Bhagat Singh (1907-1931)

Bhagat Singh was born on 28th September 1907 to Kishan Singh Sandhu and Vidyavati Kaur. His family is a patriotic family, the members of which have participated in the Indian independence movement. Some of their members have also served in Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s army.

An 18 foot tall bronze statue of Bhagat Singh has been installed in the Indian parliament next to the statues of Indira Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose. Bhagat Singh has been portrayed in various bollywood movies. The first is ‘Shaheed-e-Azad Bhagat Singh’ (1954) followed by ‘Shaheed Bhagat Singh’ (1963) starring Shammi Kapoor as Bhagat Singh.