A short Note on Shivaram Hari Rajguru a friend of Bhagat Singh
min family. Khed was located at the bank of river Bheema near Pune. His father died when he was only six years old and the responsibility of family fell on his elder brother Dinkar. He received primary education at Khed and later studied in New English High School in Pune. He joined Seva Dal at a young age. He attended training camp conducted by Dr. N. S. Hardikar at Ghatprabha. Revolutionary activities: He was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, who wanted India to be free from British rule by any means n
Shivaram Hari Rajguru (24 August 1908 — 23 March 1931) was an Indian revolutionary from Maharashtra, known mainly for his involvement in the assassination of a British Raj police officer named Saunders. Shivaram Hari Rajguru was an active member of HSRA and on 23 March 1931, he was hanged by the British government along with his associates Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev Thapar.
Rajguru was born on 24 August 1908 at Khed to Parvati Devi and Harinarain Rajguru in a Marathi Deshastha Brahmin family. Khed was located at the bank of river Bheema near Pune. His father died when he was only six years old and the responsibility of family fell on his elder brother Dinkar. He received primary education at Khed and later studied in New English High School in Pune. He joined Seva Dal at a young age. He attended training camp conducted by Dr. N. S. Hardikar at Ghatprabha.
Revolutionary activities: He was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, who wanted India to be free from British rule by any means necessary. Rajguru became a colleague of Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev, and took part in the assassination of a British police officer, John Saunders, at Lahore on 17 December 1928.
Their actions were to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai who had died a fortnight after being hit by police while on a march protesting the Simon Commission. Rai's death resulted from the police action. The three men and 21 other co-conspirators were tried under the provisions of a regulation that was introduced in 1929 specifically for that purpose. All three were convicted of the charges.
Executions : Scheduled for hanging on 24 March, three freedom fighters were hanged a day earlier on 23 March 1931. They were cremated at Hussainiwala at the banks of the Sutlej river in the Ferozepur district of Punjab.
Reactions to the executions :
The executions were reported widely by the press, especially as they took place on the eve of the annual convention of the Congress party at Karachi. The New York Times reported: A reign of terror in the city of Cawnpore in the United Provinces and an attack on Mahatma Gandhi by a youth outside Karachi were among the answers of the Indian extremists today to the hanging of Bhagat Singh and two fellow-assassins.
Legacy and memorials :
National Martyrs Memorial for Sukhdev, Bhagat Singh and Rajguru . National Memorial is located at Hussainiwala, in Ferozepur district of Punjab in India. After the execution in Lahore jail, the bodies of Shivaram Rajguru, Bhagat Singh, and Sukhdev Thapar were brought here in secrecy and they were unceremonially cremated here by authorities. Every year on 23 March, martyrs day (Shaheed Diwas) is observed remembering three revolutionaries. Tributes and homage are paid at the memorial.
Rajgurunagar : His birthplace of Khed was renamed as Rajgurunagar in his honour. Rajgurunagar is a census town in Khed tehsil of Pune district in state of Maharashtra. Rajguru Wada : Rajguru Wada is the ancestral house where Rajguru was born. Spread over 2,788 sq m of land, it is located on the banks of Bhima river on Pune-Nashik Road. It is being maintained as a memorial to Shivaram Rajguru. A local organisation, the Hutatma Rajguru Smarak Samiti (HRSS), hoists the national flag here on Republic Day since 2004. College : Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women is located in Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi, and is a constituent college of Delhi University.
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