India's Legendary Freedom Fighters

Chandrasekhar Azad

Born on July 23, 1906, the fearless revolutionist Chandrasekhar Azad, also known as master of disguise, joined the freedom struggle as an extremist because he believed violence was indispensable for freedom. Azad was disappointed with the Gandhi’s sudden suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement after the revolutionary mob at Chauri Chaura and this led him to join the radical Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) and from thereon he got involved in various violent crimes such as Kakori Train Robbery (1925), and revenge killing of British policemen for excessive. Tortures and man-handling

Azad was a wanted man for years among the police for his infamous crimes. When most of the HRA members were killed and imprisoned, he eluded from the police. In 1932, he was backstabbed by one of his associates who informed police about his meeting at Alfred Park (now Azad Park). The police surrounded Azad at the park, but he fought with tremendous courage and later shot himself to die as a ‘Free Man’.