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Bhagat Singh

Hey kiddo, do you know about Bhagat Singh? Well, he was a very brave and intelligent young man who lived in India a long time ago. He stood up against the British government who were ruling India and treated the Indian people very badly.

Bhagat Singh was very passionate about making India a free country, where Indians had the right to govern themselves and make their own decisions. He did this by being a revolutionary, which means he protested against the British in a powerful and sometimes violent way.

Bhagat Singh and his friends had a lot of energy and ideas, and they tried to change things using violence as a last resort. They did things like bombing buildings, breaking into courts and even killing a British police officer who they believed was behaving unfairly towards Indian citizens.

Although some people were against Bhagat Singh's methods, many Indians looked to him as a heroic figure who was fighting for justice and equality. Bhagat Singh was eventually arrested and after a long and unfair trial, he was executed by hanging.

But even though Bhagat Singh was killed, his legacy lived on. He inspired many other brave Indians to fight for their rights and ultimately, India gained its freedom from the British in 1947. Bhagat Singh remains a symbol of resistance and freedom for people all around the world, and his story reminds us that sometimes, it takes a lot of courage and sacrifice to stand up for what we believe in.