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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Gaya Prasad Katiyar<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1900|06|20}}<br />
| birth_place = Jagadishpur, Cawnpore [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]], [[British India]] {{small|(present-day [[Jagadishpur]],[[Shivrajpur]],[[Kanpur Nagar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]])}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1993|02|10|1900|06|20}}<br />
| death_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = [[Revolutionary]]<br />
| employer = [[Hindustan Socialist Republican Association]] (HSRA)<br />
| other_names = Gaya Prasad<br />
}}<br />
'''Gaya Prasad Katiyar''' (20 June 1900 – 10 February 1993) was an Indian revolutionary and member of [[Hindustan Socialist Republican Association]]. He worked for [[India's independence]] and joined hands with [[Bhagat Singh]] and [[Chandrasekhar Azad]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Gaya Prasad was born on 20 June 1900 in the village of Jagadishpur, [[Bilhaur]] tehsil, [[Kanpur]] to Nandarani and Mauji Ram. After completing his high school studies, he enrolled himself in the medicinal practice course in Kanpur. He joined the [[Arya Samaj]], Kanpur branch where he got acquainted with [[Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi]].<br />
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== Revolutionary activities ==<br />
Like most of the revolutionaries of HSRA, Prasad participated in the [[Non-cooperation movement (1919–22)|Non-cooperation Movement]] in 1921. He formed a strong bond with [[Bhagat Singh]] and [[Shivaram Rajguru]], who visited Prasad in Jagadishpur to celebrate Holi on &nbsp;20 March 1926.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.patrika.com/kanpur-news/when-bhagat-singh-played-holi-in-kanpur-1250059/|title=भगत सिंह, राजगुरु ने कानपुर के जगदीशपुर गांव में खेली थी होली|work=www.patrika.com|access-date=2018-08-23|language=hi-IN}}</ref><br />
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Prasad's main responsibility was to provide cover for the bomb manufacturing factories of HSRA. The modus operandi was simple - Prasad would start a dispensary under a proxy name<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/siwan-15514875.html|title=पुण्यतिथि पर नमन किया गया क्रांतिकारी डॉ. गया प्रसाद कटियार को|work=Dainik Jagran|access-date=2018-08-23|language=hi}}</ref> and the other revolutionaries would work as staff e.g.: compounders, housekeeping, etc. The dispensary had hidden places where the bombs were manufactured. The odor of the chemicals could easily be justified to the locals and neighbors as arising during the preparation of medicines.<br />
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In one case a bomb factory in Turi Bazaar, [[Firozpur|Ferozpur]] that was started by Prasad under the name Dr. B S Nigam was operational from 10 August 1928, to 9 February 1929. The other revolutionaries had the following aliases:<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/hindi/ujjwal+prabhat-epaper-ujjwalp/panjab+ki+is+imarat+me+daphan+hai+aajadi+ke+matavalae+ke+raj-newsid-94532156|title=पंजाब की इस इमारत में दफन है आजादी के मतवालाें के राज - Ujjwal Prabhat {{!}} DailyHunt|work=DailyHunt|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en}}</ref><br />
* [[Shiv Verma]]: Ram Narayan Kapoor<br />
* Bijoy Kumar Sinha: Bacchu<br />
* [[Mahavir Singh (revolutionary)|Mahabir Singh]]: Pratap Singh<br />
* [[Chandra Shekhar Azad|Chandrasekhar Azad]]: Panditji<br />
* [[Sukhdev Thapar]]: Balejar<br />
* Jaigopal: Gopal<br />
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The bomb factory was shifted to [[Saharanpur]] after the arrests mounted and [[Indian Imperial Police|police]] actions became intensive. They were soon out of funds and could not convert the rented place into a dispensary. Kashiram, an HSRA associate was supposed to arrive from Delhi with money, but he hadn't reached it, hence it was decided that Prasad would travel to Kanpur and return with some money. Meanwhile (after 1–1.5 months of moving the factory), a Ferozpur-based barber named Kalu Ram who visited Saharanpur for some personal work recognized the supposed Dr. Nigam as Prasad and immediately reported this to the local police.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.ajitsamachar.com/news/26019.cms|title=अजीत समाचार {{!}} फिरोजपुर शहर के कालू राम की सूचना पर पकड़े गए थे क्रांतिकारी|last=Samachar|first=Ajit|website=news.ajitsamachar.