Chandra Shekhar Azad

Chandra Shekhar Azad was an Indian revolutionary who organized armed resistance to British rule and died in a 1931 gunfight in Allahabad.

Bhagat Singh: Bhagat Singh was an Indian revolutionary executed by British authorities in 1931. Azad worked with Singh in the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association and supported his revolutionary activity.
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association: The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association was a revolutionary organization seeking Indian independence and a socialist republic. Azad led the association after its reorganization and helped sustain its clandestine operations.
Bhabhra: Bhabhra is a town in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India, associated with Chandra Shekhar Azad's childhood. Azad grew up in this region before entering the independence movement.
Alfred Park: Alfred Park, now Chandra Shekhar Azad Park, is a public park in Prayagraj, India. Azad died in a gunfight with police at this park in 1931.
Ram Prasad Bismil: Ram Prasad Bismil was an Indian revolutionary and poet executed for his role in the Kakori train robbery. Bismil helped establish the organization that Azad later rebuilt and led.
Kakori Train Action: The Kakori Train Action was a 1925 robbery of government funds by members of the Hindustan Republican Association. Azad took part in the operation and evaded arrest after other participants were captured.
Non-Cooperation Movement: The Non-Cooperation Movement was Gandhi's 1920–1922 campaign urging Indians to withdraw cooperation from British institutions. Azad joined the movement as a teenager and was arrested during its protests.
Chandra Shekhar Azad Park: Chandra Shekhar Azad Park is a public park in Prayagraj named for the revolutionary who died there. Its present name commemorates Azad's final stand at the site formerly called Alfred Park.
Sukhdev Thapar: Sukhdev Thapar was an Indian revolutionary and member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. He worked alongside Azad and Bhagat Singh in the revolutionary organization.
Central Legislative Assembly bombing: The 1929 Central Legislative Assembly bombing was a nonfatal protest attack by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Azad's organization supported the action as a dramatic protest against colonial legislation.

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