Ashfaqulla Khan (1900-1927)
Recently, tribute was paid to freedom fighter Ashfaqulla Khan on his birth anniversary.
- He was born in 1900 at Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Key Contributions
- He along with Ram Prasad Bismil, Sachindra Nath Bakshi and Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee, founded the Hindustan Republican Association in 1924.
- Manifesto of HRA titled “The Revolutionary” listed its objective as establishing a federal Republic of United State of India by an organized and armed revolution.
- He participated in Kakori Train Action 1925 and was awarded death sentence along with Ram Prasad Bismil, Rajendra Lahiri and Roshan Singh.
Values
Courage, Integrity, Justice.