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'''Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru''' ([[Bhagat Singh]], [[Shivaram Rajguru]], and [[Sukhdev Thapar]]) were three prominent Indian revolutionary freedom fighters who were hanged by the British on March 23, 1931<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shaheed Diwas: भगत सिंह, सुखदेव और राजगुरु से डरते थे अंग्रेज, तीनों हंसते-हंसते चढ़ गए थे फांसी; 23 मार्च को हुई थी इतिहास की सबसे बड़ी घटना - Shaheed Diwas Bhagat Singh Sukhdev and Rajguru were hanged by the British on 23 March |url=https://www.jagran.com/news/national-shaheed-diwas-bhagat-singh-sukhdev-and-rajguru-were-hanged-by-the-british-on-23-march-23681272.html |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> for their role in the [[Lahore Conspiracy Case trial|Lahore Conspiracy Case]].

[[File:Bhagat Singh Sukh Dev Raj Guru.jpg|thumb|500px|[[Bhagat Singh]] (left), [[Sukhdev Thapar|Sukhdev]] (center), and [[Shivaram Rajguru|Rajguru]]]]
They were executed for their involvement in the assassination of British police officer John Saunders, an act of revenge for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai. The day of their martyrdom, March 23rd, is observed as Shaheed Diwas (Martyrs' Day) in India to honor their sacrifice for the country's freedom.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Admin |first=Site |date=2025-03-23 |title=Nation Remembers Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev on Martyrs' Day; PM Modi Pays Tribute - |url=https://www.newsonair.gov.in/nation-pays-tribute-to-bhagat-singh-rajguru-sukhdev-on-martyrdom-day/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602192514/https://www.newsonair.gov.in/nation-pays-tribute-to-bhagat-singh-rajguru-sukhdev-on-martyrdom-day/ |archive-date=2025-06-02 |access-date=2025-10-01 |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Shaheed Diwas: India Remembers Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/shaheed-diwas-2021-india-remembers-shaheed-bhagat-singh-sukhdev-rajguru-on-martyrs-day-2396878 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328025350/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/shaheed-diwas-2021-india-remembers-shaheed-bhagat-singh-sukhdev-rajguru-on-martyrs-day-2396878 |archive-date=2023-03-28 |access-date=2025-10-01 |work=NDTV.com |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Trio Events==
=== Lahore Conspiracy Case ===
[[File:Lahore conspiracy case poster 9th Oct 193o jindal sunam 12x9 copy.jpg|thumb|Lahore conspiracy case poster 9 October 1930]]
The trio was tried and sentenced to death in the Lahore Conspiracy Case.{{cn|date= October 2025}}

=== Saunders' Assassination ===
They were involved in the shooting of British police officer John Saunders in 1928 to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-10 |title=लाहौर के वकील को मिली 1928 सॉन्डर्स मर्डर केस की FIR, इसमें भगत सिंह, राजगुरु और सुखदेव नहीं थे आरोपी |url=https://www.jansatta.com/national/lahore-lawyer-gets-copy-of-1928-saunders-murder-fir-it-does-not-name-bhagat-singh-rajguru-sukhdev-jsp/1048359/ |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=Jansatta |language=hi}}</ref>

==23 March Martyrs' Day==
[[File:National Martyrs Memorial Hussainiwala.jpg|thumb|National Martyrs Memorial for Sukhdev, Bhagat Singh and Rajguru]]
The anniversary of the deaths of [[Bhagat Singh]], [[Sukhdev Thapar]] and [[Shivaram Rajguru]] on 23 March 1931, in [[Lahore]], is recognised as a Martyrs' Day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://web1.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=364051&catid=89|title=The muffled voice of rebellion|date=29 March 2009|work=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]|access-date=18 December 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406100834/http://web1.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=364051&catid=89|archive-date=6 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/martyrs-day-or-shaheed-diwas-history-behind-the-7-martyrs-days-celebrated-in-india-1906459-2022-01-30|title=Martyrs' Day or Shaheed Diwas: History behind the 7 Martyrs' Days celebrated in India|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/martyrs-day-or-shaheed-diwas-in-india-1548759282-1|title=Martyr's Day (Shaheed Diwas) 2023: Date, History, Significance and Why is it Celebrated in India|date=30 January 2022|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-23 |title=Shaheed Diwas: What led to the hanging of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/shaheed-diwas-what-led-to-the-hanging-of-bhagat-singh-rajguru-and-sukhdev-101648000431637.html |access-date=2025-10-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
==The Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial==
{{See also|Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial}}
The Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial is a powerful tribute to Indian freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru, located in the village of Hussainiwala in Punjab.
[[File:National Martyrs Memorial Hussainiwala closeup.jpg|thumb|none|Statues of [[Bhagat Singh]], [[Shivaram Rajguru|Rajguru]] and [[Sukhdev Thapar|Sukhdev]]]]

The memorial stands on the banks of the Sutlej River, marking the spot where the three revolutionaries were secretly and unceremoniously cremated by British authorities after their execution on March 23, 1931. <ref name="Firozpur.nic">{{cite web |last1=District Administration |title=The National Martyrs Memorial, Hussainiwala Border |url=https://ferozepur.nic.in/tourist-place/the-national-martyrs-memorial-hussainiwala-border/ |website=www.ferozepur.nic.in |publisher=District Administration, Ferozpur |access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="Free Press">{{cite news |last1=Sethi |first1=Shiv |title=Hussainiwala border: Where patriotism flows |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/hussainiwala-border-where-patriotism-flows |access-date=5 January 2022 |publisher=The Free Press Journal |date=28 December 2019}}</ref>

== Films and television ==
*2002:''[[23rd March 1931: Shaheed]]''; and ''[[The Legend of Bhagat Singh]]'' – in which Singh was portrayed by [[Sonu Sood]], [[Bobby Deol]] and [[Ajay Devgn]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/dara-singhs-best-bollywood-moments-shaheed-bhagat-singh-109052-2012-07-12|title=Dara Singh's best Bollywood moments: Amar Shaheed Bhagat Singh|date=12 July 2012|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/featured-blog/bhagat-singh-death-anniversary-7-movies-based-on-the-life-of-bhagat-singh/1241877|title=Bhagat Singh death anniversary: 7 movies based on the life of Bhagat Singh|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
*[[:Category:Indian revolutionaries]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:People executed by British India by hanging]]
[[Category:People executed for murdering police officers]]
[[Category:Revolutionary movement for Indian independence]]
[[Category:Martyrs' monuments and memorials]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Punjab, India]]

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Bhagat Singh Sukhdev Rajguru}}

Bhagat Singh Sukhdev Rajguru - Revision history

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