Hindustan Socialist Republican Association

Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
Also known asHindustan Republican Association
Hindustan Republican Army
FoundersRam Prasad Bismil
Ashfaqulla Khan
Sachindra Nath Bakshi
Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
LeaderChandra Shekhar Azad
Sachindra Nath Sanyal
Bhagat Singh
Dates of operationOctober 1924 (1924-10)–1936 (1936)
Country British India
Motives National liberation
IdeologyIndian independence
Marxism[1]
Revolutionary Socialism[2]
Secularism[3]
Political positionFar-left
Part ofRevolutionary movement for Indian independence
AlliesAnushilan Samiti
Opponents British Empire

Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA), previously known as the Hindustan Republican Army and Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), was a radical left-wing Indian revolutionary organization, founded by Sachindranath Sanyal. After changes in Bhagat Singh's ideology and the influence of the Russian Revolution, they held meetings in Feroz Shah Kotla Maidan and added the word socialist to their name. Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Sachindra Nath Bakshi, Sachindranath Sanyal and Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee were the leaders of the group at the time. HSRA's manifesto titled The Revolutionary and written constitution were produced as evidence in the Kakori conspiracy case of 1925.

  1. ^ "To Young Political Workers".
  2. ^ "The Red Pamphlet".
  3. ^ "Ashfaqulla Khan: An epitome of Hindu-Muslim Unity and inspiration for the Youth".[permanent dead link]