Ram Prasad Bismil
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Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil (1897-1927) was one of the great Indian independence fighters, who also participated in the Kakori train robbery. He was a member of the Arya Samaj.He was also a great poet and has written several inspiring verses. He was prosecuted by the British Government in India. Pandit Ramaprasad Bismil joined the select band of martyrs who dreamt of a free India and made the supreme sacrifice, so that the dream might come true. Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil, along with stalwarts like Premkishan Khanna, Ashfaqulla Khan, Chandrasekhar Azad, Thakur Roshan Singh, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev,Bhagawati Charan, Rajguru Rai Ram Narain great grand son of Raja Tikait Rai Wazir Nawab of Oudh Awadhand others organised several upheavals against the British. They printed literature, provided shelter to revolutionaries, made hand bombs and were a constant source of headache to the British Government. Most famous of them were the Kakori Train Robbery and the Bombing of the Punjab Assembly.
Ram Prasad Bismil along with nine revolutionary colleagues executed a meticulous plan for the looting of the government treasury carried in a train at Kakori. This happened on August 9, 1925. It was a great action which terrified the British authorities. The retribution was severe. The revolutionaries were caught. In a long drawn case, Ram prasad, Ashfaqullah, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri were sentenced to death. Ram Prasad Bismil was hanged by the British authorities on December 18, 1927 in 'GORAKHPUR (UTTAR PRADESH)'. Rai Ram Narain was jailed for life. Ram Prasad Bismil showed great courage at the time of the hanging as a true patriot sacrificing his life for the motherland.
'Bismil' is the penname of Pandit Ramaprasad. As 'Bismil' he is well known as a great revolutionary poet in Hindi. At the end of his autobiography, some selected poems are given. Every line of his poems throbs with patriotic fervour.
In one poem he prays: "Even if I have to face death a thousand times for the sake of my Motherland, I shall not be sorry. Oh Lord! Grant me a hundred births in Bharath. But grant me this, too, that each time I may give up my life in the service of the Mother land."
In a poem written just before going to the gallows, he prays: "Oh Lord! Thy will be done. You are unique. Neither my tears nor I will endure. Grant me this boon, that to my last breath and the last drop of my blood, I may think of you and be immersed in your work."
Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil will be forever be remembered for his contribution in Independence struggle of India.
Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna==
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai, Dekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil mein hai.
Karta nahin kyun doosra kuch baat-cheet, Dekhta hun main jise woh chup teri mehfil mein hai. Aye shaheed-e-mulk-o-millat main tere oopar nisaar, Ab teri himmat ka charcha ghair ki mehfil mein hai. Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.
Waqt aanay pe bata denge tujhe aye aasman, Hum abhi se kya batayen kya hamare dil mein hai. Khainch kar layee hai sab ko qatl hone ki ummeed, Aashiqon ka aaj jumghat koocha-e-qaatil mein hai. Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.
Hai liye hathiyaar dushman taak mein baitha udhar, Aur hum taiyyaar hain seena liye apna idhar. Khoon se khelenge holi gar vatan muskhil mein hai, Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.
Haath jin mein ho junoon katt te nahi talvaar se, Sar jo uth jaate hain voh jhukte nahi lalkaar se. Aur bhadkega jo shola-sa humaare dil mein hai, Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.
Hum to ghar se nikle hi the baandhkar sar pe kafan, Jaa hatheli par liye lo badh chale hain ye qadam. Zindagi to apni mehmaan maut ki mehfil mein hai, Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.
Yuun khadaa maqtal mein qaatil kah rahaa hai baar baar, Kya tamannaa-e-shahaadat bhi kisee ke dil mein hai. Dil mein tuufaanon ki toli aur nason mein inqilaab, Hosh dushman ke udaa denge humein roko na aaj. Duur reh paaye jo humse dam kahaan manzil mein hai,
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai. Dekhna hai zor kitna baazuay qaatil mein hai.
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[edit] Childhood
Pandit Ramprasad was born in the year 1897 at Shahjahanpur,Uttar Pradesh. His ancestors hailed from the state of Gwalior.His father Muralidhar was with the municipality of Shahjahanpur.He was the second of two siblings.He is known for his association with fellow Indian revolutionaries Ashfaqulla Khan, Chandra Shekar Azaad, Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Thakur Roshan Singh.
[edit] Film Adaptations/Depictions
In the Bollywood movie The Legend of Bhagat Singh, Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil is depicted as a visionary who ignites in Bhagat Singh the fire of freedom. The character was played by Ganesh Yadav.
In Rang De Basanti, Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil was a more significant character played by Atul Kulkarni.
[edit] The autobiography of Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil (in Hindi)
The autobiography of Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil written while he was at Gorakhpur jail, days before he was hanged to death, is is available on Hindi Wikipedia. Bismil was part of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
- Sukhdev Thapar
- Chandrashekar Azad
- Rajguru
- Thakur Roshan Singh
- Ashfaqullah Khan
- Bhagat Singh
- Shahjahanpur
- Arya Samaj
[edit] References
- http://sarvadharma.org/Museum/heroes/bismil.htm
- http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/freedom/bismil.htm
- http://www.freeindia.org/freedom_fighters/page22.htm
