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up an enslaved nation from a deep slumber.

6. For all the aggressive activities he was tried by the British
courts in India and was awarded death sentence. Death
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did not deter Bhagat Singh. He kept the spark of freedom
alive through his letters written from the jail cell. Thus, he
proved that the value of a man lies not in what he is capable
of receiving but in what he is capable of giving. Two of the
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letters that he wrote, one to his fellow freedom fighters and
the other to his brother tell us what kind of a freedom fighter
Shaheed Bhagat Singh was.
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1. Who actively participated in the freedom struggle from
Bhagat Singh’s family?

2. Name the political leaders who were in contact with
Bhagat Singh when he was in DAV School in Lahore.
3. How did Bhagat Singh respond to Gandhiji’s call?

4. Where did Bhagat Singh come in contact with Bhagwati
Charan and Sukhdev?

5. Why is Bhagat Singh remembered even today?
6. Who did Bhagat Singh want to take revenge on? Why?
7. According to Bhagat Singh, where does the value of
man lie?

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Letter – 1

Bhagat Singh’s last letter to Batukeshwar Dutt

Central Jail, Lahore,
21 March, 1921.

Dear brother,

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