Bhagat Singh was born on September 27, 1907 in a Sikh farmer family in Banga Village in Layalpur (currently Faisalabad) District. His family stood for patriotism, reforms, and freedom of the country. His father Kishen Singh and Uncle Ajit Singh were members of Ghadr Party founded in the early years of British rule in India. Both were jailed for anti-government activities. Bhagat studied at the National College, founded by Lala Lajpatrai.
He ran away from his house to avoid an early marriage and became a member of the youth organisation “Noujawan Bharat Sabha” that had members from all sects and religions. He met Chandra Shekhar Sharma (alias Azad), BK Dutt and other revolutionaries, who used to print handouts and newspapers in Urdu, Punjabi and English languages secretly to raise political awareness in India. On account of being involved in the murder of Sanders, a British junior officer Bhagat was arrested and sentenced to death. He was hanged on March 23, 1931 and became a legendary hero.
