Keshab Chakravarthy
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Keshab Chakravarthy was a prominent Indian revolutionary belonging to Hindustan Republican Association (HRA, which after 1928 became the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association or HSRA) that was created to carry out revolutionary activities against the British Empire in India. He was no other but Keshav Hedgewar who had gone to Calcutta in 1910 to pursue his medical studies. There he lived with Shyam Sundar Chakravarthy and learned the techniques of fighting from the secret revolutionary organisations like the Anushilan Samiti
and Jugantar
in Bengal. He came in contact of Ram Prasad Bismil
to whom he knew since 1916 . On the instigation of Bismil he took active part in the Historical Kakori conspiracy with the fake name of Keshab Chakravarthy and went underground.
Since he was involved in the action with a fake name hence he could not be arrested. Moreover the police had already arrested Thakur Roshan Singh, a member similar to the age of Chakravarthy on the ground of sound witnesses, they did not bother for the arrest of Chakravarthy. Thakur Roshan Singh was not involved in Kakori train robbery
but he had taken active part in other actions for the collection of funds through looting of rich people of society. Thakur was hanged on 19 December 1927 along with Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan
. Keshab knew the consequences of train robbery, so he formed a new organisation in the name of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
just after a month of the arrest of HRA activists at Nagpur
with the help of some school going children. Later he was popularly known as Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar
who died on 21 June 1940 at Resham Bagh, Nagpur.
Anushilan Samiti
Anushilan Samiti was an armed anti-British organisation in Bengal and the principal secret revolutionary organisation operating in the region in the opening years of the 20th century. This association, like its offshoot the Jugantar, operated under the guise of suburban fitness club...
and Jugantar
Jugantar
Jugantar or Yugantar was one of the two main secret revolutionary trends operating in Bengal for Indian independence.This association, like Anushilan Samiti started in the guise of suburban fitness club. Several Jugantar members were arrested, hanged, or deported for life to the Cellular Jail in...
in Bengal. He came in contact of Ram Prasad Bismil
Ram Prasad Bismil
Ram Prasad Bismil Ram Prasad Bismil Ram Prasad Bismil (Hindi: राम प्रसाद 'बिस्मिल', Gujarati: રામપ્રસાદ બિસ્મિલ, (Malayalam: രാം പ്രസാദ് ബിസ്മിൽ, Tamil: ராம் பிரசாத் பிஸ்மில், Born: 11 June 1897, Executed: 19 December 1927) was an Indian revolutionary who participated in Mainpuri Shadyantra of...
to whom he knew since 1916 . On the instigation of Bismil he took active part in the Historical Kakori conspiracy with the fake name of Keshab Chakravarthy and went underground.
Since he was involved in the action with a fake name hence he could not be arrested. Moreover the police had already arrested Thakur Roshan Singh, a member similar to the age of Chakravarthy on the ground of sound witnesses, they did not bother for the arrest of Chakravarthy. Thakur Roshan Singh was not involved in Kakori train robbery
Kakori train robbery
The Kakori train robbery was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Alamnagar near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British.German-made Mauser C96 semi-automatic pistols with wooden stock were used in this historical event by the Hindustan...
but he had taken active part in other actions for the collection of funds through looting of rich people of society. Thakur was hanged on 19 December 1927 along with Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan
Ashfaqulla Khan
Ashfaqulla Khan was a Muslim freedom fighter in the Indian independence movement who had given away his life along with Ram Prasad Bismil. Bismil and Ashfaq, both were good friends and Urdu poets...
. Keshab knew the consequences of train robbery, so he formed a new organisation in the name of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or National Patriotic Organization), also known the Sangh, is a right-wing Hindu nationalist, paramilitary, volunteer, and allegedly militant organization for Hindu males in India...
just after a month of the arrest of HRA activists at Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
with the help of some school going children. Later he was popularly known as Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar
K. B. Hedgewar
Keshav Baliram Hedgewar was the founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh . Hedgewar founded the RSS in Nagpur, Maharashtra in 1925, with the intention of promoting the concept of the Hindu nation...
who died on 21 June 1940 at Resham Bagh, Nagpur.
See also
- Constitution of H.R.A.Constitution of H.R.A.Constitution of H.R.A. was the pamphlet entitled the Hindustan Republican Association which was found with D. N. Chowdhri...
- http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Hindustan_Republican_Association
- Kakori Conspiracy
- Rashtriya Swayamsevak SanghRashtriya Swayamsevak SanghRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or National Patriotic Organization), also known the Sangh, is a right-wing Hindu nationalist, paramilitary, volunteer, and allegedly militant organization for Hindu males in India...
- Keshav Baliram Hedgewar