A Bomb That Changed the Course of Indian History
Rare pictures and documents of the famous trial of Bhagat Singh that changed the course of Indian history
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The hall was filled with smoke and slogans. The pink leaflets with a message of revolution were scattered in the air. On 8 April 1929, there was an explosion in the Central Assembly (the present-day Lok Sabha), an incident that changed the course of Indian history.
It was this day which led to the arrest of Bhagat Singh, his trial at a British court and ultimately his death. The police were anyway on a look out for him in the case of British police officer, John Saunders’ assassination. Bhagat Singh died a martyr’s death giving way to the uprising of young in India’s independence struggle.
The Quint brings to you, rare pictures and documents of the famous trial of Bhagat Singh in Saunders’ assassination and Central Assembly bomb case.
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