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BHAGAT SINGH

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0 0 7 TO THE O TH ER W ISE 6 LO O M V H O O S B H O LP O F S A R P A R fC /S H A N S IN G H .

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U’S H U S B A N P , K tS H A N S IN G H ,
TW O BR O TH ER S W ER E THEN
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S I N O N A N P H IS YO UNG EST BR O TH ER .
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/ERE R E L E A S E D O N B A IL . \-------------

S IN G H , TH E QECONP B R O T H E R W A S
W G A S E N T E N C E IN TH E M A N P A L A Y
IN BURMA
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HE U T T L E S H A G A T S IN G H R A N TO H IS A U N T .
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J’ OGUNO FOR THEIR. FREEDOM.

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UR,I’LL PR1VE S T R O N G . THEY HAVE GUNS CH ILP I
THE B R IT IS H v- A N P CANNONS.
OUT A N P BRING
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SC N T TO THE U LLA G E SCHOOL
NEED RIFLES TO LIBERATE
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YOU ALWAYS SING I BE SHAHEED KARTAR WHO H A D CUED A M A R TYR . A T T W EN TY.
THIS S O N G ? y SINGH S A R A B H A ’S
FAVOURITE SONG I >
& H A G A T D N G H W AS TWELVE TEAKS O LD, TH E GOVERNMENT
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IHASAT S IN G H , WHAT I AM T O L D 'IT
TH IS RO W LATT AC T f EM PO W ERS THE
VO SOU KNOW e / GOVERNMENT TO
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...W IT H O U T A T R IA L . UHAGAT SINGH


NO COURT, NO JUD G E. YOU KNOW SO
. UU ST'PICK THE M AN MUCH ABOUT
B UP AN D LOCK , THE POLICE
ML H IM IN . y AN D JA IL S * ,

THAT'S NOT SURPRISING UNDER TAB L E A D E R S H IP O F G A N D H IJ I, P E O P LE THROUGH­


MY FATHER AND UNCLES O U T Th e c o u n t r y p r o t e s t e d a g a i n s t t h e r o w l a t t
WERE IN J A IL .T H E IR A C T W IT H D E M O N S T R A T IO N S A N D M E E T IN G S . ,--------------
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17 WAS A M A S S A C R E T H A T SHOCKEP THE JALLI


COUNTRY. BASH I
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BEEN KILLED A N D AT U N A R M E D i
M A N Y MORE INJURE! . PEO PLE? /

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SE F O U N D E D B T P A TR IO TIC w e W ILL HAVE SUCCEED IN AROUSING
N S . I T W HS HERE THAT HE A REVOLUTION ^ THE PEO PLE. J
IN T O C O N T A C T W IT H SUKHDEV. HERE IN
IN D IA f* y
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iP E B C H E S T IR E S O M E ., S T A G E D B y D IE S '6 FOR F R EED O M .
N A T IO N A L
D R A M A T IC CLUB.

TH EN O N E D A ' W HAT'S THE M V FATHER * 4


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BE YOUR I COUNTRY IS H E L D IN YDUR G R A N D l DECIDED TO RUN A M
ANSW ER P A S L A V E R Y , T H E ONLY M O T H E R WILL f c i .
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V IS DEATH.
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GETTING M A R R IE D .
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G AT SINGH VEG AN 7 0 W O R E FOR H E J O IN E D THE H IN D U S T A N R EPU BLIC


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A T T E N T IO N O F A F E W P O LIC E M E N IN
d o n 't w o r r y .
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A N D SHE S O O N RECOVERS,

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H A V E T A K E N G R E A T P A IN S
T O M A K E O U R STAY
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F R IE N D S F O R M E D A N A S SO C IATIO N
CALLED 'N A V J A W A N M A R A T S A B H A ’.
ETTER RUN, THANK HOU FOR
l. W ARRANTS TH E T IP . I PROMISE TO PLACE THE
e n is s u e d INTERESTS OF M Y COUNTRY
ABOVE THOSE O F M y J
IR A R R E S T . .
v C O M M U N IT Y ... !

BllAC/AT SINGH THE S A S H A W O R K E D F O R P A T R IO T IC CAUSES


FLED TO LAHORE L IK E THE S W A D E S H I M O V E M E N T .

