Discover a Revolutionary

Nationalist in Jallianwala Bhag

M S Sridhar

13th April 1919

M S Sridhar 2A revolutionary nationilist

Jallianwala Bhag

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General Reginald Edward Harry Dyer:

The man behind the massacre

13th

April 1919

An orphan boy carrying a drinking water bag on his shoulder was serving water to thousands of people assembled for a

peaceful meeting in the hot Sun

Suddenly there was heavy firing killing over 1000 people

The event turned him to the path of revolution

Udham Singh, a revolutionary nationalist,

Born as Sher Singh on 26 December 1899, at Sunam in Patiala

His father Tahal Singh was a watchman on a railway crossing

Lost his parents before he was seven

Admitted to Central Khalsa orphanage at Amritsar and named Udham Singh

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Went to USA and learnt militant activities from Babar Akalis in the early 1920's andreturned home with revolvers

Arrested and imprisoned for four years

After release in 1931,opened a shop as a signboard painter

Assumed the name of Ram Muhammad Singh Azad to emphasize the unity of all the religions M S Sridhar 6A revolutionary nationilist

Deeply influenced by Bhagat Singh (referred to him as his guru)

Singing political songs of Ram Prasad Bismal, the revolutionary poet

Looking out for an opportunity to avenge the Jalliavala Bagh tragedy went to England

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On 13 March 1940 at 4.30 p.m in Caxton Hall, London fired five to six shots at Sir Michael O'Dwyer, who was governor of the Punjab when the Amritsar massacre had taken place (in a meeting of the East India Association and the Royal Central Asian Society)

Sir Michael O'Dwyer was dead and Lord Zetland, the Secretary of State for India, who was presiding over the meeting was injured

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He made no attempt to escape and continued saying that he had done his duty

On 4 June 1940, Justice Atkinson of Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey sentenced him to death

On 31 July 1940, Udham Singh was hanged in Pentonville Prison in London

M S Sridhar 9A revolutionary nationilist

A man of action and great courage With a sense of humour called himself a guest of His Majesty King George, and looked upon death as a bride he was going to wedRemained cheerful to the last and going joyfully to the gallows, followed the example of BhagatSingh Request that his ashes be sent back to his country was not allowedIn 1975,finally succeeded in bringing his ashes to home and lakhs of people gathered on the occasion to pay homage to his memoryM S Sridhar 10A revolutionary nationilist

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