Book details: 6 by 9 inches, 466 pages, 70 gsm NS premium paper.
Note: Our books are printed only on high-quality paper, and therefore the books are heavy. Our books are printed with longevity in mind, so more than one person can read them without the quality deteriorating. This is the largest single-volume book we have produced. Aptly for our Shaheed-e-Azam.
Shaheed-e-Azam: Who Was Bhagat Singh?
At the age of only twenty-three, Bhagat Singh walked to the gallows with a smile on his face and freedom on his lips. Almost ninety years after his execution, his name still resonates in India. You can see his picture in living rooms, schools and public squares. His slogans are repeated at rallies and commemorations. But few know the man behind the legend.
Who was Bhagat Singh, apart from the iconic photo?
What turned the young boy from a small village in Punjab into one of the most prominent revolutionaries of the Indian freedom struggle?
What did he have in mind? What did he read? What did he write? And why does his voice still speak to generations after he died?
Shaheed-E-Azam: Who Was Bhagat Singh is a thoroughly researched and gripping biography that debunks the myths and slogans to present the real Bhagat Singh.
From childhood in a household of patriots to radicalisation in the Non-Cooperation Movement, from the assassination of Saunders to the historic Assembly Bomb Case, from his prison writings to his last hours in Lahore Jail, this book traces the extraordinary journey of a young man who refused to accept injustice, oppression or silence.
Yet this is more than a story of revolution.
It’s a story of ideas. It is a story of courage. It’s a story of sacrifice. And above all, it is the story of a young man who believed that freedom was not just the removal of foreign rulers but the awakening of a nation.
In this book, you will discover:
• Early years of Bhagat Singh and his influences • Family background
• Jallianwala Bagh massacre and its impact on his generation
• His connection with Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)
• The assassination and consequences of J.P. Saunders’ death
• Detailed story of the Central Legislative Assembly Bomb Case
• The famous prison hunger strike and fight for prisoners’ rights.
• His writings on nationalism, revolution, socialism and secularism
• His relations with revolutionaries like Chandrashekhar Azad, Rajguru, Sukhdev, Batukeshwar Dutt, etc.
• The last days before his execution on 23 March 1931 • India’s most iconic revolutionary’s lasting legacy
The book brings Bhagat Singh to life as a revolutionary and thinker in an engaging narrative style grounded in historical evidence. If you are a student, history buff, teacher or just someone who wants to know about the struggle for freedom in India, this book is a powerful and memorable journey into the life of a man who went down in history long before he died.
“They may kill me, but they cannot kill my ideas."
Open these pages and meet the young revolutionary whose dream of justice, equality and freedom still inspires millions. Because Bhagat Singh was not just a martyr.
He was a challenge. A question. A conscience.
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