Chandrashekhar Azad was born on 23rd July, 1908 in Bhavra village in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. His father’s name was Sitaram Tiwari and his mother’s name was Jagrani Devi. He left his house and moved to Kashi and started studying in Sanskarit Vidhyalaya.
He participated in the non-cooperation movement while residing in Banaras being caught, when the magistrate inquired from him, he told his name as Azad, his father’s name as Freedom and his place of residence as Prison. The magistrate sentenced this child to a punishment of being hit with cane for 14 times.
At the time when he was being hit with the cane, he shorted the slogan Vande Mataram. For his bravery, he was greeted in Banaras. Azad played a role in Kakori train robbery and Sander’s murder: Under his leadership, Hindustan socialist Republican Army tried to bomb off the train of Viceroy Lord Irwin near Delhi, but the Viceroy was saved in this attempt.
On 27th february 1931, in Alfred Park of Allahabad, while talking to Sukhdev Raj, a police informer indentified him and informed the police Police inspector Natbavar seized him. He confronted the police bravely. When he found that he had only one bullet left, he shot himself on his temple and embraced death.
