caption movement death_date death_place birth_place birth_date language image article_title name organization
bhagat his hair in lahore to escape detection by police singh as he appeared in 1929 after cutting indian independence movement 23 march 1931 lahore , punjab , british india banga , british india , jaranwala tehsil , lyallpur district , punjab september 1907 birth punjabi and urdu bhagat singh 1929 140x190.jpg bhagat singh
 bhagat singh naujawan socialist republican association bharat sabha , kirti kisan party , hindustan
bhagat singh

bhagat singh -lrb- -- 23 march 1931 -rrb- was an indian socialist considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the indian independence movement .
he is often referred to as `` shaheed bhagat singh '' , the word `` shaheed '' meaning `` martyr '' in a number of south asian and middle eastern languages .
born into a sikh family which had earlier been involved in revolutionary activities against the british raj , as a teenager singh studied european revolutionary movements and was attracted to anarchist and marxist ideologies .
he was involved in several revolutionary organisations and became prominent in the hindustan republican association -lrb- hra -rrb- , which changed its name to the hindustan socialist republican association -lrb- hsra -rrb- in 1928 .
seeking revenge for the death of lala lajpat rai , singh was involved in the murder of british police officer john saunders .
he eluded efforts by the police to capture him .
soon after , together with batukeshwar dutt , he and an accomplice threw two bombs and leaflets inside the central legislative assembly .
the two men were arrested , as they had planned to be .
held on this charge , he gained widespread national support when he underwent a 116-day fast in jail , demanding equal rights for european prisoners and those indians imprisoned for what he believed were political reasons .
during this time , sufficient evidence was brought against him for a conviction in the saunders case , after trial by a special tribunal and appeal at the privy council in england .
he was convicted and subsequently hanged for his participation in the murder , aged 23 .
his legacy prompted youth in india to begin fighting for indian independence and he continues to be a youth idol in modern india , as well as the inspiration for several films .
he is commemorated with a large bronze statue in the parliament of india , as well as a range of other memorials .
