Ram Prasad Bismil Born 11 June 1897 Shahjahanpur, United Province , British India Died 19 December 1927 (aged 30) Gorakhpur Jail, United Province , British India Political movement Indian independence movement Religion Hindu 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, both against British Empire . As well as being a freedom fighter, he was also 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 founder members of the revolutionary organisation Hindustan Republican Association. Shaheed Bhagat Singh praised him[1][2] 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 attributed to him. The poem Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna is also popularly attributed to him, although some writers say that "Bismil" Azimabadi actually wrote the poem and Ram Prasad Bismil immortalized it.
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