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Chandrasekhar Azad, original name Chandrasekhar Tiwari, (born July 23, 1906, Bhabra, India—died February 27, 1931, Allahabad), was Indian revolutionary who organized and led a band of militant youth during India’s independence movement. Azad was drawn into the Indian national movement at a young age. When apprehended by the police at age 15 while participating in Mohandas K. Gandhi’s noncooperation movement (1920–22) at Banares (now Varanasi), he gave his name as Azad ( “Free” or “Liberated”) and his address as “prison. Known for his organizational skills, Azad played a key role in organizing the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. On February 27, 1931, Azad arranged to meet a revolutionary at Allahabad’s Alfred Park (now Azad Park). He was betrayed by the police, who surrounded him as soon as he entered the park. A gun battle ensued, in which two police officers were wounded, and Azad was fatally shot.

Sketch to remember Chandra Shekhar Azad’s service to motherland.