B IS M IW f AND A S H F A Q U LLA H
V R S ' D A T IN DIEP A T TH E -SALLOW S, S M IL IN G .
R Y OF R A M PRASAD OUR HOMAGE TO TH EM CAN ONLY
A SH FAQ U LLAH BE IN CARRYING ON THEIR F IG H T ,
A N D OTHER Sw. FOR FREEDOM. uZ:
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■RENT P A R T S O F IN D IA M E T I N D E LH I.
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U S T A N R E PU BLIC AN A S S O C IA T IO N , M U ST B £ CAREFUL • THE
POLICE KNOW TH AT W E ARE
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;OONTRY IS RESTLESS, THEY DON'T KNON! EXACTLY A
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DOM IS TO BE WON,
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TO BE BEGGED FOR. YOU, ---------- 1/ T " I
MUST ORGANISE: AZAD.
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RAILWAY STATION
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OFFICIAL ENTERED
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EVERYWHERE,
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FIND H IM .

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W IT H A COPY O F THE G IT A IN H IS H A N D .

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S T U D Y THE P O L IT IC A L S IT U A T IO N

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A L L -P A R T IE S T A K E N O U T B Y l A L A L A d P A T R A I , TH E G R E A T
PROCESSION A6AINS1 L E A D E R FROM THE P U N J A B . i---------------------------t = = :
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N E A R THE R A IL W A Y S T A T IO N , r------------------- —5
TORN BACK A N D
D IS P E R S E .

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A CORDON R O U N D L A LAO / - YET H E W A S H IT
PO YOU V E S , I P O . T H E L IO N OF TH E
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'E D . H E P IE D TW O W E E H 5 L A T E R . L A H O R E TO O /S E U S S P I A M S F O R R E V E N G E .
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P IAN , TEN ENGLISHMEN COM R A P E , R A JG U R O TOOK THEIR POSITIONS N E A R THE
P IE. A N P SIN C E PO LICE S T A T IO N
J T d A IG O P A L WILL S IG N A L
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U F J U S T O P P O S IT E THE IS W ALKING T O W A R D S
E S T A T IO N W AS THE M O T O R -C Y C LE . IS
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Y E S , H E IS O UR 1 T A K E AIM E V E N A S T t i t W H IT E M A N W A S S T A R T /N i
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TO W A R P S T H E P . A V . CO LLEG E J U S T
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W E R E C H A S E P B Y A P O LIC E C O N S T A B L E FORW ARD A H p
I'L L S H O O T .
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A Z A P AN D SUKHDEV
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A N P P A I D F O R f T W I T H H I S L IF E . r-------- H A P R E A C H E D THE Q U A D R A N G L E .
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H A P K IL L E D W A S S A C /A ID E R S , T H E A S S / S T A N 7 A L L O V E R T H E C / 7 Y . i----------------------------
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NEVER M l N O . ME IS ALS O A
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s. B R IT IS H IM P E R IA L IS T .

W € MUST M AKE
THAT C LEAR T O
THE _PSQPLE.

//✓ /* W H O L E O F T H E P U N J A B R E S O U N P E P M E A N W H I L E , P O L IC E G U A R D S K E P T W A
W IT H T H E N E W S O V E R A L L R O A D S L E A D IN G O U T O P L A H t
* W H O E V E R . IS
R E S P O N S IB L E FOR
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HAS SEEN L N A T IO N A L INSULT.
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S T A T IO N C R IM IN A L S ! O NE O F THEM
J S A YO UNG S IK H . a
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N O T /C E P T H E TO N G A W H IC H & H O U G H 7 A
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B O O K IN G O F F IC E W /N P O W . H I S W IF E T H E P O L IC E L E T THE P A R T Y E N T E R T H E
U P A N P A SERVANT FO LLO W EP. PLATFO R M . — | a n M P M B II

1 H IB A N P H I S W IF E B O A R P E P A F IR S T T H E B IR O S H A P F L O W N / T H E S A H IB W A S
C O M P A R T M E N T , A N P THE S E R V A N T, N O N E O T H E R T H A N 3 H A 6 A T S lH G H W H O H A P
P CLASS C O M P A R T M E N T - f S H A V E O O F F H IS B E A R P 7 0 A V O IP P E TEC 7/O N ;
T H E W O M A N W H O P O S E P A S H IS W IF E W A S
P U R G A S H A S H I,T H E W IF E O F A R E V O L U T IO N A R Y ,
BH AG W ATI C H A R A N ; A N P TH E M A N W HO
A C C O M P A N IE P T H E M A S T H E IR S E R V A N T W AS
R A JGURU f ------ — -----------

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A W A Y T O M A T H U R A , P O S IN G A S
A SAOHU.
B H A Q A T S /A /O H M E A N W H IL E H A P L A T E R , A B O M B ArtA N U F A C 7 U R IN G C E N T R E
T R A V E L L E D E A S T W A R D S T O CALCUTTA O P E N E D I N A G F A - A T A M E E T /N G H E L P Th
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