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My Dear Young and Little Indians, Today is the 121st Birthday of Shaheed Ashfaqulla Khan अशफ़ाक़ उल्ला ख़ाँ He was born on 22 October 1900 in Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.   A few days back when we were talking about ‘Ideology’, you would recall, I had told you that when Gandhi Ji recalled his Non-Cooperation movement (because of the Chauri Chaura incident in 1922), many young men and women were disappointed and disillusioned with Gandhi Ji’ s ways. Ashfaqulla Khan was one of those who were disappointed. He along with Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil formed the Hindustan Republican Association in 1923. This was later renamed as Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1928. (after Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan were martyred and Bhagat Singh took charge of the Association) In 1924-25, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, Shivram Hari Rajguru and many others joined Hindustan Republican Association. Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil

My Dear Indians, We had talked about- Operation Polo   Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore, Param Vir Chakra Now something more...some more history of Hyderabad and Kasim Rizvi. Kasim Rizvi was the President of an organization by the name "Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen". He was a politician who was very close to  to the Nizam of Hyderabad and had made attempts to use Hindus living in Hyderabad as a shield against Indian Forces. He was the one who created Razakars against India. He did everything possible to keep the state of Hyderabad either independent or as a part of Pakistan. After successful completion of Operation Polo, Kasim Rizvi was arrested and jailed. (The picture above- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel being greeted by Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad. The adjacent picture is that of Kasim Rizvi)   In 1957 he was released but on the condition that he would not stay in India. He decided to go to Pakistan. Before leaving for Pakistan

My Dear Indians, Simplicity......This is one word that defines the man who was born on 2 October 1904 - Lal Bahadur Shastri . His father’s name was Sharada Prasad Srivastava .  His mother’s name was Ramdulari Devi. He was born in Mughalsarai city मुग़लसराय in Uttar Pradesh. Mughalsarai is a small ‘railway’ town near Varanasi. This city is a major ‘junction’ of the Indian Railways. Lal Bahadur Ji was fondly called ‘Nanhe’ नन्हे by his family. His father died when he was only 18 months old. His mother then moved to her father’s home along with her three children. His mother also died soon and then his uncle in Varanasi took care of him. Lal Bahadur Ji had to walk miles without shoes to reach school. Lal Bahadur Ji became interested in the freedom struggle of India and was greatly impressed with Mahatma Gandhi. 1920 - Mahatma Gandhi started the Non-Cooperation Movement. Lal Bahadur Ji gave up his studies and joined the movement. He was 16 years old then. Later Lal Bahadur Ji joined the K

My Dear Indians, Today is the establishment day of The Indian Military Academy (IMA) भारतीय सैन्य अकादमी The Indian Military Academy , Dehradun was established on 1 October 1932. It was set up under the chairmanship of Field Marshal Philip Chetwode. Field Marshal Philip Chetwode had said the following words which are inscribed on the wall of IMA- The safety, honour and welfare of your country come first, always and every time. The honour, welfare and comfort of the men you command come next. Your own ease, comfort and safety come last, always and every time. These words is the best lesson that I have ever learnt on- Good Character Being a leader ,and Taking responsibility in public life The Gentlemen Cadets (trainees at IMA) who pass out as Officers of The Indian Army live AND die on these principles. My Dear Indians, Each one us should learn and practice these principles of a soldier. EACH one of us is a Soldier सबसे पहले देश (INDIA) फिर मेरी पलटन (my society) फिर मेरे साथी (Country

My Dear Indians, Today is the Birthday of Shaheed Bhagat Singh शहीद भगत सिंह 1907- 28 September - Bhagat Singh was born in a place called 'Banga' in Faisalabad Punjab (now a part of Pakistan). His father’s name was Sardar Kishan Singh His mother’s name was Vidyavati Bhagat Singh भगत सिंह   1919- April 13 - On this day British Officer Reginald Dyer committed the heinous crime of firing at and killing unarmed Indians who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar. Bhagat Singh was disturbed by this tragedy. As a student he joined National College in Lahore. This college was set up by Lala Lajpat Rai. He was of the view that Indian students should avoid schools that were run by the British. It was National College, Lahore where Bhagat Singh met his companion of life and death- Sukhdev Thapar (remembered in history as Sukhdev).   Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev joined a revolutionary organization called Hindustan Republican Association . This organization was set up by Pa