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Badarka
Badarka, founded in 1643 CE, is a village & gram panchayat in Unnao tehsil of Unnao sub-district of Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is situated 15 km south of Unnao city between Ata & Lohcha villages on Kanpur- Raibareli road (also known as the ''Azad Marg''). The village is famed for being the native place of the renowned freedom fighter Chandrasekhar Azad and his parents - father Pandit Sitaram Tiwari and mother Jagrani Devi. History Badarka was founded in 1643 CE by Raja Harbans, an official at the court of Shah Jahan, who received a grant of 500 bighas from the mughal emperor in Harha pargana. He built the Badarka fort and palace here with the walls of limestone blocks to a height of about 500m, surmounted with turreted walls, on an elaborate frieze of red stone over the gateway, having alternately geese & elephants in pairs. A large hall of audience supported on carved pillars formerly stood here, but Asaf-ud-daula took these pillars to build Imamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandrasekhar Azad
Chandra Shekhar Sitaram Tiwari (23 July 1906 – 27 February 1931), popularly known as Chandra Shekhar Azad, was an Indian revolutionary who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under its new name of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) after the death of its founder, Ram Prasad Bismil, and three other prominent party leaders, Roshan Singh, Rajendra Nath Lahiri and Ashfaqulla Khan. He hailed from Bardarka village in Unnao district of United Provinces and his parents were Sitaram Tiwari and Jagrani Devi. He often used the pseudonym "Balraj" while signing pamphlets issued as the commander-in-chief of the HSRA. Famous Quote of Chandra Shekhar Azad * “Dushman ki goliyon ka hum samna karenge, Azad hee rahein hain, Azad hee rahenge” (We will face the enemy’s bullets, we were free, we will stay free). Early life Chandra Shekhar Azad was born on 23 July 1906 in Bhabhra village as Chandra Shekhar Tiwari, in a Kanyakubja Brahmin family, in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |