Person · HSRA revolutionary
Sukhdev
Also known as Sukhdev Thapar
Sukhdev Thapar (15 May 1907 - 23 March 1931), the HSRA revolutionary and co-conspirator with Bhagat Singh and Rajguru in the 17 December 1928 Saunders assassination at Lahore and the 8 April 1929 Delhi Assembly bombing. Born at Ludhiana in Punjab, Sukhdev was the HSRA's Punjab organiser and a close ally of Bhagat Singh from their 1926 Lahore DAV College days. He was arrested after the April 1929 Delhi bombing (which Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt deliberately committed to invite arrest for propaganda purposes). Hanged at Lahore Central Jail on 23 March 1931 alongside Bhagat Singh and Rajguru. The 2013 Lahore Memorial and the 2010 Ludhiana commemoration honour his legacy.
- Date
- 1907–1931
- Function
- Social reform & movement
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
Connections (1)
- Court associationBhagat Singh
Sukhdev Thapar and Bhagat Singh were co-founders of the Lahore Naujawan Bharat Sabha (1926) and the subsequent HSRA Lahore unit. Both were hanged at Lahore Central Jail on 23 March 1931 alongside Rajguru. Sukhdev was Bhagat Singh's chief organiser for the Lahore operations and the April 1929 Delhi Assembly bombing planning.
Sources
Standard biography; regional historiography.
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