Bhagat Singh birth anniversary special: Top quotes of the revolutionary from his jail notebook
'Zindagi to apne damm par hi jiyi jaati hain..dusron ke kandhe par toh sirf janaze uthaye jaate hain'
Bhagat Singh was one of India's legendary freedom fighter who was hanged to death by British rulers. The revolutionary, 23, was hanged by British rulers on March 23, 1931 in Lahore, after being tried under charges for hatching a conspiracy against the colonial government. The case was filed against Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru for allegedly killing British police officer John P Saunders.
On his birthday anniversary, we bring you the top quotes by the revolutionary from his jail notebook:
“The aim of life is no more to control the mind, but to develop it harmoniously; not to achieve salvation here after, but to make the best use of it here below; and not to realise truth, beauty and good only in contemplation, but also in the actual experience of daily life; social progress depends not upon the ennoblement of the few but on the enrichment of democracy; universal brotherhood can be achieved only when there is an equality of opportunity - of opportunity in the social, political and individual life.” - (Page 124 of Jail notebook) (Photo: PTI)
"I am a man and all that affects mankind concerns me" - (Page 43 of Jail notebook) (File Photo)
"Every tiny molecule of Ash is in motion with my heat I am such a Lunatic that I am free even in Jail."- (Jail note book)
“Zindagi to apne damm par hi jiyi jaati hain..dusron ke kandhe par toh sirf janaze uthaye jaate hain. (Life is lived on its own…other’s shoulders are used only at the time of funeral). - Jail notebook (Photo: File Photo)