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title: "Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)"
description: "The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was a 1928 revolutionary group led by Bhagat Singh, aiming to overthrow British rule in India."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association was a revolutionary organization formed in 1928 that sought to overthrow British colonial rule in India and establish a socialist republic through armed struggle.
- How does the HSRA differ from the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA)?
- What were the three most significant actions associated with the HSRA?
- What happened to the principal leaders of the HSRA?
- Why is the HSRA important for the UPSC modern history syllabus?

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1. 17 December 1928

   First, the assassination of Assistant Superintendent of Police John Saunders in Lahore on , carried out by Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Chandrashekhar Azad in…

2. 30 October 1928

   First, the assassination of Assistant Superintendent of Police John Saunders in Lahore on 17 December 1928, carried out by Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Chandra…

3. 8 April 1929

   Second, the throwing of two low-intensity bombs and revolutionary leaflets into the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi on by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar…

4. 13 September 1929

   Second, the throwing of two low-intensity bombs and revolutionary leaflets into the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi on 8 April 1929 by Bhagat Singh and…

5. 23 March 1931

   Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru were hanged at Lahore Central Jail on following the Lahore Conspiracy Case.

6. 27 February 1931

   Chandrashekhar Azad died on in a shootout with police at Alfred Park in Allahabad (now Chandra Shekhar Azad Park), reportedly turning his last bullet on him…

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In 1928 Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, and Sukhdev reconstituted the Hindustan Republican Association as the HSRA at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, adding "Socialist" to commit the movement to a workers' and peasants' republic.

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