Of Bhagat Singh - Legend

Born in 1907 in Banga (now in Pakistan) to a family of freedom fighters, rebellion was in Singh’s blood. However, the defining moment of his life came in 1919. The , where hundreds of unarmed civilians were gunned down by British troops, deeply scarred the twelve-year-old Bhagat. Legend has it he traveled miles to the site, collected the blood-soaked earth in a bottle, and vowed to avenge the fallen. From Pacifism to Revolutionary Socialism

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Perhaps the most enduring part of the legend is Singh’s time in prison. Unlike the image of a "gun-toting terrorist" the British tried to project, Singh was a voracious reader and a prolific writer. During his hunger strikes for the rights of Indian prisoners, he penned his famous essay, "Why I am an Atheist," and filled notebooks with thoughts on economics, history, and social reform. Born in 1907 in Banga (now in Pakistan)