Bhagat Singh September 28, 1907– March 23, 1931 was an Indian freedom fighter considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement.

He is often referred to as Shaheed Bhagat Singh, the word shaheed meaning "martyr". Born into a Jat Sikh family which had earlier been involved in revolutionary activities against the British Raj, as a teenager Singh studied European revolutionary movements and was attracted to anarchist and marxist ideologies.

He became involved in numerous revolutionary organizations, quickly rising through the ranks of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) to become one of its leaders and was influential in changing its name to the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA).

Singh was involved in the killing of a British police officer, John Saunders, in revenge for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police, but escaped efforts by the police to capture him.

He worked with Batukeshwar Dutt to bomb India's Central Legislative Assembly, and threw leaflets. Held on this charge, he gained support when he underwent a 116-day fast in jail, demanding equal rights for Indian and British political prisoners.

During this time, sufficient evidence was brought against him for a conviction the Saunders case, after trial by a Special Tribunal and appeal at the Privy Council in the UK.

He was hanged for his participation, at the age of 23.
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