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Chandra Shekhar Azad Birth Anniversary: ​​The birth anniversary of Chandra Shekhar Azad is being celebrated on 23 July. Popularly known as Azad, Chandrashekhar Azad participated in India's freedom struggle at a very young age. Azad was born on 23 July 1906 in Madhya Pradesh. His mother wanted him to study and become a great Sanskrit scholar. After the Jallianwala Bagh incident on April 13, 1919, he joined the non-cooperation movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920. Today, on his 115th birth anniversary, we have brought for you his revolutionary thoughts and some quotes, by sharing which you can awaken the feeling of patriotism. Thoughts and quotes of Chandrashekhar Azad. 1. Still whose blood does not boil, that blood is not water, which is not useful for the country, that is useless youth.  2.  We will face the bullets of the enemy, have been free, will remain free.'  3. I will keep fighting the enemy for the country till the last breath of my life.  4. 'My name is Az...

Mangal Pandey was born in a hindu family in Uttar Pradesh (Ballia). 29-year old Mangal Pandey , a native of Ballia district in modern-day Uttar Pradesh, had joined the Bengal Army in 1849. He worked as a soldier in the 5 th   Company of the 34 th He joined the 34th Bengal native infantry as a sepoy at a young age. The legend describes him as a 9ft. tall man! He got hugely enraged by the introduction of the New Enfield rifle. It was rumoured that the cartridge was made up of animal fat mainly from Cows and Pigs. To use this rifle the soldiers were to bite off the cartridge. Enraged by this and to show his anger he decided to take violent action against the Britishers. He fired upon Lt. Baugh the Adjutant of the 34th Bengal native Infantry on 29th march 1857.He encouraged his fellow sepoys to join him. He was later arrested in injured condition and was sentenced to death. He was hanged on 8th April 1857, ten days before the fixed date of execution. The daring and dashing act of Manga...