115th birth anniversary of Chandra Shekhar Azad

On 25th July 2021 marks the 115th birth anniversary of legendary freedom fighters Chandra Shekhar Azad. Azad was born on 23rd July 1906 in Bhavra village of Madhya Pradesh.

• In  1921 Azad took part in non-cooperation movement. After joining the movement, he was arrested by the British police and when he was presented before a magistrate, he declared his name to be 'Azad', his father's name as 'Swatantra', and his residence as 'prison'. Since then, the title of ‘Azad’, which means free in Urdu, was attached to his name.​
• Azad joined the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), a revolutionary organisation formed by Ramprasad Bismil. Azad was involved in the Kakori Train Robbery on August 9, 1925, against the British Raj. 

​Sources :  PIB