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250 words essay on Udham Singh in English.

Udham Singh, born on 26 December 1899 in Punjab, was a freedom fighter and the Punjab revolutionary who played an important role in the struggle of freedom. He because of his courage and bravery will always remain as a freedom fighter who tried to suppress the British regime. He is also referred to as ‘Shaheed – I – Azam Sardar Udham Singh’. Sardar Tehal Singh Jammu, the father of Udham Singh, was a railway crossing watchman in the village called Upali. After his father died, he was taken in by the orphanage called Central Khalsa orphanage Putlighar in Amritsar. There he taught about the Sikh initiatory rights, and he received the name ‘Udham Singh’.

He was greatly influenced by the revolutionary ideas and Bhagat Singh. In 1924, he became the part of Ghadar party. He jailed for keeping arms illegally, and his Ghadar party paper was also confiscated.


Udham Singh as a part of the orphanage was serving water to the crowd at Jallianwala Bagh. It was at that time General Dyer ordered the troops to leave, and he opened fire on the people without giving them a warning. This led to the killing of the large number of men, women and children, approx 1,800 and around 1,200 were wounded. He got disturbed by this incident and decided to take revenge. As revenge, Udham Singh decided to kidnap general dyer on 13th March 1940. When he tried to kill General O’ Dwyer who was arrived at a joint meeting at Caxton Hall, London; he was arrested.


In July 1940, he was hanged till death for assassination and killing.


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