The true name of Chandrashekhar Azad was Chandrashekhar Tiwari. Born in a brahmin family his mother wanted him to become a sanskrit scholar. But he was a warrior by birth and was interested in warfare. So he learnt archery from the tribals in his village and this helped him in using pistols later on. The massacre at Jallianwala Bagh lit fire in his heart and at the age of 15 he participated in the Non-cooperation movement of Gandhi. Arrested for doing so he was produced before the court where he got his name "Azad". The story goes
The Judge asked his name. He replied "Azad". Judge asked his father's name. He replied "Swaatantra" (freedom). The judge asked where he stayed. He replied "Jailkhana"(ie jail). The judge had lost his temper. He sentenced him to 15 days of rigourous imprisonment. The Azad said "I said all this because i knew you would send me to jail". Everyone laughed at this and judge lost his temper further. He sentenced him to 15 lashes. With each lash he said "Bharat Mata Ki Jai". After this incident he decided that getting thrashed like this would not fetch freedom He pledged that he would never get caught again and preserved this pledge throughout.
Azad joined Ram Prasad Bismil's HRA(Hindustan Republican Association) and participated in the famous Kakori train robbery where they looted money and arms from the train. Azad was never caught but many of his friends were executed later. Azad hid in the jungles near jhansi as acting as a saint and teaching people of the village. He was a popular figure in the village. He hatched the plot to slay J P Saunders after the killing of Lala Lajpat Rai. He tried his best to free Bhagat Singh and his friends and lost his life during such an attempt.
He met Nehru in 1931 and persuaded him to fight the case of Bhagat Singh. But Nehru refused. After this meeting he went to Alfred Park with some of his close friends to discuss but one of his had turned as an informer and had informed the Police about his location. Bishweshwar singh and Nott Bower led the attack on Azad following the standard british way of firing from behind. But Azad noticed Bower pointed gun at him and showing his sharp shooting skills shot Bower on his wrist and Singh in his mouth(Singh was abusing Azad) and hid behind a huge tree. Alfred Park was surrounded by policemen. Nearly 40 vans of Police had been called. In the firing that ensued Azad killed 3 policemen and injured scores of them though hit in the thigh by a bullet. He gave cover fire to his friend Sukhdev Raj and helped him escape. When he had just one bullet left he fired it into his head keeping his pledge of not being captured. The police did not come near him for a long time fearing he might get up. Such was the fear he had instilled in them. Long live the memory of our heroes. Vande Mataram
The Judge asked his name. He replied "Azad". Judge asked his father's name. He replied "Swaatantra" (freedom). The judge asked where he stayed. He replied "Jailkhana"(ie jail). The judge had lost his temper. He sentenced him to 15 days of rigourous imprisonment. The Azad said "I said all this because i knew you would send me to jail". Everyone laughed at this and judge lost his temper further. He sentenced him to 15 lashes. With each lash he said "Bharat Mata Ki Jai". After this incident he decided that getting thrashed like this would not fetch freedom He pledged that he would never get caught again and preserved this pledge throughout.
Azad joined Ram Prasad Bismil's HRA(Hindustan Republican Association) and participated in the famous Kakori train robbery where they looted money and arms from the train. Azad was never caught but many of his friends were executed later. Azad hid in the jungles near jhansi as acting as a saint and teaching people of the village. He was a popular figure in the village. He hatched the plot to slay J P Saunders after the killing of Lala Lajpat Rai. He tried his best to free Bhagat Singh and his friends and lost his life during such an attempt.
He met Nehru in 1931 and persuaded him to fight the case of Bhagat Singh. But Nehru refused. After this meeting he went to Alfred Park with some of his close friends to discuss but one of his had turned as an informer and had informed the Police about his location. Bishweshwar singh and Nott Bower led the attack on Azad following the standard british way of firing from behind. But Azad noticed Bower pointed gun at him and showing his sharp shooting skills shot Bower on his wrist and Singh in his mouth(Singh was abusing Azad) and hid behind a huge tree. Alfred Park was surrounded by policemen. Nearly 40 vans of Police had been called. In the firing that ensued Azad killed 3 policemen and injured scores of them though hit in the thigh by a bullet. He gave cover fire to his friend Sukhdev Raj and helped him escape. When he had just one bullet left he fired it into his head keeping his pledge of not being captured. The police did not come near him for a long time fearing he might get up. Such was the fear he had instilled in them. Long live the memory of our heroes. Vande Mataram
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