Shivaram Rajguru | |
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 Shivram Hari Rajguru | |
| Born | Shivaram Hari Rajguru (1908-08-24)24 August 1908 |
| Died | 23 March 1931(1931-03-23) (aged 22) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Occupation | Revolutionary |
| Organization | HSRA (Hindustan Socialist Republican Organisation) |
| Movement | Indian Independence movement |
| Criminal charges | Murder of John P. Saunders and Chanan Singh |
| Criminal penalty | Capital punishment |
| Criminal status | Executed |
Shivaram Hari Rajguru (24 August 1908 – 23 March 1931)[1][2] was an Indian anti-colonial revolutionary and independence activist. He is best known for his involvement in the 1928 assassination of aBritish police officer namedJohn P. Saunders. He was an active member of theHindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) and on 23 March 1931, he was hanged by theBritish government along with his associatesBhagat Singh andSukhdev Thapar.
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Rajguru was born on 24 August 1908 atKhed to Parvati Devi and Harinarayan Rajguru in aMarathiDeshastha Brahmin family. Khed was located at the bank of riverBheema nearPune. 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.
He was a member of theHindustan Socialist Republican Association, who wanted India to be free fromBritish Raj by any means possible.[2]
He is remembered for his revolutionary activities, particularly for his involvement in theKakori Conspiracy of 1925, where revolutionaries robbed a British train to fund their activities. Rajguru, along with other revolutionaries likeRam Prasad Bismil andAshfaqulla Khan, played a significant role in this daring act. Rajguru became a colleague ofBhagat Singh &Sukhdev Thapar, and took part in the assassination of a British police officer,J. P. "John" Saunders, atLahore on 17 December 1928.[3] Their actions were to avenge the beating ofLala Lajpat Rai by the police while on a march protesting theSimon Commission; Lala Lajpat Rai died a month before the Saunders assassination.[4]
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 onRepublic Day since 2004.[5]
His birthplace of Khed was renamed asRajgurunagar in his honour.[2] Rajgurunagar is a census town inKhed tehsil ofPune district in state ofMaharashtra.[6]
Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women is located inVasundhara Enclave, Delhi, and is a constituent college ofDelhi University.[7]
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