MARTYRS OF INDIA
                     MARTYRS OF INDIA
INTRODUCTION
•In India, mainly on 2 dates, Martyr's Day or Shaheed 
Divas is observed. 
•On this day we pay homage to the freedom fighters 
who have sacrificed their lives for their Motherland. 
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MARTYR’S DAY IN INDIA
 On 30 January Martyr's Day or Shaheed Diwas is 
celebrated in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi and on 
23rd March also Martyr's Day is celebrated to pay 
tribute to three extraordinary revolutionaries of India 
who were hanged to death by the British namely 
Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar.
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BHAGAT SINGH AND HIS COMPANIONS
•Bhagat Singh together with his companions Rajguru, 
Sukhdev, Azad, and Gopal fought for the assassination 
of Lala Lajpat Rai. 
•On 23rd March, 1931 in the Lahore Jail they were 
hanged. 
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MAHATMA GANDHI
•Mahatma Gandhi was a prominent political and 
spiritual leader of the Indian Independence 
movement.
•He also received international fame for his non-
violent protest theory to achieve political and social 
progress.
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SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL
•Despite being a famous lawyer, he withdrew his 
profession and contributed against the freedom of 
the country. 
•After Independence, he became the Deputy Prime 
Minister of India and played a vital role.
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SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE
•He was shaken by the incident of the Jallianwala Bagh 
Massacre and retuned India from England in the year 
1921. 
•Bose was a part of the Civil Disobedience movement 
and even joined the Indian National Congress. 
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DADABHAI NAOROJI 
•Dadabhai Naoroji the one behind the formation of the 
Indian National Congress was born in the year 1825. 
•Being a Prominent Activist he joined the non-violence 
independent movement. 
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RAM PRASAD BISMIL
•Ram Prasad Bismil was a young revolutionary 
Independence Fighters from India who martyred for 
his country like Bhagat Singh. 
• British government sentenced him to death for 
involving in the notorious Kakori train robbery.
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BIPIN CHANDRA PAL 
•Bipin Chandra Pal was a substantial part of the Indian 
National Congress and he is the one who encouraged 
the abandonment of foreign goods. 
•He formed an association with Bal Gangadhar Tilak, 
Lala Lajpat Rai, and Lal-Pal-Bal trio. 
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HOW IS MARTYR’S DAY CELEBRATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY?
•The President, the Vice President, the Prime Minister, 
and the Defense Minister on 30 January get together 
at the Rajghat to the Samadhi of the Mahatma Gandh 
to pay honour by putting a garland of flowers. 
• 2 minutes' silence was kept there in the memory of 
the Father of Nation, Bapu and other martyr's 
throughout the country. 
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