Chandrasekhar Azad

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Chandrasekhar Azad was a prominent Indian revolutionary who played a key role in the armed struggle against British colonial rule in the early 20th century.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian revolutionary
freedom fighter
person
alsoKnownAs Azad
Panditji
arrestedDuring Non-Cooperation Movement
associatedWith Bhagat Singh
Rajguru
Ram Prasad Bismil
Sukhdev
birthDate 1906-07-23
birthPlace Alirajpur district
Bhavra
British India
Madhya Pradesh
caste Brahmin
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
suicide to avoid capture
commemoratedOn Indian postage stamps
deathDate 1931-02-27
deathPlace Allahabad
British India
Prayagraj
United Provinces
education studied in Varanasi
eventParticipatedIn Kakori conspiracy
Kakori train robbery of 1925
fullName Chandra Shekhar Tiwari
ideology revolutionary nationalism
inspiredBy Mahatma Gandhi
Non-Cooperation Movement
knownFor armed struggle against British colonial rule
leadership in Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
participation in Kakori train robbery
shootout at Alfred Park
legacy symbol of youthful revolutionary zeal in India
memorial Chandra Shekhar Azad Park
statues and memorials across India
movement Indian independence movement
nationality Indian
organization Hindustan Republican Association
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
parent Jagrani Devi
Sitaram Tiwari
pledge never to be captured alive by the British
regionOfActivity Central Provinces
United Provinces
religion Hinduism
role leader of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association


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