Eminent freedom fighter and revolutionary leader Ram Prasad Bismil was remembered on his birth anniversary (Jun 11).
About Ram Prasad Bismil (1897 - 1927)
- Born in Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh), he was deeply influenced by Arya Samaj philosophy from a young age.
Key Contributions
- Revolutionary Activities: He emerged as a prominent revolutionary through the Mainpuri Conspiracy (1918), where he distributed banned literature to promote nationalist ideas.
- Founding of HRA: In 1924, he co-founded the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), later known as Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA), along with Sachindranath Sanyal and others.
- Kakori Conspiracy (1925): Masterminded the Kakori train robbery.
- Prison Protest: While in jail, Bismil and his associates went on a hunger strike, demanding recognition as political prisoners and protesting harsh jail conditions.
- Literary work: Composed patriotic poems in Hindi and Urdu under pen names like Bismil, Ram, and Agyat.
- Martyrdom: He was executed on December 19, 1927 after a controversial trial in the Kakori case.