Ram Prasad Bismil

Ram Prasad Bismil About this sound pronunciation (11 June 1897 – 19 December 1927) was an Indian revolutionary who participated in Mainpuri conspiracy of 1918, and the Kakori conspiracy of 1925, and struggled against British imperialism. As well as being a freedom fighter, he was also a patriotic poet and wrote in Hindi and Urdu using the pen names Ram, Agyat and Bismil. But, he became popular with the last name "Bismil" only. He was associated with Arya Samaj where he got inspiration from Satyarth Prakash, a book written by Swami Dayanand Saraswati. He also had a confidential connection with Lala Har Dayal through his guru Swami Somdev, a preacher of Arya Samaj.Bismil was one of the founder members of the revolutionary organisation Hindustan Republican Association. Bhagat Singh praised him as a great poet-writer of Urdu and Hindi, who had also translated the books Catherine from English and Bolshevikon Ki Kartoot from Bengali. Several inspiring patriotic verses are attributed to him; these include the poem Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	'Ram' 'Agyat' & 'Bismil' (Pen-names)
Birth date	June 11, 1897
Birth place	India , Shahjahanpur , Presidencies and provinces of British India , United Provinces (1937–50)
Religion	Hindu
Date of death	December 19, 1927
Place of death	India , Presidencies and provinces of British India , United Provinces (1937–50) , Gorakhpur

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