Chandrashekhar Azad was born on 23rd July 1906 in Bhabra, Madhya Pradesh, into a humble Brahmin family. His parents, Pandit Sitaram Tiwari and Jagrani Devi, wanted him to become a scholar, so they sent him to Varanasi to study Sanskrit. However, fate had other plans for him.
Influence of the Freedom Movement
🔹 As a teenager, Azad was deeply influenced by Mahatma Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation Movement (1921).
🔹 At just 15 years old, he actively participated in protests against British rule and was arrested.
🔹 When presented before the judge, he boldly declared his name as “Azad” (Free), his father as “Swatantrata” (Independence), and his residence as “Jail”—a statement that earned him 15 lashes but made him a symbol of defiance.