Bhagat Singh :

Birthplace: Lyallpur, Punjab, British India

Date of death: March 23, 1931 (age 24)

Place of death: Lahore, Punjab, British India

Movement: Indian Independence movement

Major organizations: Naujawan Bharat Sabha, Kirti Kissan Party and Hindustan
Socialist Republican Association

Religion: Sikhism

“If the deaf are to hear, the sound has to be very loud. When we dropped the
bomb, it was not our intention to kill anybody.”

“The aim of life is no more to control the mind, but to develop it

harmoniously; not to achieve salvation here after, but to make the best
use of it here below; and not to realise truth, beauty and good only in
contemplation, but also in the actual experience of daily life; social
progress depends not upon the ennoblement of the few but on the
enrichment of democracy; universal brotherhood can be achieved only
when there is an equality of opportunity – of opportunity in the social,
political and individual life.” – from Bhagat Singh’s prison diary

Sukhdev Thapar was born in Ludhiana, Punjab. He was an Indian freedom fighter who lived from 15
May 1907 to March 23, 1931) who was involved with Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Shivaram Rajguru in
the killing of a British police officer J.P. Saunders in 1928 in order to take revenge for the death of
veteran leaderLala Lajpat Rai due to excessive police beating.

Sukhdev was deeply impressed by Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil, and Chandrashekhar Azad.

His letter to Mahatma Gandhi written just prior to his hanging, protesting against the latter's
disapproval of revolutionary tactics, throws light on the disparities between the two major schools of
thought among Indian freedom fighers
A little known fact about the plan to drop bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly in April 1929 is
that HSRA’s central committee had first refused to send Bhagat for the job. Sukhdev was absent from
the meeting where the decision was taken. The party feared sending Bhagat, as the Punjab police
was after him for his involvement in Saunders murder. His arrest would have meant death.

But Sukhdev would not but send the best man for the job, says Shiv Verma in his memoirs: "Sukhdev
came after three days and opposed the decision tooth and nail. He was sure no one could convey
HSRA’s goal as well as Bhagat. He went to Bhagat and called him a coward, one who was afraid to
die. The more Bhagat refuted Sukhdev, the harsher Sukhdev became. Finally, Bhagat told Sukhdev
that he was insulting him. Sukhdev retorted saying he was only doing his duty towards his friend.
Hearing this, Bhagat told Sukhdev not to talk to him, and went away."

Sukhdev had pushed his friend into jaws of death, writes Verma, adding: "The committee had to
change its decision and Bhagat was chosen to drop the bombs. Sukhdev left for Lahore the same
evening without saying a word. According to Durga Bhabhi, when he reached Lahore the next day, his
eyes were swollen. He had wept bitterly all night over his decision. Such was Sukhdev – softer than a
flower and harder than a stone. People only saw his harshness but he never complained. He always
hid his feelings."

Much misunderstood, especially having broken the hunger strike twice without consulting his
companions (as per Verma’s records), Sukhdev was rated over Bhagat in terms of his organisational
and fellowship skills. Of him, his friends have said: "While Sukhdev was indifferent to his looks, he felt
happy to dress his comrades. In this he was the reverse of Bhagat."

"He was equally stubborn and whimsical," states Waraich, pointing to the pen portrait of Sukhdev,
written by an HSRA comrade. It states: Sukhdev once poured nitric acid over his left arm to remove
"Om" tattooed thereon. This, he did to test his endurance. To remove the remaining marks, he hung
his festering wounds over a candle flame."

hivaram Hari Rajguru (August 24, 1908 - March 23, 1931) was an Indian revolutionary from
Maharashtra and belonged to the Deshastha Brahmin community. Rajguru was born in a place
named Khed near Pune. It was later renamed as Rajgurunagarin his honor. He is best known as a
colleague of Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev in the murder of a British police officer J.P. Saunders
at Lahorein 1928 in order to take revenge for the death of veteran leader Lala Lajpat Rai due to
excessive police beating. All three were convicted of the crime and hanged on March 23, 1931. They
were cremated at Hussainiwala at the banks of Sutlej river in today's Ferozepur district of Punjab.

He also had immense potential in terms of memory and had learnt various scriptures by heart. He was
also a sharp and accurate shooter and was regarded as the gunman of HSRA.
He was the means of entertainment in the HSRA meetings due to his competition with Bhagat Singh.
He always wanted to be one step ahead than Bhagat Singh in every case, which often led to comic
situations.

Rajguru was hiding in Nagpur. He met Dr. K. B. Hedgewar and was hiding in one of the RSS worker's
house. But after some days he went to Pune and later was arrested there.

Famous writer Anil Verma, a Judge, wrote a book on Rajguru titled "Ajeya Krantikari Rajguru. It has
been published by Govt of India's publication divison & released on 24 August 2008 on Birth
centenary of Rajguru.

He was a freedom fighter who sacrificed his life for the independence of India. He was a member of
Hindustan socialist republican army who wanted India to become free by all means necessary. He
believed that violence against oppression was far more effective against British rule than the
nonviolent ways of Mahatma Gandhi