Udham Singh
Revolutionary Freedom Fighter

Indian Sunam, Punjab

Quick Info

Profession	Revolutionary Freedom Fighter
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	28/12/1899
Age	40 years (died on 31, Jul, 1940)
Birthplace	Sunam, Punjab
Date of Death	31/07/1940

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Bio/Wiki

Birth name	Sher Singh
Other name	Ram Mohammad Singh Azad
Names Earned	Shaheed-E-Azam Udham Singh The Patient Assassin The Lone Assassin

Physical Stats & More

Height	168 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Personal Life

Place of Death	Pentonville Prison, London
Age (at the time of death)	41 Years
Death Cause	Executed for assassinating Sir Michael O’ Dwyer

Relationships & More

Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married

Family

Father

Tehal Singh

Mother

Mata Narain Kaur

Siblings

Brother	Sadhu Singh
Sister	None

Spouse

Lupe

Children

2 sons

Career

Freedom Fighter

Active Years	1924-1940
Major Organisations	Ghadar Party Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) Indian Workers' Association
Legacy	Udham Singh's room in the Central Khalsa Orphanage in Amritsar has been turned into a museum. A charity is dedicated to Udham Singh on Soho Road, Birmingham. Singh’s knife, diary, and a bullet from the shooting at Caxton Hall are preserved in the Black Museum of Scotland Yard. In 1992, the Indian government released a stamp to honour Shaheed Udham Singh. A chowk is named Shaheed Udham Singh in Anupgarh, Rajasthan. In 1995, the erstwhile Uttarakhand government named a district “Udham Singh Nagar” after him. The Asian Dub Foundation released a music track “Assassin” on Udham Singh in 1998. Many Bollywood and Punjabi movies have been made on the life of Udham Singh including Sarfarosh: The Story of Shaheed Udham Singh (1976), Jallianwala Bagh (1977), Shaheed Uddham Singh (1977), Shaheed Uddham Singh (2000), and Sardar Udham (2021). In January 2006, the Punjab government officially renamed Singh’s birthplace Sunam as ‘Sunam Udham Singh Wala.’ In 2015, the Indian band Ska Vengers released an animated music video called ‘Frank Brazil' dedicated to Udham Singh on his 75th death anniversary. On the Baisakhi of 2018, a 10ft tall statue of Udham Singh with his hand holding blood-soaked earth was commemorated at Jallianwala Bagh. Every year, Punjab and Haryana observe a public holiday on 31st July as Shaheed Udham Singh’s Martyrdom Day.

Favourites

Poet	Ram Prasad Bismal (leading poet of the revolutionaries)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Udham Singh, an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter, sought revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by assassinating Sir Michael O’Dwyer.
2. He was bestowed with the title Shaheed-E-Azam by the Indian government.
3. Despite being from a Punjabi Sikh family, Udham Singh sported a clean-shaven appearance.
4. Throughout his life, he went by various names and aliases.
5. After his mother's death, Udham Singh's father relocated to Amritsar with him and his brother.
6. He actively participated in the Ghadar movement and supported the revolutionaries in Punjab.
7. Travelling to different nations, Singh worked for the Ghadar Party.
8. Having engaged in militant actions, he faced multiple instances of imprisonment.
9. Bhagat Singh was Udham Singh's revered mentor and closest friend.
10. In London, he executed the assassination of Sir Michael O’Dwyer as part of his retaliation plan, leading to his subsequent arrest.
11. In 1974, Udham Singh's remains were brought back to India, where he was honored with a martyr's reception.

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