Inquilab Zindabad (Urdu:اِنقلاب زِنده باد;Hindi:इंक़िलाब ज़िंदाबाद;Bengali:ইনকিলাব জিন্দাবাদ) is aHindustani phrase, which translates to "Long live the revolution".[1][2][3] Although originally the slogan was used byIndian independence movement activists in theBritish Indian Empire,[4] today it is used inBangladesh,India andPakistan by civil society activists during protests as well as by politicians from various ideological backgrounds.[5][6][7][8]
This slogan was coined by the Islamic scholar, Urdu poet, Indian freedom fighter, prominent leader of Indian National Congress and one of the founders of communist party of India,Maulana Hasrat Mohani in 1921.[9][10][11]It was popularized byBhagat Singh (1907–1931) during the late 1920s through his speeches and writings.[12] It was also the official slogan of theHindustan Socialist Republican Association,[12][13] and the slogan ofCommunist Consolidation as well as a slogan of theAll India Azad Muslim Conference.[14]In April 1929, this slogan was raised by Bhagat Singh and his associateBatukeshwar Dutt who had shouted this after bombing theCentral Legislative Assembly in Delhi.[15]Later, for the first time in an open court, this slogan was raised in June 1929 as part of theirjoint statement at the High Court in Delhi.[12][16]Since then, it became one of the rallying cries of theIndian independence movement, with which the phrase has been most identified.[4][3] In Indian political novels chronicling the independence movement, a pro-independence sentiment is often characterized by characters shouting this slogan.[17]
This slogan also became widely popular during theJuly Revolution in Bangladesh.[18]
... India newspaper in Singapore reported that at a Sunday parade, "the air was rent with lusty shouts of Hindustani phrases such as 'Inquilab Zindabad', 'Azad Hind Zindabad' and 'Netaji ki Jai'".
This was followed by other shouts and slogans, all in Hindustani:"Inquilab zindabad" andHalla bol, halla bol!"
In Hindi, the phrase "Inquilab zindabad!" means "Long live the revolution!" This was the rallying cry shouted by Indian revolutionary Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh in 1929 in front of the high courts of Delhi during the Indian Independence Movement.
A beacon of inspiration and a founding member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, Bhagat Singh played a pivotal role in shaping the course of the Indian Independence Movement. His indomitable spirit and the resounding catchphrase "Inquilab zindabad" (Long live the revolution) became emblematic of the struggle for a free India.
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