He looted the British government to empower and support the freedom movement. One can say that his method was a little Robin-hood like. He came under the radar of the Britishers after the Manipuri Conspiracy in 1918 and the Kakori Train Robbery of 1925. He would reportedly say, “Independence would not be achieved by means of non-violence.” While Gandhi was determined to follow the path of non-violence, Bismil disagreed. While he had always been working for the freedom struggle movement, his ideologies were in stark contrast with Mahatma Gandhi. Ram Prasad Bismil’s name is etched in the list of names of notable freedom fighters. Revolutionary Ram Prasad Bismil, born on this day in 1897, made this poem by Bismil Azimabadi into a battle cry for the Hindustan Republican Army! /4LCveKTZTS “Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil mein hai, dekhna ki zor kitna baazu-e-qatil mein hai.”
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