionary campaigns and was counted as one of the foremost revolutionaries or freedom fighters in his time.
Chandrashekhar Tiwari "Azad" sacrificed his life at the age of merely 29.
- Rahul Tiwary
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