[Indian Express]Shaheed Diwas: When Bhagat Singh rebuked his father for writing a mercy plea
March 23 is observed as Shaheed Diwas, or Martyr’s Day, in India. On this day in 1931, Bhagat Singh, along with fellow revolutionaries Sukhdev Thapar and S Rajguru, were hanged to death in Lahore Central Jail, for murdering British police officer John Saunders. While Bhagat Singh was being tried, ...