Udham Singh was an Indian revolutionary belonging to the Ghadar Party. He is best known for his assassination in London of Michael O’Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of the Punjab in India, on 13 March 1940. The assassination was done in revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919. He was subsequently tried and convicted of murder and hanged in July 1940.
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Udham Singh was an Indian revolutionary belonging to the Ghadar Party. He is best known for his assassination in London of Michael O’Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of the Punjab in India, on 13 March 1940. The assassination was done in revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919, for which O’Wyer was responsible. Singh was subsequently tried and convicted of murder and hanged in July 1940. While in custody, he used the name Ram Mohammad Singh Azad, which represents the three major religions of Punjab and his anti-colonial sentiment. A district of Uttarakhand was named after him to pay homage in October 1995 by the Mayawati government. He was born in converted Sikh family as Sher Singh on 26 December 1899 at Sunam, Sangrur district of Punjab, India. His mother died when he was an infant, and his father, Tehal Singh Kamboj, died some years later. His father was a farmer and also worked as the railway crossing watchman in the village of Upalli.
After his father’s death, Singh and his elder brother, Mukta Singh, were taken in by the Central Khalsa Orphanage Putlighar. He passed his matriculation examination in 1918 and left the orphanage in 1919. Udham Singh became involved in revolutionary politics and was deeply influenced by Bhagat Singh. In 1924, he became involved with the GhAdar Party, organising Indians overseas towards overthrowing colonial rule. In 1927, he returned to India on orders from Bhagt Singh, bringing 25 associates as well as revolvers and ammunition. Soon after, he was arrested for possession of unlicensed arms. In 1934, he reached London, where he found employment as an engineer. Privately, he formed plans to assassinate Michael O’twyer. He concealed a revolver inside a book, which has pages cut in the shape of a revolver, then entered the hall and found an open seat. As the meeting concluded, Singh shot O’Twyer twice as he moved towards the speaking platform.
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