Finished reading "BHAGAT SINGH: An Immortal Revolutionary of India" by Bhawan Singh Rana.
The struggle for India's independence was more than Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Mohamed Ali Jinnah. There were other freedom fighters like Subhash Chandra Bose, Lala Lajpat Rai and Bhagat Singh.
The British colonial government of India hanged Bhagat Singh in 1931 for killing a police officer.
Bhagat had killed the police officer in revenge for the violent death of the revered Lala Lajpat Rai who was leading a peaceful march two years before. Bhagat spent two years in prison before he was tried and hanged at age 23.
He had joined the freedom struggle in his early teens and had won widespread admiration for his bravery and dedication. He had formed his own political party, aiming to drive the British out of India even by force and set up a socialist republic.
While in prison he was visited often by Jawaharlal Nehru and got goodwill messages from Motilal Nehru.
Bhagat Singh is regarded today in India as a legend, a folk hero.
