Chandra Shekhar Azad
pronunciation (23 July 1906 – 27
February 1931), popularly known as
Azad ("The Liberated"), was an
Indian revolutionary who reorganised
the Hindustan Republican
Association under the new name of
Hindustan Socialist Republican
Association
(HSRA) after the death of its
founder, Ram Prasad Bismil, and
three other prominent party leaders,
Roshan Singh, Rajendra Nath Lahiri
and Ashfaqulla Khan . He is
considered to be the mentor of
Bhagat Singh and chief strategist of
the HSRA.
Biography
Early life
Chandra Shekhar Azad was born on
23 July 1906 in Bhavra village, in the
present-day Alirajpur district of
Madhya Pradesh. His forefathers
were from the Badarka village near
Kanpur (in present-day Unnao
District). His mother, Jagrani Devi,
was the third wife of Sitaram Tiwari,
whose previous wives had died
young. After the birth of their first
son, Sukhdev, in Badarka, the family
moved to Alirajpur State .[3][4]