Ram Prasad Bismil Biography - Birth date, Achievements, Career, Family, Awards

Ram Prasad Bismil was born on 11 June 1897 in Shahjahanpur. His father's name was Pandit Muralidhar and mother's name was Mrs. Moolmati.

Ram Prasad Bismil died on 19 December 1927 (age 30) due to being hanged in Gorakhpur jail in Gorakhpur, United Provinces, British India.

He learned Hindi at home from his father and was sent to learn Urdu from Maulvi. He was admitted to an English-language school despite his father's disapproval and also joined the Arya Samaj in Shahjahanpur. Bismil had shown a talent for writing patriotic poetry.

As an 18-year-old student, Bismil awarded the death penalty on Parmanand, a scholar and fellow brother of Har Dayal. At that time he was regularly visiting Shahjahanpur's Arya Samaj Mandir, where Swami Somdev, a friend of Parmanand, was staying. In the revolutionary life of 11 years, he wrote many books, only 11 books were published during his lifetime and confiscated by the British Government. Which he showed to Somdev. The poem demonstrated a commitment to remove British control over India. In February 1922, some agitating farmers were killed by the police in Chauri Chaura. The police station at Chauri Chaura was attacked by people and 22 policemen were burnt alive. Gandhi announced an immediate halt to the non-cooperation movement, without ascertaining the facts behind the incident, without consulting any executive committee member of the Congress. In the Gaya session of the Indian National Congress (1922), Bismil and his group of youth strongly opposed Gandhi.

Ram Prasad Bismil gave the slogan of "Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna, Ab Hamare Dil main hai, Dekhna hai jor Kitna Baju-e-Katil main hai" Who had shocked the British Empire. Ramprasad had pledged to destroy the British Empire after hearing the news of Bhai Parmanand's execution in 1915. In 1921 he attended the Ahmedabad session of the Congress and together with Maulana Hasrat Mohani " Purna Swaraj "played an important role in getting the Congress passed in the General Assembly.

6 men from Shahjahanpur were involved in the Mainpuri conspiracy, whose leader was Ramprasad Bismil. From 1919 to 1920, Bismil wandered in various villages of Uttar Pradesh and produced many books. He published all these books through his own resources under Sushilmala - a series of publications except a yogic practice that was given to a publisher who absconded and could not be traced. Ever since these books have been found. Another book by Bismil, Kranti Geetanjali, was published after his death in 1929 and he was prosecuted in 1931 by the British Raj.

The Shaheed Smarak Samiti of Shahjahanpur established a memorial at Khirni Bagh locality in Shahjahanpur city where Bismil was born in 1897 and named it "Amar Shaheed Ram Prasad Bismil Memorial". A statue made of white marble was inaugurated by the then Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Motilal Vora on 18 December 1994, on the eve of the 69th death anniversary of the martyr. The Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways at 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) from Shahjahanpur, Pt. Ram Prasad Bismil Railway Station constructed. The Government of India issued a multi-colored commemorative postage stamp on the birth centenary year of Bismil on 19 December 1997. The Uttar Pradesh government named a park after him: Amar Shaheed Pt. Ram Prasad Bismil Udayan is near Rampur Jagir village, where Bismil lived underground after the 1919 Mainpuri conspiracy case.