Chandrasekhar Azad was a born revolutionary. A
contemporary of Bhagat Singh, Azad too lived for a short span but during
the 25 years that he lived, Azad waged a valiant battle against the
British and inspired the youth of the nation with his heroics.
Worshipped by the masses and loathed by the government, Azad was on the
run all his life and he used all the survival tricks up his sleeve to
escape police dragnets again and again.
As a true revolutionary, Chandrasekhar Azad vowed that he would never
be nabbed by the police and when the time comes, he would die a free
man. On that fateful day of February 27, 1931, surrounded by police in
the Alfred Park, Allahabad and all escape routes sealed, Azad fought
like a man possessed and ultimately took his life with the last bullet
of his pistol.
Chandrasekhar Azad is no more but his legacy continues till today in
the form of legends and inspiring anecdotes. But somehow the Indian
nation has failed to honor the supreme sacrifice made by Azad and his
brave comrades. The present generation fails to even recognize many of
our freedom fighters, let alone appreciating their contribution to
Indian independence.
