As born in the family which was involved in the freedom struggle, the fire of patriotism was burning in the veins of Bhagat Singh since childhood. He had keen interest in history and studies. Bhagat had his schooling at D.A.V in Lahore and further went to National College founded by Lala Lajpat Rai. The revolutionary milieu of the college aroused his indignation against British.
He was around 12 yrs old when the massacre at Jallianwala bagh shattered him and strengthened his resolve against the British and their uncouth attitude. It is said, that he took fistful of soil from there as a keepsake. The adolescent Bhagat ran away from his home to Kanpur to avoid early marriage. There he learned his first lesson of revolution. Coming back to Lahore he started the rebel in his village. At Lahore, he formed a union of revolutionaries named as 'Naujavan Bharat Sabha'. He met Chandrasekhar Azad at the revolutionary meeting in Delhi. They together formed 'Hindustan Samjwadi Prajatantra Sangha' to establish a republic India.
One heinous act of British charged Bhagat Singh to confront them. The Simon Commission,a committee from England, visited India in 1928. They were there to discuss the freedom and responsibilities of Indians. But as the committee did not have any Indians, the revolutionaries went into chagrin. They marched against them and asked them to go back. During this march, Lala Lajpat Rai was brutally beaten with rods by British which resulted in his death. Bhagat Singh killed the Assistant Superintendent Saunder.
He mistook him as Deputy Inspector General Scott who had actually killed Lala Lajpat Rai. After this incident, to escape death punishment, Bhagat fled from Lahore. He then got furtive about his revolt strategies. On April 8' 1929, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw bomb in the Central Assembly hall. The bomb did not hurt anyone. With their mutual consent Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt courted arrest. In jail, Bhagat Singh went on hunger strike for many days. Finally, on October 7' 1930, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Raj Guru were punished death sentence. Despite the mob protest, the three of them were hanged till death on March 23' 1931. Bhagat Singh was given the title of 'shaheed' which means martyr.
He was born on September 27'1907 in the Sikh family at village Banga in Layalpur district of Punjab. He was the fighter who did not live long but lived large.
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