Bhagat Singh: a Revolutionary and Patriot

Recontextualizing Bhagat Singh: From Terrorist to Symbol of Revolution

Authors

  • Harminder Kaur Sai Nath University

Keywords:

Bhagat Singh, revolutionary, patriot, colonialist writing, terrorist, nationalists of India, courage, sacrifice, rebel, symbol of revolution

Abstract

In colonialist writing, Bhagat Singh has been(mis)identified as "Terrorist". However for the nationalists ofIndia, Bhagat Singh embodies "courage and sacrifice". He is none, ofthese an rebel nor a terrorist. He is an image / symbol of revolution. Aproto-socialist, a man queradicalist also a submitted secularist, he ispromethean figure with strength and conviction to undertake the forceful. Anideologue like M. K. Gandhi, he is an impeccable foil to Gandhi himself. Havinga place more to the super class of BG Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, Bhagat Singh is awell-suited original picture of suffering and emancipatory militarism.

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Published

2014-01-01

How to Cite

[1]
“Bhagat Singh: a Revolutionary and Patriot: Recontextualizing Bhagat Singh: From Terrorist to Symbol of Revolution”, JASRAE, vol. 7, no. 13, pp. 0–0, Jan. 2014, Accessed: Jun. 29, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/5113

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 13 (2014): Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education (JASRAE)

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Articles

How to Cite

[1]
“Bhagat Singh: a Revolutionary and Patriot: Recontextualizing Bhagat Singh: From Terrorist to Symbol of Revolution”, JASRAE, vol. 7, no. 13, pp. 0–0, Jan. 2014, Accessed: Jun. 29, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/5113