Chandra Shekhar Azad

Chandra Shekhar Azad
Azad in 1926
Born
Chandra Shekhar Sitaram Tiwari

(1906-07-23)23 July 1906
Died27 February 1931(1931-02-27) (aged 24)
Cause of deathSuicide by gunshot
Other names
OccupationRevolutionary
OrganizationHindustan Socialist Republican Association
MovementIndian Independence Movement

Chandra Shekhar Sitaram Tiwari (pronunciation;[2] 23 July 1906 – 27 February 1931), popularly known as Chandra Shekhar Azad, was an Indian revolutionary who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under its new name of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) after the death of its founder, Ram Prasad Bismil, and three other prominent party leaders, Roshan Singh, Rajendra Nath Lahiri and Ashfaqulla Khan. He hailed from Bardarka village in Unnao district of United Provinces and his parents were Sitaram Tiwari and Jagrani Devi. He often used the pseudonym "Balraj" while signing pamphlets issued as the commander-in-chief of the HSRA.[3]

  1. ^ "REVEALING THE TRUTH BEHIND THE REAL BIRTH PLACE AND DATE OF AZAD! – A Soul Window". 28 January 2017.
  2. ^ Chandrasekhar Azad at the Encyclopædia Britannica
  3. ^ "Mahatma Gandhi tried his best to save Bhagat Singh". Retrieved 4 September 2018.