Today he is not just a name, but a complete ideology. A common man of India
1. When British Government informed him,’ If you feel that you should be spared from being hanged, then you must apply for mercy.’
He replied “The Government says that we should apply for mercy. But why should we do so? Are we thieves or dacoits or goondas? We are political prisoners in this war for freedom. The blood of complete freedom is circulating in every blood vessel of ours. Whatever bold action we did was for the sake of freedom alone! We may not be worshippers of non-violence; our path may not be devoid of atrocities but is it not true that we are freedom-fighters? If the government has even a fraction of justice left within it, it has to treat us as political prisoners. We will never beg for mercy.” (Even if you are facing death, look straight into the eyes of death)
2. In spite of pressures from family, he sacrificed his life for Motherland (Keep your target at maximum priority)
3. He changed the name of Hindustan Republican Association to Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (Express you views clearly and loudly)
4. He could have ran away after throwing bomb in the assembly but he let the officers arrest him (Every war asks for sacrifices, do you have guts to do it?)
5. He conducted a 63 days long hunger strike to protest against the terrible jail conditions (Determination and passion are stronger than any other feeling)
6. He actually used the British court as a means to spread his message throughout the nation (Even the biggest strength of enemy can be turned into his biggest weakness)
These are just a minute fraction of the treasure of knowledge which we can extract from them, this list is endless…
I salute to these great souls, who nurtured this land with their own blood, their legends are countless and their glory is never ending.
Jai Hind!
