Shivaram Rajguru

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Shivaram Rajguru
Indian Independence movement
Criminal chargesMurder of John P. Saunders and Chanan Singh
Criminal penaltyCapital punishment
Criminal statusExecuted

Shivaram Hari Rajguru (24 August 1908 – 23 March 1931)[1][2] was an Indian revolutionary from Maharashtra (then Bombay Presidency), known mainly for his involvement in the assassination of a British police officer named John Saunders. He was an active member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) and on 23th March 1931, he was hanged by the British government along with his associates Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev Thapar.

Early life

Rajguru was born on 24 August 1908 at

Khed to Parvati Devi and Harinarayan Rajguru in a Marathi Deshastha Brahmin family. Khed was located at the bank of river Bheema near Pune
. His father died when he was only six years old and the responsibility of the family fell on his elder brother Dinkar. He received primary education at Khed and later studied in New English High School in Pune. He joined Seva Dal at a young age.

Revolutionary activities

He was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, who wanted India to be free from British Raj by any means possible.[2]

Rajguru became a colleague of Bhagat Singh & Sukhdev Thapar, and took part in the assassination of a British police officer, J. P. "John" Saunders, at Lahore on 17 December 1928. Their actions were to avenge the beating of Lala Lajpat Rai by the police while on a march protesting the Simon Commission; Lala Lajpat Rai died a fortnight after the Saunders assassination.[3]

Legacy

Rajguru Wada is the ancestral house where Rajguru was born. Spread over 2,788 sq m of land, it is located on the banks of Bhima river on Pune-Nashik Road. It is being maintained as a memorial to Shivaram Rajguru. A local organization, the Hutatma Rajguru Smarak Samiti (HRSS), hoists the national flag here on Republic Day since 2004.[4]

Shivaram Rajguru 2013 stamp of India

His birthplace of Khed was renamed as

Khed tehsil of Pune district in state of Maharashtra.[5]

Rajguru Wada

Delhi University.[6]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-81-230-2522-3
    .
  2. ^ a b c "Remembering Shivaram Hari Rajguru on his birthday". India Today. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  3. Firozepur district
    official website. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Freedom fighter Rajguru's wada". DNA India. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. 2011 Census of India
    . Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women". Official website of college. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

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