Person · HSRA revolutionary
Rajguru
Also known as Rajguru
Shivaram Hari Rajguru (24 August 1908 - 23 March 1931), the HSRA revolutionary who with Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev assassinated British Deputy Superintendent John Saunders at Lahore on 17 December 1928 in revenge for Lala Lajpat Rai's death. Born at Khed in Pune district, Maharashtra, Rajguru was the HSRA's sharpshooter. After the Saunders assassination, he escaped to Nagpur but was captured in September 1929. He was hanged at Lahore Central Jail on 23 March 1931 alongside Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev. The 1983 Rajguru Nagar renaming of his birthplace Khed village and the 2013 Pune statue honour his legacy.
- Date
- 1908–1931
- Function
- Social reform & movement
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
Connections (1)
- Court associationBhagat Singh
Shivaram Rajguru was the HSRA's sharpshooter and executed the 17 December 1928 Saunders assassination at Lahore alongside Bhagat Singh. The three were hanged together at Lahore Central Jail on 23 March 1931 — the same day — becoming the HSRA's iconic three martyrs. The Rajguru-Bhagat Singh-Sukhdev trinity is central to the Indian national memory of the independence movement.
Sources
Standard biography; regional historiography.
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