Updated September 28, 2020 | 14:38 IST
Today, as we celebrate the 113th anniversary of the revolutionary freedom fighter’s birth, let’s take a look at some of his most powerful quotes.
Bhagat Singh’s 113th Birth Anniversary: 10 Inspirational Quotes
Bhagat Singh was a revolutionary freedom fighter whose two acts of dramatic violence against the British Empire in India and the execution on March 23, 1931 at the age of 23 made him a hero and inspired the entire nation to fight for freedom.
Unlike those who led the freedom movement at the time, Singh’s fight against the British was different as he opposed Mahatma Gandhi’s path of “non-violence” for a more direct and forceful approach.
During his revolutionary activities, he was mainly accompanied by his confidants Rajguru and Sukhdev, and often guided by Chandra Sekhar Azad. He coined the phrase “Inquilaab Zindabad”, which eventually became the main motto of India’s freedom struggle.
Over the years, the writings of Bhagat Singh have inspired and influenced many Indians to fight for what is right. Its powerful worlds remain surprisingly relevant even today.
Today, as we celebrate the 113th anniversary of the birth of the revolutionary freedom fighter, let’s look back at some of his most powerful quotes.
- “Ruthless criticism and independent thinking are the two necessary features of revolutionary thought.”
- “Love always elevates the character of man. It never lowers it, provided that love is love.”
- “I am a man and everything that affects humanity concerns me.”
- “Philosophy is the result of human weakness or the limitation of knowledge.”
- “But the duty of man is to try and strive, success depends on chance and the environment.”
- “The day we find a large number of men and women with this psychology who cannot dedicate themselves to anything other than the service of humanity and the emancipation of suffering humanity; that day will inaugurate the era of freedom ”.
- “Every little molecule of Ash is in motion with my heat. I am such a Lunatic that I am free even in prison.”
- “The sword of the revolution is sharpened on the sharpening stone of ideas.”
- “I deny the very existence of that Almighty Supreme Being.”
- “Lovers, madmen, and poets are made of the same stuff.”
