Bhagwati Charan Vohra (15 November 1903 – 28 May 1930) was an Indian revolutionary, associated with Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. He was an ideologue, organiser, orator and campaigner.
Bhagwati was born in 1903 in the family of a senior railway officer named Shiv Charan Vohra who was conferred with title of 'Rai Bahadur' by British Raj in 1919 for his services and loyalty. He married Durgawati Devi D/O Shri Banka Bihari from Allahabad. Vohra and Devi had their first child in December 1925, a boy whom they named Sachindra. Vohra passed intermediate science from F. C. college in 1921 and again took admission after the call-off of the non-cooperation movement in National College, Lahore, which was opened by Lala Lajpat Rai for Indian students who are not able to go in Government Colleges.[1][2]
Revolutionary lifeedit
Vohra left college to join the non-cooperation movement in 1921, and after the movement was called off, joined National College, Lahore where he got a BA degree. It was there that he was initiated into the revolutionary movement. He along with Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev started a study circle on the model of the Russian Socialist Revolution.
Vohra was an avid reader. He played a key role in infusing intellectual ideology into the functioning roots of the organizations he worked with. He was not influenced by caste prejudices and worked for Hindu-Muslim unity as well as the upliftment of the poor by the use of socialist principles.
In 1926, when the Naujawan Bharat Sabha revolutionary organization was formed by his friend, he was appointed the propaganda secretary of the organization.[3] On 6 April 1928, Vohra and Bhagat Singh prepared the manifesto of Naujwan Bharat Sabha and urged the young Indians to have the triple motto "service, suffering, sacrifice", as their sole guide to achieve the goal of independence.
In September 1928, many young revolutionaries met at Ferozshah Kotla ground in Delhi and reorganized the Hindustan Republican Association into the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) under the leadership Chandrashekhar Azad. Vohra was appointed Propaganda Secretary[citation needed] and prepared the HSRA manifesto that was widely distributed at the time of the Lahore Session of the Congress.[4] He was also party to murder of J. P. Saunders and the throwing of bombs in Central Assembly Hall by Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt.[citation needed]
Philosophy of bombedit
In 1929 he rented room No. 69, Kashmir Building, Lahore and used it as a bomb factory. He planned and executed the 23 December 1929 bomb blast under the train of Viceroy Lord Irwin on the Delhi-Agra railway line. The viceroy escaped unhurt and Mahatma Gandhi thanked God for the narrow escape, condemning the revolutionary act through his article The Cult of Bomb.
In response to Gandhi's article, Vohra, in consultation with Azad, wrote an article entitled The Philosophy of Bomb. It appealed to youths to come forward and join them.
The concluding paragraph of the article reads
There is no crime that Britain has not committed in India. Deliberate misrule has reduced us to paupers, has 'bled us white'. As a race and a people, we stand dishonoured and outraged. Do people still expect us to forget and to forgive? We shall have our revenge – a people’s righteous revenge on the tyrant. Let cowards fall back and cringe for compromise and peace. We ask not for mercy and we give no quarter. Ours is a war to the end – to Victory or Death.
Deathedit
Vohra died in Lahore[5] on 28 May 1930 while testing a bomb on the banks of the Ravi. The device was required for the proposed rescue of Singh and others under trial in the Lahore Conspiracy Case but it exploded during the test and he was severely wounded.
He was survived by his wife Durgawati Devi (popularly known as Durga Bhabhi to the revolutionaries) and a son, Sachindra Vohra.
^A Biography of Bhagwati Charan Vohra and Durga Bhabhi. Unistar Books Pvt Ltd. p. 213.
^"90 years of Martyrdom of Bhagwati Charan Vohra". countercurrents.org. counter currents.org. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
^Mittal, S.K.; Habib, Irfan (September 1979). "Towards Independence and Socialist Republic: Naujawan Bharat Sabha: Part One". Social Scientist. 8 (2): 18–29. doi:10.2307/3516698. JSTOR 3516698.
^Tapinder Pal Singh Aujla. "Shaheed Bhagat Singh". Shahidbhagatsingh.org. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
^Firth, Colin; Arnove, Anthony (2012). The People Speak: Democracy is not a Spectator Sport. Canongate Books. ISBN9780857864475.
