One of the heroes of the Indian freedom struggle, Chandra Shekhar Azad was the quintessential firebrand revolutionary who fiercely craved independence for his country.  Chandra Shekhar  Azad was born as Chandra Shekhar  Tiwari, to Pandit Sita Ram Tiwari and Jagrani Devi on July 23, 1906 in Bhavra village in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. 

  Chandra Shekhar Azad’s mom wanted to make her son a great scholar in Sanskrit.

 He was one of the masterminds behind the Kakori Rail Dacoit and led the successful evasion of the loot.

 He also carried out the assassination of the assistant superintendent of Police John Poyantz Saunders in 1928.

 Chandra Shekar Azad joined Mahatma Gandhi’s  non-cooperation movement when he was just a student .

  Jallianwala Bagh Massacre had a great impact on Chandrasekhar’s life. 

  He had learned the archery skills from the tribal Bhils of Jhabua district.

  Chandra Shekar Azad adopted his last name ‘Azad’ which means ‘free’ in Urdu.

  Chandra Shekar Azad had pledged never to be captured alive by the British force. He kept his pledge till he breathed his last.

  On 24th February 1931  he was injured in shootout and decided to end his life rather than surrender rather to surrender to the British.

  Ahmedabad is home to the park where Chandra Shekar Azad breathed his last. The park, previously named as Azad Park is renamed as Chandra Shekhar Azad park.

Dushman ki goliyon ka hum samna karenge, Azad hi rahein hain, azad hi rahenge.

– Chandra Shekhar Azad

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