What comes to your mind when you hear the name Chandra Shekhar Azad? A fearless man with exemplary courage will say many. The face of revolutionary India, Chandra Shekhar was born on July 23, 1906, in Bhavra, Madhya Pradesh. Everybody knows him for incidents such as Kakori Train Robbery, assembly bomb incident and the shooting of Saunders at Lahore, to avenge the killing of Lala Lajpat Rai, he was that daring and valiant freedom fighter needed to bring revolution.

At a mere age of 15 he was caught by the British police for the first time because he was indulged in revolutionary activities. 15 whiplashes was his first punishment. It was after this that Chandra Shekhar assumed the title of Azad and was popularly known as Chandra Shekhar Azad.

He was a terror for the British Government as long as he was alive. On February 27, 1931, betrayed by one of the associates, he was snowed under by the British police in Alfred Park, Allahabad. He fought bravely but when he couldn’t see any other way he shot himself and fulfilled his resolve to die a `free man`.

On his 87th death anniversary, here are a few facts about the fearless:

1. Chandra Shekhar Azad was popularly known as Azad.

2. His mother wanted him to study and become a great Sanskrit scholar.

3. The massacre of the Jallianwala Bagh which took place in 1919 was when he decided to join the Non-Cooperation movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920.

3. Azad was only 15 years old when he was arrested for the first time for joining Gandhi`s Non-Cooperation Movement.

4. It is said that on being produced before a judge, he gave his name as `Azad`, father`s name as `Swatantrata` (independence) and residence as `Jail`.

5. He was the chief strategist of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA).

6. He became very popular after the Kakori Train robbery in 1925 and the killing of the assistant superintendent Saunders in 1928.

7. Azad had made a pledge that the police will never capture him alive.

8. Following the death of Lala Lajpat Rai, Bhagat Singh joined Azad to fight the British.

9. He was very particular about expenses and monitored every transaction.

10. Azad always believed that the money donated to their party by the people should solely be used for the nation.

11. Alfred Park, where he became a martyr, was renamed as Chandrasekhar Azad Park.

12. Several schools, colleges, and roads across India have been named after him.

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