Bhagat Singh: leader of Indian revolutionary struggle to freedom
Bhagat Singh is a legendary figure in the freedom struggle of India and that is why his willingness to fight and organize against the British in a revolutionary way as well as his realization that he had an idea of India without British rule, is admired by the people. Born on September 28 1907, in Banga, Punjab (now in Pakistan), he was a child who grew up amidst the hurly burly of the times and Bhagat Singh has become a symbol of a world wide revolt against colonialism.
Growing Up and Influencing Conditions
Bhagat Singh was the son of a political Sikh family. Being a young man, he was exposed to the battle of freedom, as was the case with his family. This is due to the fact that, he was greatly touched following the unfortunate incident of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre when hundreds of Indians were murdered by the British army. The injustice and persecution of the British rule awakened patriotism in Bhagat Singh to take part in such revolutionary activities.
Bhagat Singh was a tireless reader in his childhood days, and all these interests fall in the three categories of history, literature and politics. He was inspired by such thinkers as Karl Marx, Lenin or John Dewey. This ignited him to take steps since these ideas, when combined with the oppression existing during the British rule gave him a reason to move action rather than sit and wait until things change.
Revolution on Turning Over Turning Over to Revolution
Initially, Bhagat Singh was a participant in the non-violent movements initiated by Mahatma Gandhi. He quickly, however, found out that the British would not leave India through peaceful means only. Under this perception, he transformed into a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) whose agenda was to overthrow the British rule through the use of revolution.
This is the very first excellent act of defiance as Bhagat Singh and his men in the year 1928 planned to kill a British officer whose name was James A. Scott and killed Lala Lajpat Rai. The killed officer was J.P Saunders on the other hand in an identification mix up. Bhagat Singh, his crusading comrades opted to take the responsibility of the action and stated publicly that they were behind it hence, it was clear that they were engaged in a war with the British colonial empire.
The Assembly bombing and Arresting
The most popular act of Bhagat Singh was bombing the Central Legislative assembly on April 8, 1929, in Delhi. He was throwing bombs in the assembly in collaboration with Batukeshwar Dut,t but the reason is that he did not want to kill; he did the killing because he had something to protest against, and this was the repressive laws being legislated by the British government. They were arrested immediately after the situation, still, their business roused much attention of the media.
At his stay in jail, Bhagat Singh and other colleagues used the trial as a platform to state his wishes of an independent Indian nation. In protest against the inhuman treatment of political prisoners, they had hunger strikes. This action also brought Bhagat Singh into the limelight,t and he was the icon of the youths as they regarded him as a rebel.
Martyr and the Heritage
On the murder of J.P. Saunders, Bhagat Singh was put under death penalty. When he was 23 years old all the protests and appeals of mercy offered to the Gandhi government did not help and he and his colleagues Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged on March 23, 1931. His assassination changed a point in the Indian freedom struggle, and it instilled in Indians to kick the British forces out of India.
The society of India left the indellable traces of martyrdom of Bhagat Singh. His idealism, selflessness and martyrdom has turned his persona into an idol among the successive generation of the liberation leaders. His writings, speeches and his life actions are still studied by people, and even now, his life brings to inspiration people who struggle with the problem of justice and equality.
In conclusion, Bhagat Singh was not only a revolutionary, but he was also an example of the power of youthful India. His vision so much courage, and the final sacrifice in the name of the liberation of India is not history yet, as far as the Indian struggle against colonial rule is concerned. The existence of Bhagat Singh has had its influence even up to the current time because people always are ready to stand up against injustice and fight to acquire their rights at all costs.
