Chandrasekhar Azad

(1906-1931)

Indian activist and revolutionary freedom fighter

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Chandra Shekhar Azad (sometimes also spelled Chandrasekhar; 23 July 1906 – 27 February 1931), popularly known as by his self-taken name Azad ("The Free"), was an Indian revolutionary who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association under its new name of Hindustan Socialist Republican Army (HSRA) after the death of its founder, Ram Prasad Bismil, and three other prominent party leaders, Roshan Singh, Rajendra Nath Lahiri and Ashfaqulla Khan. He often used the pseudonym "Balraj" when signing pamphlets issued as the commander in chief of the HSRA (Hindustan Socialist Republic Army).

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Born	23 July 1906 Jhabua District, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died	27 February 1931 (aged 24) Allahabad, United Provinces, British India
Zodiac	Cancer
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