Indian revolutionary Ram Prasad Bismil who is known for his participation in India's independence struggle was born on June 11, 1897. On his 123rd birth anniversary, people have taken to Twitter remembering the revolutionary's contribution to the country. Bismil was born in Uttar Pradesh's Shajahanpur to Murlidhar and Moolmati and grew up in the Chambal valley. During his teenage life, he was used to witnessing the atrocities that Indians had to endure at the end of Britishers. Along with being a freedom fighter, Ram Prasad Bismil was also a poet and has written in both Hindu and Urdu. He used to write under pen names Ram, Aghyat and Bismil. People took to Twitter remembering Ram Prasad Bismil sharing his slogans, quotes and poems. Martyrs Day Quotes: Best Inspirational & Patriotic Quotes by Freedom Fighters of India.
Ram Prasad Bismil is known for his participation in Manipuri conspiracy of 1918, the Kakori conspiracy of 1925 and his constant efforts to bring down the British empire in India. Bismil along with his friend Ashfaqullah went on to conduct the famous Kakori train robbery of 1925.
On his birth anniversary, people took to Twitter sharing his quotes, poems and songs, remembering the great mind
Check out the tweets below:
Remembering him on his Birth Anniversary..🙏#RamPrasadBismil pic.twitter.com/fMo26XgMtv
— Gappu S¡πgh ❁ (@LamerGappu) June 11, 2019
Along with revolutionaries like Sachindra Nath Sanyal and Jadugopal Mukherjee, he founded the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), a revolutionary organisation based in North India was trying to free India from the British rule.
We pay tribute to this great patriot #RamPrasadBismil on his birth anniversary ! SAT SAT NAMAAT🙏 pic.twitter.com/tWcesRYE7U
— Vikas Bal (@ivkyt19) June 11, 2019
He played a key role in bringing freedom fighters like Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh into HRA, which later became Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA).
On the birth anniversary of the Rashtrapak Shahid Ram Prasad Bismil, he gives warm homage and tribute to him. #RamPrasadBismil#TuesdayThoughts#TuesdayMotivation pic.twitter.com/g9Zqishvom
— Faishal Saifi 🌏 (@faishal_saifi) June 11, 2019
Remembering The Great Mind
A Revolutionary freedom fighter pic.twitter.com/MykdFp45jC
— Abhijit Debnath 🇮🇳 (@abhijit1732) June 11, 2019
Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley pays tribute to the freedom fighter
अमर क्रांतिकारी #रामप्रसादबिस्मिल
जी की जयंती पर नमन ।
Tributes to #RamPrasadBismil on his Birth Anniversary pic.twitter.com/lGR1XYqQap
— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) June 11, 2019
The popular poem Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna was written by Ram Prasad Bismil. Here is the poem:
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein haiDekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil mein hai
Karta nahin kyun doosra kuch baat-cheet
Dekhta hun main jise woh chup teri mehfil mein hai
Aye shaheed-e-mulk-o-millat main tere oopar nisaar
Ab teri himmat ka charcha ghair ki mehfil mein hai
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai
Waqt aanay dey bata denge tujhe aye aasman
Hum abhi se kya batayen kya hamare dil mein hai
Khainch kar layee hai sab ko qatl hone ki ummeed
Aashiqon ka aaj jumghat koocha-e-qaatil mein hai
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai
Hai liye hathiyaar dushman taak mein baitha udhar
Aur hum taiyyaar hain seena liye apna idhar
Khoon se khelenge holi gar vatan muskhil mein hai
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai
Haath jin mein ho junoon katt te nahi talvaar se
Sar jo uth jaate hain voh jhukte nahi lalkaar se
Aur bhadkega jo shola-sa humaare dil mein hai
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai
Hum to ghar se nikle hi the baandhkar sar pe kafan
Jaan hatheli par liye lo barh chale hain ye qadam
Zindagi to apni mehmaan maut ki mehfil mein hai
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai
Yuun khadaa maqtal mein qaatil kah rahaa hai baar baar
Kya tamannaa-e-shahaadat bhi kisee ke dil mein hai
Dil mein tuufaanon ki toli aur nason mein inqilaab
Hosh dushman ke udaa denge humein roko na aaj
Duur reh paaye jo humse dam kahaan manzil mein hai
Wo jism bhi kya jism hai jismein na ho khoon-e-junoon
Kya lade toofaanon se jo kashti-e-saahil mein hai
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.
Dekhna hai zor kitna baazuay qaatil mein hai
For his efforts in bringing down the British regime, Ram Prasad Bismil was hanged to death at the young age of 30 on December 19, 1927. It is said that his last words were 'Jai Hindi'. His body was cremated on the banks of the Rapti river which was attended by hundreds of Indians.
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