The flame of deep hatred against the British had, however, been ignited in his tender heart. He always remembered with bitterness the sight of disdainful and contemptuous look on the face of a British Officer, who was being paid respect by the simple hearted villagers

Calculated move of Bhagat Singh and Battu Keshawara Dutt to prove to Gandhi that the revolutionaries also knew how to go through the rigors of fasting and the torture of approaching death. They could suffer the pangs of hunger, something that the followers of non-violence visibly demonstrated

Bhagat Singh and two of his comrades, Sukhdev and Rajguru, all three had requested that they be executed by firing squad due to their status as political prisoners, and not hanged by the neck as common criminals

What a climax, on one hand a friend (Sukhdev) was sending Bhagat Singh to death while another friend (Azad) was trying to save him from the hands of destiny. How long? At last logic and sense of duty prevailed upon the emotions and names were changed for the job. Thus Sukhdev has provided a chance for Bhagat Singh to become a true MARTYR

The lions moved out of their cages, had a good look at each other and then leaped to have a warm embrace. The smile over their faces signified the grace with which they had lived and now were welcoming the death.

A valiant fighter who killed 32 soldiers of the British army that laid siege to Lucknow, under General Colin Campbell's guidance. Belonging to an age where women were expected to remain in the shadows, Uda Devi took charge on the battlefield and gave her life fighting for Awadh

Indian women had been crossing the lakshman rekha ever since Sita led the way. The price was sometimes heavy though. Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi and Rani Avantibai of Ramgarhhad laid down their lives in 1857, long before the idea of India had crystallized

Under Masterda, Pritilata was not just a passive arms transporter but actively trained in the martial arts that the revolutionaries of Bengal were trained in at that time. She was herself trained in “lathi khela” and gun fighting and trained other girls to take up arms against the colonial rulers too

Her parents’ involvement in the freedom struggle was indirect and they focused on the upliftment of women and women’s rights in Bengal. But Beni Madhab Das, as a professor, served to inspire many of his students for the cause of India’s freedom, the most notable being Subhas Chandra Bose

Her sacrifice, however, did not go in vain. It is said that her 14-year-old younger sister, Jaidevi Tomar, took a vow to avenge her sister’s killing. She is believed to have mobilized youth from adjoining villages and began tailing the British troops, who were on their way to Lucknow