Question

Who is the author of the popular song, Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna Ab Hamare Dil mein Hai?
1. Surya Sen
2. Chandra Shekhar Azad
3. Sardar Bhagat Singh
4. Ram Prasad Bismil
5. None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 5 : None of the above/More than one of the above

The correct answer is None of the above/More than one of the above.

• Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna is an Urdu patriotic poem written by Bismil Azimabadi as an ode to young freedom fighters of the Indian independence movement. Hence, no option given is perfect.
• He wrote this poem, following the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and other atrocities by the British colonialists.
• It was first published in the journal "Sabah", published from Delhi.
• The ghazal has 11 couplets.
• Khuda Bakhsh Library has preserved the original copy and page of his diary containing this poem written by him and the corrections done by his mentor Shad Azimabadi.

• Surya Sen is best known for leading the 1930 Chittagong armory raid. He was hanged by the British at the Chittagong Jail.
• Chandra Shekhar Azad was one of the greatest Indian freedom fighters. He was involved in several incidents including Kakori train robbery, assembly bomb incident, shooting of Saunders at Lahore, and to avenge the killing of Lala Lajpat Rai.
• Sardar Bhagat Singh was an Indian socialist revolutionary. In 1926, he founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha. 23rd March is observed as ‘Martyrs’ Day’ or ‘Shaheed Diwas’ or ‘Sarvodaya Day’ in honor of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev.
• Ram Prasad Bismil was an Indian revolutionary who participated in the Mainpuri conspiracy of 1918, and the Kakori conspiracy of 1925 and fought against British imperialism.