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Bhagwati Charan Vohra 15 November 1903 28 May 1930 was an Indian revolutionary associated with Hindustan Socialist Republican Association He was an ideologue organiser orator and campaigner Bhagwati Charan VohraVohra in 1928Born 1903 11 15 15 November 1903Lahore Punjab British India present day Punjab Pakistan Died28 May 1930 1930 05 28 aged 26 Lahore British IndiaCause of deathBomb woundNationalityBritish IndianOther namesBhagwati Charan VoraOccupationRevolutionaryOrganization s Hindustan Socialist Republican AssociationNaujawan Bharat SabhaMovementIndia s independenceSpouseDurgawati DeviChildren1 Sachindra Vohra ParentShiv Charan Vohra father Contents 1 Early life 2 Revolutionary life 2 1 Philosophy of bomb 3 Death 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life editBhagwati was born in 1903 in the family of a senior railway officer named Shiv Charan Vohra who was conferred with title of Rai Bahadur by British Raj in 1919 for his services and loyalty He married Durgawati Devi D O Shri Banka Bihari from Allahabad Vohra and Devi had their first child in December 1925 a boy whom they named Sachindra Vohra passed intermediate science from F C college in 1921 and again took admission after the call off of the non cooperation movement in National College Lahore which was opened by Lala Lajpat Rai for Indian students who are not able to go in Government Colleges 1 2 Revolutionary life editVohra left college to join the non cooperation movement in 1921 and after the movement was called off joined National College Lahore where he got a BA degree It was there that he was initiated into the revolutionary movement He along with Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev started a study circle on the model of the Russian Socialist Revolution Vohra was an avid reader He played a key role in infusing intellectual ideology into the functioning roots of the organizations he worked with He was not influenced by caste prejudices and worked for Hindu Muslim unity as well as the upliftment of the poor by the use of socialist principles In 1926 when the Naujawan Bharat Sabha revolutionary organization was formed by his friend he was appointed the propaganda secretary of the organization 3 On 6 April 1928 Vohra and Bhagat Singh prepared the manifesto of Naujwan Bharat Sabha and urged the young Indians to have the triple motto service suffering sacrifice as their sole guide to achieve the goal of independence In September 1928 many young revolutionaries met at Ferozshah Kotla ground in Delhi and reorganized the Hindustan Republican Association into the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association HSRA under the leadership Chandrashekhar Azad Vohra was appointed Propaganda Secretary citation needed and prepared the HSRA manifesto that was widely distributed at the time of the Lahore Session of the Congress 4 He was also party to murder of J P Saunders and the throwing of bombs in Central Assembly Hall by Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt citation needed Philosophy of bomb edit In 1929 he rented room No 69 Kashmir Building Lahore and used it as a bomb factory He planned and executed the 23 December 1929 bomb blast under the train of Viceroy Lord Irwin on the Delhi Agra railway line The viceroy escaped unhurt and Mahatma Gandhi thanked God for the narrow escape condemning the revolutionary act through his article The Cult of Bomb In response to Gandhi s article Vohra in consultation with Azad wrote an article entitled The Philosophy of Bomb It appealed to youths to come forward and join them The concluding paragraph of the article readsThere is no crime that Britain has not committed in India Deliberate misrule has reduced us to paupers has bled us white As a race and a people we stand dishonoured and outraged Do people still expect us to forget and to forgive We shall have our revenge a people s righteous revenge on the tyrant Let cowards fall back and cringe for compromise and peace We ask not for mercy and we give no quarter Ours is a war to the end to Victory or Death Death editVohra died in Lahore 5 on 28 May 1930 while testing a bomb on the banks of the Ravi The device was required for the proposed rescue of Singh and others under trial in the Lahore Conspiracy Case but it exploded during the test and he was severely wounded He was survived by his wife Durgawati Devi popularly known as Durga Bhabhi to the revolutionaries and a son Sachindra Vohra See also editRam Prasad Bismil Kakori Train Robbery Revolutionary movement for Indian independence Manmath Nath Gupta Delhi Conspiracy CommissionReferences edit A Biography of Bhagwati Charan Vohra and Durga Bhabhi Unistar Books Pvt Ltd p 213 90 years of Martyrdom of Bhagwati Charan Vohra countercurrents org counter currents org Retrieved 4 February 2022 Mittal S K Habib Irfan September 1979 Towards Independence and Socialist Republic Naujawan Bharat Sabha Part One Social Scientist 8 2 18 29 doi 10 2307 3516698 JSTOR 3516698 Tapinder Pal Singh Aujla Shaheed Bhagat Singh Shahidbhagatsingh org Retrieved 2 January 2013 Firth Colin Arnove Anthony 2012 The People Speak Democracy is not a Spectator Sport Canongate Books ISBN 9780857864475 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bhagwati Charan Vohra amp oldid 1215078098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
