Ram Prasad Bismil

Revolutionary Freedom Fighter

Indian Shahjahanpur, North-Western Provinces, British India

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ProfessionRevolutionary Freedom Fighter
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth11/06/1897
Age30 years (died on 19, Dec, 1927)
BirthplaceShahjahanpur, North-Western Provinces, British India
Date of Death19/12/1927

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Bio/Wiki

Nickname(s)
  • Ram
  • Agyat
  • Bismil
Famous forBeing 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.

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • Mission School
  • Local government school in Shahjahanpur
Educational QualificationSchool education from Mission School and Local government school in Shahjahanpur

Personal Life

Place of DeathGorakhpur Jail, United Provinces, British India
Age (at the time of death)30 Years
Death CauseExecution by hanging for revolutionary activities in the fight for Indian independence
CasteTomar Rajput

Relationships & More

Marital Status (at the time of death)Unmarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsNot Known

Family

FatherMurlidhar
MotherMoolmati
Siblings
  • Ramesh Singh
  • The name of one brother is
  • Shastri Devi
  • Brahmadevi
  • Bhagwati Devi
  • The names of two sisters are
GrandfatherNarayan Lal

Career

School EducationPassed 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'
Organizational Affiliations
  • Founding member of Hindustan Republican Association
  • Associated with Arya Samaj

Some Lesser Known Facts

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.
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