Bhagat Singh Report

Bhagat Singh was an Indian revolutionary. His goal was to get the British to leave India, just like Gandhi. Bhagat's name means "Devotee".  Bhagat was believed by the British as a terrorist, but to Indians as a hero. His entire family was in the freedom struggle.  He is known by Indians as a martyr.  He has been accused of wanting to die by the British.  He did not want marriage because he wanted to be a revolutionary.  His slogan is "Inquilab Zindabad", which means "Long Live the Revolution"

Bhagat was born in Punjab, a region in India.  He was a Sikh.  His mother was named Conuela.  His father was named Mota. He won a essay competition that grabbed the attention of the Punjab Hindi Sahitya Sammelan including its General Secretary Professor Bhim Sen Vidyalankar. When Gandhi called The Non-Cooperation Movement, Bhagat joined.  He joined the Young Revolutionary Movement when he quit the Non-Cooperation Movement.  He quit the Non-Cooperation Movement because he thought that violence should be used to get the British out of India.  He defied the British and burnt books and British-imported clothing. The Kirti Kissan Party followed Bhagat's ideas.

The Simon Commission was made by Sir John Simon.  The Commission was made to find out Indian events.  The Commission was boycotted by Indians because it did not have a single Indian member. Lala Lajpat Rai was beaten in the chest and killed by John Scott.  Lala was a Indian author and politician.  Bhagat wanted to have revenge for Lala's death.  He wanted to shoot Scott.  Bhagat joined with Rai Gopal, Sukhdev, and Rajguru.  Gopal gave the signal to shoot but mistook Deputy SuperIntendent Saunders for Scott so Saunders was shot instead.  Bhagat shaved his beard and cut off his hair as a disguise to avoid the death punishment.  If he was caught he would be killed. This cutting of hair is a disobedience of Sikhism.

  Bhagat and Batukshuar Dutt threw a harmless, noisy bomb in the Parliament because of the Defense Act of India, which was to combat Bhagat and the other revolutionaries.  The Act wanted power for the police to over-power the revolutionaries. It endangered Bhagat because if he had no power then he could push the British out of India. They stood there ( after the bomb ) and did not move and gave themselves up. In jail he went for a 63 day fast advocating for the rights of prisoners and those facing trial. He was given a trial.  Bhagat decided to use the court room publicize his cause.

Bhagat was hanged with Sukhdev and Rajguru when he was 24.  He was hanged on the 23rd March, 1931.  He was hanged because of his involvement in the Saunders murder and for throwing the bomb in Parliament.  The Indians were deceived because the execution was supposed to take place at 8:00 AM, but Bhagat was killed at 7:00 AM. This was because they wanted to avoid protests.

 Bhagat wrote a leaflet  saying his views and it said "We are sorry that we who attach great sanctity to human life, we who dream of a glorious future, when man will be enjoying perfect peace and full liberty, we have been forced to shed human blood.  But individual sacrifices at the altar of revolution will bring freedom to all, rendering exploitation man by man impossible.  Inquilab Zindabad." 

Bhagat's methods were much different than Gandhi's. Gandhi's methods were non-violent, Bhagat's were violent.  Gandhi did not think well about Bhagat's methods.   Singh was the same with Gandhi because he thought using violence was the best way to get the British to leave India.