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Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Nation
MADAN LAL DHINGRA: THE PATRIOT WHO

AVENGED THE BRITISH ATROCITIES IN INDIA

Born: 18 September 1883, Death: 17 August 1909

he movement against the partition of Bengal At that time Sir William Curzon Wyllie was trying
Tgrew so intensive that it became a symbol of the to gather information about Savarkar and other
nationalist movement for Indian independence. The revolutionaries. It was because of Curzon Wyllie
British government tried to crush these protests. As that revolutionary freedom fighters were targeted in
the repression increased, it fuelled the revolutionary London. Shyamji Krishna Varma's journal 'The Indian
movement in India. The movement produced Sociologist' called Wyllie an old ruthless enemy of
revolutionary figures like Madan Lal Dhingra. The India. On 1 July 1909, Dhingra attended a meeting of
great freedom fighter and revolutionary Madan Lal the Imperial Institute and killed Wyllie. When the trial
Dhingra was born on 18 September 1883 in Amritsar, went on, he refused to take the services of a public
Punjab. He moved to Lahore in 1900 to study at the prosecutor saying that he did not accept the validity
Government College and there he got associated with of the court. He declared that his action was " revenge
the ongoing nationalist movement for Swaraj. During for the inhuman execution and deportation of patriotic
his studies in college, his leadership abilities came Indians". When Madanlal Dhingra was being taken
to the fore. Dhingra led a student protest against the from the court, he told the Chief Justice, "Thank you,
principal's order to have the college blazer made of my Lord. I don't care, but proud to have the honor of
cloth imported from Britain. After this, he was expelled dedicating my life to my motherland."
from the college. Till this point in time, Dhingra was not Dhingra was sentenced to death and he was
attracted to revolutionary nationalism but this incident hanged in London's Pentonville Prison on 17 August
turned him in that direction. In 1905, Dhingra moved 1909 at the age of just 26. Madan Lal Dhingra was
to London and stayed at India House there. Madan Lal a symbol for the youth of the country who strongly
Dhingra met Veer Savarkar at India House. Savarkar opposed the oppressive policies of British rule. Annie
was then the manager of India House. Meanwhile, on 8 Besant had even said in praise of his valor, "The need
June 1909, Savarkar's elder brother Ganesh Damodar of the hour is to have many more such Madan Lal
Savarkar was deported. The government side could Dhingra." A monthly magazine Madan Talwar was also
only prove that he had published only historical poems, started in his memory from Germany, which got printed
which was considered treason. The revolutionaries by Madam Bhikaji Cama. Madan Lal Dhingra's name
living in London were agitated by the expulsion given for his valor and his fearlessness is etched in the heart
to Ganesh Savarkar. of every Indian.

UN DHEBAR: LEFT THE LAW PRACTICE TO

JOIN THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT

Born: 21 September 1905, Death: 11 March 1977

chharangrai Navalshankar Dhebar, the great between 1938 and 1942. Also, actively participated
UIndian freedom fighter from Gujarat and former in Individual Satyagraha and Confederation
Chief Minister of Saurashtra, was born on 21 Movement. He went to jail three times because of
September 1905 near Jamnagar. Influenced by his active participation in the Indian independence
the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi, Dhebar left the law movement. Most of the princely states, ignoring the
profession in 1936 to join the Indian independence interests of the people, were imposing heavy taxes
movement in his hometown of Rajkot. Dhebar on them. The British provided them protection
led a Satyagraha in the princely state of Rajkot from domestic and external aggression and in

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