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> It was later revealed that Kalu Ram had been keeping a close eye on HSRA movements, at the behest of the police. On 13 May 1929, the police raided this factory located in the Chaube parish locality and arrested Shiv Verma and [[Jaidev Kapoor]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dainiksaveratimes.com/news/kalu-ram-was-caught-on-the-information-revolutionary-hindi-news-81700|title=कालू राम की सूचना पर पकड़े गए थे क्रांतिकारी|work=Dainik Savera Times|access-date=2018-08-23|language=hi}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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Prasad could not arrange any funds and returned empty-handed on 15 May 1929. He evaded the police at the Saharanpur station and reached the base in the early hours while it was still dark. He knocked on the door, expecting Shiv or Jaidev. Instead, he was embraced by a policeman. Prasad didn't recognize the policeman as it was dark, and the friendly affection made him believe that it was Kashiram who had arrived with funds. The policeman then shouted for backup and within minutes, several more policemen rushed inside, overpowered Prasad, and handcuffed him. On the way towards the police station, the doctor realized that in his pocket was a paper with the names of two lawyers based in Lucknow, Chandra Bhanu Gupta and Mohanlal Saxena, both of whom had pleaded the [[Kakori conspiracy|Kakori conspiracy case]] from the side of the revolutionaries. Prasad thought that this paper must be destroyed to avoid implicating the lawyers. He asked the constable to stop and allow him to urinate. After some argument, one of his hands was freed and the constables stood with their backs to him. He immediately put the paper in his mouth and tried to swallow it but started to cough uncontrollably. He demanded water from the constable and gulped it down his throat, swallowing the paper.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Indian revolutionaries : a comprehensive study, 1757-1961. Vol. 3|author=Sarala, Śrīkr̥shṇa|date=1999|publisher=Ocean Books|isbn=978-8187100157|location=New Delhi|oclc=47354233}}</ref><br />
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Prasad was sent to [[Lahore]] where, along with the other HSRA revolutionaries, he participated in the [[Jatindra Nath Das#Hunger strike|hunger strike]]. He was tried under the [[Lahore Conspiracy Case (disambiguation)|Lahore Conspiracy Case]], sentenced to life imprisonment, and deported to the Andaman [[Cellular Jail|Kala Pani]]. Even in Andaman, he conducted a 46-day-long hunger strike to protest against the unfair and inhuman treatment of prisoners.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Andaman and Nicobar islands: a saga of freedom struggle|author=Murthy, R. V. R.|date=2011|publisher=Kalpaz Publications|isbn=9788178359038|location=Delhi|oclc=747944694}}</ref> His HSRA compatriot, [[Mahavir Singh (revolutionary)|Mahabir Singh]] died in this same strike as a result of [[forced feeding]], He was expatriated in 1937 but again sent to Kala Pani.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}<br />
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== Later life ==<br />
In accordance with his socialist ideals cemented during the HSRA era, he struggled for the rights of workers and farmers. During this juncture, he was sent to jail twice – for 6 months in 1958 and for 1.5 years between 1966 and 1968).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buddhadarshan.com/revolutionary-gaya-prasad-katiyar-created-a-bomb-for-bhagat-singh/|title=बाहर दवाखाना-अंदर बम बनाने की फैक्ट्री चलाते थें क्रांतिकारी डॉ.गया प्रसाद कटियार, खजूरी खुर्द|website=www.buddhadarshan.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died on 10 February 1993 at [[Delhi]] due to an age-related illness.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}<br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
On 26 December 2016, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Ms. [[Anupriya Patel]] headed a program to introduce an Indian Postal stamp in the name of Dr. Gaya Prasad Katiyar.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/centre-releases-special-stamp-on-freedom-fighter-shri-gaya-prasad-katiyar-116122600925_1.html|title=Centre releases special stamp on freedom fighter Shri Gaya Prasad Katiyar" and a set of eight Commemorative Postage Stamps on Personalities Series: Bihar" & a stamp on Hardayal Municipal Heritage Public Library"|last=Delhi|date=2016-12-26|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref><br />
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== In popular culture ==<br />
In the movie ''[[The Legend of Bhagat Singh]]'', Niraj Shah<ref>{{Citation|title=The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319736/fullcredits|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref> portrayed Prasad.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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