nPostednon September 28, 2015
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nBhagatnSingh is considered by some to be one of the heroes of the IndiannIndependence Movement. n
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nHowever,nSingh’s actions included violence, revenge, and even murder – andnthat is one reason that some uplift the pacifist Gandhi as a hero butnconsider Singh more of a villain.
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nSomenpeople just shrug and say that, like everyone else, Singh did goodnthings AND bad things. He is not so easy to categorize, and it isninteresting that many different and contradictory movements haventried to use his popularity to further their own agendas.
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nBhagatnSingh was born in British India on this date in 1907. His family hadnbeen involved with revolutionary activities against the British evennbefore Singh was born, and when he was a teenager he dabbled in ideas of anarchy (having no government at all) and Marxism (an attempt for a “classless society” by getting rid of capitalism).
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nAnnauthor and politician named Lala Lajpat Rai was leading a non-violentnprotest against British rule and was badly injured by British policenofficers. He ended up dying from those injuries. It was Rai’s deathnthat caused Singh to seek revenge, and he murdered a British policenofficer and cut his hair in order to escape capture. He also threwnnon-lethal bombs – along with leaflets – inside the CentralnLegislative Assembly. That time, he didn’t elude police; he allowednhimself to be arrested. He ended up gaining a lot of public supportnamong Indians while fasting for 116 days in jail!
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nAnnauthor and politician named Lala Lajpat Rai was leading a non-violentnprotest against British rule and was badly injured by British policenofficers. He ended up dying from those injuries. It was Rai’s deathnthat caused Singh to seek revenge, and he murdered a British policenofficer and cut his hair in order to escape capture. He also threwnnon-lethal bombs – along with leaflets – inside the CentralnLegislative Assembly. That time, he didn’t elude police; he allowednhimself to be arrested. He ended up gaining a lot of public supportnamong Indians while fasting for 116 days in jail!
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nSinghnwas convicted of murder, and he was hung. He wasnjust 23 years old. n
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nLikenI said, Bhagat Singh’s legacy is mixed. He inspired a lot of Indiannyouth to fight for independence, back in the first half of thenTwentieth Century. Even today, Singh is an idol for some, and therenare memorials, statues, and movies devoted to keeping his memorynalive.
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