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7. The judgment has been delivered. I am condemned to death.
In these cells, besides myself, there are many other prison-
ers who are waiting to be hanged. The only prayer of these
people is that somehow or other they must escape the noose.
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Perhaps I am the only man amongst them who is anxiously
waiting for the day when I will be fortunate enough to embrace
the gallows for my ideal. I will climb the gallows gladly and
show to the world as to how bravely the revolutionaries can
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sacrifice themselves for the cause of the nation.

8. I am condemned to death, but you are sentenced
to transportation for life. You will live and, while living, you
will have to show to the world that the revolutionaries not only
die for their ideals but can face every calamity. Death should
not be a means to escape the worldly difficulties. Those revo-
lutionaries who have by chance escaped the gallows should
live and show to the world that they can not only embrace
gallows for the ideals but also bear the worst type of tortures
in the dark dingy prison cells.

Jai Hind!s

Yours,
Bhagat Singh
Check your comprehension

Share your responses
1. What was the only prayer of the people who were
with Bhagat Singh?

2. What do you mean by the phrase ‘transportation for
life’?

3. What kind of punishment does Bhagat Singh talk
about?

4. What expectations did Bhagat Singh have from the
people who escaped the gallows of death?
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