This ppt is about the great Indian revolutionalist, Bhagat Singh and about his activities which gave us our freedom.

1. Bhagat Singh
Indian Socialist and Revolutionary

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1.
REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES
2.
VALUES
3.

3. Bhagat Singh was born on September 1907 in Banga, Punjab, into a family
of Punjabi Sikhs. His father and two of his uncles were actively involved in
the Indian independence struggle. They were in jail at the time of Bhagat
Singh’s birth due to their participation in revolutionary activities.
He received his primary education from the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic High
School. Inspired by father and uncles, he grew up to be a patriotic young
man and decided to dedicate his life to the independence movement. He
joined the Young Revolutionary Movement and began to advocate for the
violent overthrow of the British Government in India.
He joined the National College in Lahore in His participation in the
freedom struggle intensified during this period. He joined the Hindustan
Republican Association which had prominent leaders like
Chandrashekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil who had further kindled his
patriotic fervor.
Introduction

4. REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES
The British government set up the Simon Commission to report on the political situation in India. This
greatly agitated the Indian leaders and led to protests across the country. Lala Lajpat Rai died a few
days later of a heart attack after being injured by a lathi charge.
However, when the matter of his death was raised in the British Parliament, the British Government
denied any role in Rai's death. Enraged by his incident, Bhagat Singh vowed to avenge Rai’s death and
teamed up with other revolutionaries, Shivaram Rajguru, Sukhdev Thapar and Chandrashekhar Azad
to plan to kill Scott.
The shooting was scheduled to take place on 17 December, but a case of mistaken identity ensued.
John P. Saunders, assistant superintendent of police was shot to death instead of Scott.
The young revolutionaries had already planned an elaborate escape and were successful in evading
arrest. A day after Saunders was killed, a leaflet was circulated by the Hindustan Socialist Republican
Association announcing that the death of Lala Lajpat Rai had been avenged.

5. REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES
On 8 April 1929, Singh, accompanied by Batukeshwar Dutt, threw two bombs into the Assembly
chamber from its public gallery. Their intention was not to kill anyone but to gain publicity. After the
explosion, the young men began shouting the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad!" ("Long Live the
Revolution") and threw leaflets. Then they offered themselves for arrest.
In the jail he noticed that there were vast differences in the way European prisoners and Indian
prisoners were treated. So, he launched a hunger strike demanding equality in food standards,
clothing, toiletries, and other hygienic necessities, as well as access to books and a daily newspaper.
The hunger strike vastly inspired a rise in public support for Singh and his colleagues.
Singh’s growing popularity bothered the British authorities greatly and the government decided to
advance the start of the Saunders murder trial, which was henceforth called the Lahore Conspiracy
Case. Following the trial, Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru were sentenced to death by hanging.
The three men were hanged on 23 March 1931 in the Lahore jail. Bhagat Singh was just 23 years old.
The bodies were then secretly cremated outside Ganda Singh Wala village.

6. VALUES
• Explore and expound your ideas and share them with the world
• Use every medium in your reach to communicate with the masses
• Do not depend on others to deliver – do it on your own.
• Do not wallow in status quo. Thrive in chaos and enjoy it.

7. Thank you!