Resolve to die a ‘free man

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Resolve to die a ‘free man

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Daring freedom fighter,

Chandra Shekhar Azad,

Fearless revolutionary,

born on 23 July 1906 in Bhavra

Of Madhya Pradesh,

Was a mentor to many revolutionaries 

Including our hero,

Bhagat Singh.

He was merely 15-years-old,

Joined the non-cooperation 

Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi,

Was caught by the British police 

While indulging in revolutionary activities 

And was sentenced to whiplashes 

As his first punishment,

For his valour assumed 

The title of Azad and 

Came to be known 

As Chandra Shekhar Azad.  

When Mahatma Gandhi suspended Non-cooperation movement 

Due to Chauri-Chaura incident,

He turned into an extremist,

Wanted complete independence 

For India by any means,

Being a believer in socialism,

Along with other revolutionaries 

Formed the party,

 ‘The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association’. 

 

My revolutionary salute to him,

Who was involved in incidents 

Such as Kakori Train Robbery, 

Assembly bomb incident and 

The shooting of Saunders at Lahore, 

To avenge the killing of Lala Lajpat Rai,

Who remained a terror 

For the British Government 

As long as he was alive

And on 27 February 1931, 

Betrayed by one of the associates, 

He was besieged 

By the British police 

In Alfred Park, Allahabad,

And at last fought valiantly,

Seeing no other way,

Shot himself and 

Fulfilled his resolve to die a ‘free man’.