Ram Prasad Bismil

staunch Arya samAji, a fine poet in urdu (author of “sarfaroshi ki tamanna”), mentor to the hinduphilic muslim Ashfaqulla (praised in Arya samAja literature), captured and executed after looting the British occupation’s treasure in kakori. When asked for his final wishes, said: “End of British rule”, recited gAyatrI mantra.