hinduhumanrights.info http://www.hinduhumanrights.info/chandra-shekhar-azad-remembering-a-real-revolutionary/ Chandra Shekhar Azad : The Immortal Revolutionary Chandra Shekhar Azad w as born on 23 July 1906 in Jujhautiya Brahmins family of Pandit Sitaram Tiw ari and Jagrani Devi in the bhabara (of jhabua District)|madhy Pradesh. He spent his childhood in the village Bhabhra w hen his f ather w as serving in the erstw hile estate of Alirajpur He got the natural training of a hardy and rough life along w ith the Bhils w ho inhabited the w ild region. From his Bhil friends, early in life, be learnt w restling and sw imming. He also became more skilled w ith the bow and arrow . He learnt to throw the Bhala or Javelin, to shoot straight, to ride and use the sw ord, in all of w hich he became prof icient. From his childhood, he remained a devotee of Hanum an throughout his life, and had a very strong Pehelw an(w restler)-like body. He was even called Bhimsen or Bhim Dada later. After the early education in Jhabua, he w as sent to the Sanskrit Pathashala at Varanasi, w here a near relative of the family, probably maternal uncle w as then living. He returned home after a few months and he w as admitted in the local school at Alirajpur. Again his father sent him to Benares for the boy exhibited a strange w ayw ardness. This time he remained there and studied properly. On the w hole, he w as an average student. Political Initiation From the very outset, he had a deep aversion for study w hich w as of no real but to simply churn out quill drivers or babus for the use of the British Raj in India. His stay at Benares how ever had a salutary effect upon his life, for he came in contact w ith many young men and ideas. The atmosphere w as such that he got the opportunity of studying many things, especially the unhappy events w hich w ere then happening in the country. Bit by bit, his mind w as being draw n to the political situation of the country. Young Chandra Shekhar w as fascinated by and draw n to the great national upsurge of the non-violent, non-cooperation movement of 1920-21 under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. I t is during this time, w hen the Jallianw ala Baag m assacre by British Army took place in Amritsar w here hunderds (at least 2000) unarmed, peaceful and unw arned civilians w ere fired upon. This event had a profound effect on Indian national movement and inspired several young Indians, like Azad, into political movement for liberation. The young mind of Chandrashekhar w as w ax to receive and marble to retain. From Chandrashekhar Tewari to Chandrashekhar ‘Azad’ To protest the massacre and demanding the liberation, various popular activities sprouted up throughout the country. While participating in one of these movements, Chandra Shekhar w as arrested w hen he w as just 16 years of age. He w as brought to court. The Magistrate asked him, “What is your name? Where do you live? What is your father’s name?” His answ ers w ere
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