Chandra Shekhar Azad. The mere name could make a British policeman during the Raj era break into cold sweat. He lived a mere 24 years, but made a world of difference to India’s freedom struggle. When he died on 27 February 1931, freedom for his beloved nation was nowhere in immediate sight. But he created huge dents in the colonisers’ morale and inspired the generations to come.

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