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This slogan was coined by the Islamic scholar, Urdu poet, Indian freedom fighter, prominent leader of Indian National Congress and one of the founders of communist party of India, Maulana Hasrat Mohani in 1921. [9] [10] [11] It was popularized by Bhagat Singh (1907–1931) during the late 1920s through his speeches and writings. [12]
Bhagat Singh (27 September 1907 [2] [a] – 23 March 1931) was an Indian anti-colonial revolutionary [3] who participated in the mistaken murder of a junior British police officer in December 1928 [4] in what was to be retaliation for the death of an Indian nationalist. [5]
However, later the plan was changed and Dutt was entrusted with planting it alongside Singh. [5] On 8 April 1929, Singh and Dutt threw two bombs inside the assembly rushing from Visitor's Gallery. The smoke from the bomb filled the Hall and they shouted slogans of "Inquilab Zindabad!" (Hindi-Urdu: "Long Live the Revolution!") and showered leaflets.
The poem was used in Manoj Kumar's Shaheed (1965) on the life of Bhagat Singh. [19] It was again used (with altered lines) as the lyrics for songs two films: in the title song of the 1999 film Sarfarosh (Zindagi Maut Na Ban Jaye), and in the 2002 Hindi film, The Legend of Bhagat Singh.
Inqilab is a 2008 Indian documentary film directed by Gauhar Raza, about Indian freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh, [1] co-produced by Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) and Act Now for Harmony and Democracy in connection with birth centenary Bhagat Singh. [2] [3]
Inquilaab is a word of Persian origin, meaning "revolution, change, turn, or uprising (often used as a political slogan). Inquilaab may refer to: Inquilab Zindabad, phrase meaning "Long live the revolution", used during the Indian independence movement; Inqulab Zindabbad, a 1971 Indian film; Inquilaab, an album by Junoon
The slogan's popular usage in recent times is likely to be credited to the film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. The film tells the story of a Sikh man named Tara Singh ( Sunny Deol ), who falls in love with a Muslim woman named Sakina Ali ( Ameesha Patel ) during partition of India.
The slogan on the First Edition of the English version of the paper reads, “The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetstone of ideas” by Bhagat Singh. The rallying call for the second edition of Trolley Times read, “O Martyrs, to complete your pending work… We shall give our heart and soul.” [12]