Chandra Shekhar's mother wanted to make her son a great Sanskrit scholar and so she persuaded his father to send him to Kashi Vidyapeeth in Varanasi
In December 1921, when Mahatma Gandhi launched the non-cooperation movement, he joined in despite being just a student.
He also learned archery from the tribal Bhils of erstwhile Jhabua district which helped him during the arms struggle against the Britishers
He was most famous for the Kakori Rail Dacoity in 1925 and the assassination of assistant superintendent of police John Poyantz Saunders in 1928.
As a revolutionary, he adopted the last name Azad, which means 'free' in Urdu.
Azad was also a believer in socialism as the basis for future India, free of social and economic oppression and adversity.
Azad did not feel that violence was unacceptable in the struggle, especially in view of the Jalliawallah Bagh Massacre of 1919
Bhagat Singh joined Azad following the death of Lala Lajpat Rai, after he was beaten by police officials. Azad trained Singh
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