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Chandrasekhar Azad
Chandrasekhar Azad was one of four most famous revolutionaries that fought for India's freedom from the British. The other three were Bhagat Singh, Raj Guru and Sukh Dev .
History
Chandrasekhar Azad was born on 23 July 1906 to Pandit Sita Ram Tiwari and Jagrani Devi. He received his early schooling in Bhavra. For higher studies he went to the Sanskrit Pathashala at Varanasi.
He was most famous for The Kakori Rail Dacoity in 1925 and the assassination of the assistant superintendent of Police John Poyantz Saunders in 1928.
Betrayed by an informer on 27th February, 1931 Azad was encircled by British troops in the Alfred park, Allahabad. He kept on fighting till the last bullet. Finding no other alternative, except surrender, Azad shot himself in the temple.
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