Indian revolutionary (born 1906)

Chandra Shekhar Azad

Chandra Shekhar Sitaram Tiwari, popularly known as Chandra Shekhar Azad, was an Indian revolutionary who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under its 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 hailed from Bardarka village in Unnao district of United Provinces and his parents were Sitaram Tiwari and Jagrani Devi. Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru worked closely with him as his pupil.

Born

1906

July 23

Died

1931

Era

1900s

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1931 Died

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april 22 The 1906 Intercalated Games open in Athens.
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