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Bhagat Singh was born on October 17, 1907, in the village of Gurdaspur, in the Punjab province of British India. He was the son of a farmer, and he grew up in a devout Sikh household. In early 1920, at the age of 17, Bhagat Singh left his home to join the Indian independence movement. He became a member of the revolutionary group the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, and he was arrested in October of that year. He was imprisoned in various jails in India, and in 1936 he was exiled to the United Kingdom. There, he continued his activism, and in 1940 he was arrested again and sentenced to death for his involvement in the independence movement. He was executed by the British in March 1931. Bhagat Singh is considered a martyr of the Indian independence movement, and he is celebrated for his activism and his principled stand against the British colonial regime. Bhagat Singh is the anglicized form of his first name, Baghat. His original name is often rendered as Bhagat Singh Sabzi. His father's name was Singh and his mother's name was Kaur. He was born on October 17, 1907, in the village of Gurdaspur, in the Punjab province of British India. He was the son of a farmer, and he grew up in a devout Sikh household. In early 1920, at the age of 17, Bhagat Singh left his home to join the Indian independence movement. He became a member of the revolutionary group the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, and he was arrested in October of that year. He was imprisoned in various jails in India, and in 1936 he was exiled to the United Kingdom. There, he continued his activism, and in 1940 he was arrested again and sentenced to death for his involvement in the independence movement. He was executed by the British in March 1931. Bhagat Singh is considered a martyr of the Indian independence movement, and he is celebrated for his activism and his principled stand against the British colonial regime. Bhagat Singh's original name is often rendered as Bhagat Singh Sabzi. His father's name was Singh and his mother's name was Kaur. He was born on October 17, 1907, in the village of Gurdaspur, in the Punjab province of British India. He was the son of a farmer, and he grew up in a devout Sikh household. In early 1920, at the age of 17, Bhagat Singh left his home to join the Indian independence movement. He became a member of the revolutionary group the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, and he was arrested in October of that year. He was imprisoned in various jails in India, and in 1936 he was exiled to the United Kingdom. There, he continued his activism, and in 1940 he was arrested again and sentenced to death for his involvement in the independence movement. He was executed by the British in March 1931. Bhagat Singh is considered a martyr of the Indian independence movement, and he is celebrated for his activism and his principled stand against the British colonial regime. Bhagat Singh's surname is derived from his father's occupational title of bhagat, meaning 'laborer.' Singh is also a common surname in India. His original name is often rendered as Bhagat Singh Sabzi. His father's name was Singh and his mother's name was Kaur. He was born on October 17, 1907, in the village of Gurdaspur, in the Punjab province of British India. He was the son of a farmer, and he grew up in a devout Sikh household. In early 1920, at the age of 17, Bhagat Singh left his home to join the Indian independence movement. He became a member of the revolutionary group the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, and he was arrested in October of that year. He was imprisoned in various jails in India, and in 1936 he was exiled to the United Kingdom. There, he continued his activism, and in 1940 he was arrested again and sentenced to death for his involvement in the independence movement. He was executed by the British in March 1931. Bhagat Singh is considered a martyr of the Indian independence movement, and he is celebrated for his activism and his principled stand against the British colonial regime. Bhagat Singh's surname is derived from his father's occupational title of bhagat, meaning 'laborer.' Singh is also a common surname in India. His original name is often rendered as Bhagat Singh Sabzi. His father's name was Singh and his mother's name was Kaur. He was born on October 17, 1907, in the village of Gurdaspur, in the Punjab province of British India. He was the son of a farmer, and he grew up in a devout Sikh household. In early 1920, at the age
