Ram Prasad Bismil (1897-1927) Biography, Family

Quick Info

Profession	Revolutionary Freedom Fighter
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	11/06/1897
Age	30 years (died on 19, Dec, 1927)
Birthplace	Shahjahanpur, North-Western Provinces, British India
Date of Death	19/12/1927

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Nickname(s)	Ram Agyat Bismil
Famous for	Being one of the founders of the Hindustan Republican Association, the mastermind of the Kakori Train Conspiracy in 1925, and involvement in the Mainpuri Conspiracy in 1918. Also renowned for composing the patriotic Urdu poem 'Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna' which became an anthem for freedom fighters.

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

School	Mission School Local government school in Shahjahanpur
Educational Qualification	School education from Mission School and Local government school in Shahjahanpur

Place of Death	Gorakhpur Jail, United Provinces, British India
Age (at the time of death)	30 Years
Death Cause	Execution by hanging for revolutionary activities in the fight for Indian independence
Caste	Tomar Rajput

Marital Status (at the time of death)	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known

Father	Murlidhar
Mother	Moolmati
Siblings	Ramesh Singh The name of one brother is Shastri Devi Brahmadevi Bhagwati Devi The names of two sisters are
Grandfather	Narayan Lal

School Education

Passed middle school examination in first division from an English Mission School

Revolutionary Activities

Mainpuri Conspiracy 1918	Masterminded the conspiracy Involved in robbing three local villages Involved in selling proscribed books Escaped arrest by jumping into the Yamuna River
Kakori Train Conspiracy 1925	Mastermind of the conspiracy Involved in robbing the train Planned and executed armed robbery of a train carrying government money on 9th August 1925 near Lucknow Used German-made Mauser C96 semi-automatic pistols

Literary Works

Autobiography 'Kakori Ke Shaheed' (published in 1928)
Patriotic Urdu poem 'Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna'
Hindi poem 'Mera Janm' (My Birth) written at age 18
Song 'Mera rang de Basanti Chola' written in jail
Translations of Bengali books into Hindi including 'The Bolshevik Programme', 'A Sally of the Mind', 'Swadeshi Rang', and 'Catherine'
Deshwasiyon ke Naam (To the Countrymen)
Swadeshi Rang (The Colors of Patriotism)
Man Ki Lahar (Waves of the Mind)
Swadhinta Ki Devi (The Goddess of Freedom)

Organizational Affiliations

1. Received inspiration from the book 'Satyarth Prakash' by Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
2. Maintained contact with Lal Har Dayal through his guru Somdev.
3. Successfully quit smoking with the support of his companion Munshi Indrajit.
4. Participated in the planning of Delhi and Agra robbery to evade police capture.
5. Associated with Arya Samaj.
6. Composed the patriotic Urdu poem 'Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna'.
7. Wrote his autobiography in Lucknow Central Jail.
8. Translated several Bengali books into Hindi.
9. Attended the 1921 session of the Indian National Congress at Ahmedabad.
10. Went on a hunger strike in Gorakhpur Central Jail demanding to be treated as a political prisoner.
11. His body was cremated at the Rapti River, and the cremation site became known as Rajghat.
12. Sentenced to death under sections 121(A), 120(B), 302 and 396 of Indian Penal Code after an 18-month legal process.
13. Drafted the constitution of the Hindustan Republican Association in 1923 with Sachindra Nath Sanyal and Jadugopal Mukherjee.
14. Envisioned a federal 'United States of India' to be established through armed revolution.
15. Recruited young revolutionaries including Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh into the movement.
16. Borrowed money from his patriotic mother to publish books and fund revolutionary activities.
17. Wrote under multiple pseudonyms including Ram and Agyat.
18. His autobiography was published in 1928 by renowned journalist Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi.