Question: When is the Shaheed Diwas celebrated in India?
(a) 23 March
(b) 21 March
(c) 28 February
(d) 15 January
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Shaheed Diwas 2021 was celebrated in India on March 23.
- The day, in particular, pays tribute to Bhagat Singh, SukhdevThapar, and Shivaram Rajguru who died on March 23 in 1931.
- They were hanged to death for assassinating John Saunders, a British police officer in 1928.
- They had mistook him for British police superintendent James Scott. It was Scott who had ordered lathi charge, which eventually led to the death of LalaLajpatRai.
- These three were among the countless who sacrificed their lives for the nations and died when they were very young.
- Shaheed Diwas 2021 was the 90th death anniversary of three courageous youngsters.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay