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- 1. SOCIAL STUDIES INFORMATION ABOUT BHAGAT SINGH AND KITTUR RANI CHANNAMA PRESENTED BY , AANYA. R VIII ‘A’ PSSEMR SCHOOL, THOLAHUNSE, DAVANGERE
- 2. Bhagat Singh
- 3. Bhagat Singh, (born September 27, 1907, Lyallpur, western Punjab, India . Revolutionary hero of the Indian independence movement. Bhagat Singh attended Dayanand Anglo Vedic High School, which was operated by Arya Samaj (a reform sect of modern Hinduism), and then National College, both located in Lahore He began to protest British rule in India while still a youth and soon fought for national independence. He also worked as a writer and editor in Amritsar for Punjabi- and Urdu-language newspapers espousing Marxist theories. He is credited with popularizing the catchphrase “Inquilab zindabad”
- 4. Family Father: Sardar Kishan Sandu (member of Gadhar party) Mother: Vidyavati Kaur (Home maker) Brothers: Kulter singh , Kulbir singh, Rajjiender singh, Jagat singh, Ranbir singh Sisters: Bibi Prakash kaur, Bibi Amar kaur, Bibi shakutala kaur
- 5. In 1928 Bhagat Singh plotted with others to kill the police chief responsible for the death of Indian writer and politician Lala Lajpat Rai, one of the founders of National College, during a silent march opposing the Simon Commission. Instead, in a case of mistaken identity, junior officer J.P. Saunders was killed, and Bhagat Singh had to flee Lahore to escape the death penalty. In 1929 he and an associate lobbed a bomb at the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi to protest the implementation of the Defence of India Act and then surrendered. He was hanged at the age of 23 for the murder of Saunders. Died On: March 23, 1931 Place Of Death: Lahore Central Jail, Lahore, Pakistan
- 6. Slogans of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Bomb and pistols do not make a revolution. The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting stone of idea. Revolution an inalienable right of mankind. Freedom is an imperishable birthright of all. Labour is the real sustainer of society. Any man who stands for progress has to criticize, disbelieve and challenge every item of the old faith. Zindagi to apne dam par hi jee jati hai. Dusro ke kandhe par toh sirf janaje uthaye jate hai.”
- 8. Chennamma was born 56 years before the 1857 rebel Rani of Jhansi, and was thus the first woman to fight against British governance and the kappa tax. Her legacy and first victory are still commemorated in Kittur, during the Kittur Utsava of every 22–24 October. On 11 September 2007 a statue of Rani Chennamma was unveiled at the Indian Parliament Complex by Pratibha Patil, the first woman President of India.
- 9. Her statues are installed at Bangalore and Kittur also. Rani Chennamma’s samadhi or burial place is in Bailhongal taluk, but is in neglected state with poor maintenance and the place is surrounded by a small park maintained by Government agencies.
- 10. Chennamma was born on 23rd of October, 1778 to a Lingayat family in a small village called Kakati in the Belgaum district of present Karnataka. Chennamma was trained in sword fighting, archery and horse riding at a very young age. She was well known throughout the village for her bravery. At the age of 15, she was married off to Raja Malasaraja who belonged to the famous Desai family and were the rulers of the kingdom of Kittur which is presently situated in Karnataka. Thus she got the title of queen hence she is called Kittur Rani Chennamma.
- 11. Kittur Chennamma had to fight destiny even before her fight against the British since her husband died in 1816 leaving her with her only son. Soon Kittur Chennamma was struck with another tragedy as her only son also passed away in 1824. Struck by the cruelty of fate all Chennamma had was her beloved kingdom of Kittur and her loyal subjects.