Martyr’s Day

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There is no great sacrifice known to all than to give one’s life in the defense of the country. Therefore, it’s our bounded duty to honor their courage, sacrifice and martyrdom. Moreover, it should be done in an enduring, dignified and holistic manner.

Indian brave heroes have made many sacrifices from time to time to make India as free nation. Among those sacrifices there were some notable sacrifice are listed here; those are, sacrifice of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru, which we can never forget. They fought, smiled, and executed many struggles for our country’s freedom and they became martyr.

HISTORY

Martyrs Day in India is celebrated every year on 23^rd March. But Martyrdom Day is commemorated on many days and every day as its own significance.

30^th January 

Mahatma Gandhi was shot by Nathuram Vinayak Godse and died. Therefore this day is also celebrated as the Day of the Martyrs.

19 May:

The Bengali Language Movement of Barak Valley in the state of Assam was a protest made against the decision of the govt of Assam to make Assamese the only official language of the state even though a significant proportion of population was Bengali people. In the Barak Valley, the Sylheti-speaking Bengali population constitutes the majority of the population. The main incident, in which fifteen people were killed by state police, took place on 19^th May 1961 at Silchar railway station. From there 19^th May was designated as Bhasha Shahid Divas

21 October:

21^st October is Police Martyrs’ Day (or Police Commemoration Day), celebrated by police departments by whole nation. On this date in 1959, a Central Reserve Police Force patrol at the Indo-Tibetan border in Ladakh was trapped by Chinese army force, as part of the ongoing Sino-Indian border rivalry.

17 November:

Odissha celebrates 17^th November as martyrs day on the death anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai (1865–1928), who was familiarly known as “Lion of Punjab” because he was a leader in the Indian fight for freedom from the British rule.

19^th November:

The Day of the martyrs is also observed on the birthday of Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai on November 19^th.

Bhagat Singh and his companions

Bhagat Singh was born on 28^th September, 1907 in the Lyallpur, Punjab. Bhagat Singh and his companions Rajguru, Sukhdev, Azad, and Gopal fought for the slay of Lala Lajpat Rai. Bhagat Sing became an inspiration for youngsters due to his daring ventures. He and his companions on 8^th April, 1929 threw bombs on the Central Legislative Assembly by screaming the slogan “Inquillab Zindabad”.

And for this, a murder case was filed against them. On 23^rd March, 1931 in the Lahore Jail they were hanged. Their body was cremated at the banks of the Sutlej River. Let me tell you that a big Shaheedi Mela or Martyrdom fair is held in the birthplace, at the National Martyr’s Memorial in the Hussainwala.

Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2^nd October, 1869 in Porbandar Gujarat, India. Their full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was married in his 13^th age and went to England for his further studies.

Gandhiji returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, on the request of Gopal Krishna Gokhale.

Lala Lajpat Rai

Lajpat Rai ( 28 January 1865 – 17 November 1928) was an Indian independence activist. He played a major role for Indian freedom. He was familiarly known as Punjab Kesari. He was one of the three Lal Bal Pal triumvirate. He was also connected with activities of Punjab National Bank and Lakshmi Insurance Company in their early stages of 1894.

We can’t tolerate even small variation in our daily life, but for soldiers every second is unpredictable. Before going to war field they kept their lives for country. They are the only persons who know that, their death can be today or tomorrow. Thus instead of calling celebrities as heroes, we should honor our soldiers as heroes. “Our Indian flag is flying in high esteem only from the breath of our pride soldiers”. We can’t go and sacrifice our life at border; at least we can respect our soldiers and make them feel proud to be soldier. A martyr is a real hero and his life must be inspiration for all of us.