--- title: "Bhagat Singh: Revolutionary & UPSC History" description: "Bhagat Singh was a key Indian revolutionary executed in 1931, known for his socialist beliefs that distinguished him from Gandhian nationalism." url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/glossary/bhagat-singh" --- [New](https://modeldiplomat.com/) # Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026 TL;DR - Bhagat Singh was an Indian revolutionary and socialist who was executed by the British in 1931 for his role in the Lahore Conspiracy Case. - Why did Bhagat Singh bomb the Central Legislative Assembly in 1929? - How did Bhagat Singh's ideology differ from Gandhi's? - What was the Lahore Conspiracy Case? - What was the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association? [Civil Service & Diplomatic Exams](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/civil-services/glossary)Updated June 22, 2026 Go beyond the definition ## Research Bhagat Singh like a delegate Model Diplomat's AI drafts position papers, speeches, and country research with real sources — built for MUN and politics students. ## Timeline 1. 28 September 1907 Born on in Banga village, Lyallpur district of Punjab (now in Pakistan), into a Sandhu Jat Sikh family already steeped in nationalist activism—his uncle Aji… 2. 13 April 1919 The Jallianwala Bagh massacre of , which occurred when he was eleven, and his disillusionment with the abrupt suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement afte… 3. 17 December 1928 Saunders in Lahore on , carried out by Singh, Rajguru, and Azad in retaliation for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai, who had been injured in a police lathi-charg… 4. 8 April 1929 The second was the Central Legislative Assembly bombing of , when Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw two low-grade bombs onto empty benches to protest the Publ… 5. 13 September 1929 During imprisonment Singh and his comrades launched a hunger strike in 1929 demanding that political prisoners be treated as such rather than as ordinary cri… 6. 23 March 1931 Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru were sentenced to death and hanged at Lahore Central Jail on , a date observed in India as Shaheed Diwas. 7. 5 March 1931 Debates persist over whether Gandhi did enough to seek commutation of the death sentences, particularly given the timing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed on ,… 8. 21 February 2014 The Pakistani efforts to rename Lahore's Shadman Chowk—near the site of his hanging—after Singh, and recurrent litigation over his legacy, illustrate the cr… ## Research it like a delegate Research on modeldiplomat.com ## Ask a follow-up about Bhagat Singh Open a cited briefing in Model Diplomat search — timelines, positions, and sources you can use in committee or exam answers. [Start research on Bhagat Singh](https://modeldiplomat.com/search?q=Explain%20Bhagat%20Singh%20%E2%80%94%20key%20dates%2C%20actors%2C%20positions%2C%20and%20sources) Example In 2008, the Indian government unveiled a statue of Bhagat Singh in the Parliament House complex in New Delhi, near the spot where he and Batukeshwar Dutt threw bombs into the Central Legislative Assembly in April 1929. Keep learning ## Go deeper than the definition [Explore all Civil Service & Diplomatic Exams lessons](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/civil-services)[Test yourself with a quiz](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/glossary/quiz/civil-services) ## Take Bhagat Singh beyond the glossary Ask the AI research engine built for diplomacy — get briefings, position papers, and speeches with sources you can cite in committee.