Gandhian Era · 23 March 1931
Execution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev
The three HSRA revolutionaries were hanged in Lahore for the killing of police officer Saunders.
Causes
- Lahore Conspiracy Case
- Central Assembly bombing (1929)
Consequences
- Massive public grief
- Bhagat Singh became a lasting youth icon
Significance
Spread revolutionary socialist ideas among young Indians.
People
Part of
Sources
- Bipan Chandra et al., India's Struggle for Independence (Penguin, 1988)
- Bhagat Singh, Why I Am an Atheist (1930)