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RAMAPRASAD BISMIL |
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Introduction
A brave revolutionary who gave up his life smilingly for the sake of the Motherland. He
was persecuted by an enraged foreign government, hunted by the police and betrayed by
follow workers. And yet he lit the fire of revolution to burn down the slavery. He was the
brave leader of the Kakori Rail Dacoity episode. His poetry is also a lamp lighted at the
altar of the Mother land.Author - N.P.Shankara Narayan
Rao
Ramaprasad Bismil
It was the 18th of December 1927. A middle-aged lady was waiting at the main gates of the
Gorakhpur Central Jail. Her face was radiant but anxiety was writ large on it. She was
eagerly waiting to be called into the prison.
By that time her husband also arrived there. He was surprised that his wife was there
before him. He also sat down to wait for the call.
Another young man came there. He was not related to them. He knew that the couple would be
permitted to enter the prison.But how could he manage to enter? This was his problem.
The officials of the prison called in the husband and the wife. The young man followed
them. The guard stopped him and rudely asked, "Who are you?"
"Permit him also, brother. He is my sister's son", the lady said in an
entreating voice.
The guard relented.
All the three entered the prison to visit a freedom fighter that was to face his death on
the morrow. |
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