Ramprasad Bismil
| Ram Prasad Bismil | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 June 1897 Shahjahanpur, North-Western Provinces, British India |
| Died | 19 December 1927 (aged 30) Gorakhpur jail, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
| Organization | Hindustan Republican Association |
| Movement | Indian independence movement |
Ram Prasad Bismil 
pronunciation (11 June 1897 – 19 December 1927) was an Indian revolutionary who participated in Mainpuri conspiracy of 1918, and the Kakori conspiracy of 1925, and struggled against British imperialism. As well as being a freedom fighter, he was a patriotic poet and wrote in Hindi and Urdu using the pen names Ram, Agyat and Bismil. But, he became popular with the last name "Bismil" only. He was associated with Arya Samaj where he got inspiration from Satyarth Prakash, a book written by Swami Dayanand Saraswati. He also had a confidential connection with Lala Har Dayal through his guru Swami Somdev, a preacher of Arya Samaj.
Bismil was one of the founding members of the revolutionary organisation Hindustan Republican Association. Bhagat Singh praised him as a great poet-writer of Urdu and Hindi, who had also translated the books Catherine from English and Bolshevikon Ki Kartoot from Bengali. Several inspiring patriotic verses are written by him, including the poem Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna
Ram Prasad Bismil was born on 11 June 1897 at Shahjahanpur, in North-Western Provinces, British India. He learnt Hindi from his father at home and was sent to learn Urdu from a moulvi. He was admitted to an English-language school, despite his father's disapproval, and also joined the Arya Samaj in Shahjahanpur. Bismil showed a talent for writing patriotic poetry.
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