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UDHAM SINGH AVENGED JALLIANWALLA BAGH

MASSACRE AFTER 20 YEARS IN LONDON

Born: 26 December 1899, Died: 31 July 1940
Shaheed Udham Singh was a fearless son of the
Maa Bharati who avenged the Jallianwala Bagh
massacre by killing Michael O'Dwyer whom he
blamed for the killing of unarmed Indians. Born on
December 26, 1899, in the Sangrur district of Punjab,
Udham Singh's original name was 'Sher Singh'. It
is said that in the year 1933, he gave his name as
'Udham Singh' to make a passport.Growing up in the
early decades of the 20th century, he was deeply
influenced by political events in Punjab such as the assassination of Michael O'Dwyer. Udham Singh
Komagata Maru incident of 1914 and the activities stayed in London for 6 years to kill him. Twenty years
of the Ghadar Party. Udham Singh was 20 years old after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Udham Singh
when the Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place. fulfilled his promise by shooting Michael O'Dwyer at a
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre became a
turning point in his life and he resolved to avenge meeting in London on March 14, 1940. Udham Singh
had hidden a revolver in a book that he used to shoot
it. This brutal massacre filled Udham Singh's mind him. After shooting Dwyer, Udham Singh did not
with anger against the British government and he try to flee and was arrested. Dwyer's assassination
left his studies in the middle and joined the freedom shocked the British authorities. It is said that when
struggle. Udham Singh made it his life's mission to he was sentenced to death during the trial, he closed
teach a lesson to General Dyer and Punjab Governor his fist in the air and started shouting slogans of
Michael O'Dwyer. When General Dyer died of brain Inquilab-Zindabad. Shortly afterward, he was taken
hemorrhage in July 1927, Michael O'Dwyer became to Pentonville Prison in north London, where he was
his target. Meanwhile, Udham Singh, impressed by hanged on 31 July 1940. Remembering him on July
Bhagat Singh's activities, joined the Ghadar Party in 31, 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “The
1924. At the same time, for the next few years, he courage of Shaheed Udham Singh is in the memory
traveled abroad and continued to organize Indian of every Indian. I salute this heroic son of Mother
revolutionaries abroad to overthrow colonial rule. India on his martyrdom day. ”
Meanwhile, Udham Singh continued to plan the
SUBRAMANIYA SIVA WAS THE FIRST PERSON FROM MADRAS

TO GO TO JAIL FOR INDEPENDENCE

Born: October 4, 1884, Died: July 23, 1925 Subramania Bharati, was greatly influenced by the
ubramaniya Siva, one of the greatest nationalists doctrine of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Sof the Tilak era, was the first person from Madras To further fuel the cause of his movement he
to be imprisoned for treason during the British Raj. founded the Dharma Paripalana Samaj. At the same
Born on October 4, 1884, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, time, he inspired many youths to participate in the
Subramaniya Siva led the movement against freedom movement. The British were troubled by
the British in South India. He had even quit his the activism of Subramaniya Siva. The British finally
government job to fight for India's independence. arrested him in 1908 and sentenced him to 6 years
Subramaniya Siva, also known as Subramanya in prison. In prison he was treated harshly and
Shivam, was an excellent orator. Subramaniya inhumanely but remained steadfast. Subramaniya
Siva, a contemporary of VO Chidambaram and Siva was not one of those to be pushed to the wall

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