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Azad made Jhansi his organisation's hub for some time. He used the forest of Orchha, situated
15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Jhansi, as a site for shooting practice and, being an expert
marksman, he trained other members of his group. Near the forest he built a hut near to
a Hanuman Temple on the banks of the Satar River. He lived there under the alias of Pandit
Harishankar Brahmachari for a long period, and started teaching children from the nearby village
of Dhimarpura. In this way he managed to establish good rapport with the local residents. The
village Dhimarpura was renamed as Azadpura by the Madhya Pradesh government.
While living in Jhansi, he also learned to drive a car at Bundelkhand Motor Garage in Sadar
Bazar. Sadashivrao Malkapurkar, Vishwanath Vaishampayan and Bhagwan Das Mahaur came
in close contact with him and became an integral part of his revolutionary group. The then
congress leaders from Raghunath Vinayak Dhulekar and Sitaram Bhaskar Bhagwat were also
close to Azad. He also stayed for sometime in the house of Rudra Narayan Singh at Nai Basti, as
well as Bhagwat's house in Nagra.
Death[edit]
Azad died at Alfred Park in Allahabad on 27 February 1931[7] when he went to the city to meet
with a revolutionary colleague,Sukhdev Raj. The police were notified of his location by an
informer. Faced with armed police, Azad fired upon them. He was wounded in the process of
killing three policemen and wounding some others. His actions made it possible for Sukhdev Raj
to escape. After a long shootout, holding true to his pledge to never be captured alive, he shot
himself dead with his last bullet.[citation needed] The file related to Azad is preserved
in C.I.D. Headquarters, 1, Gokhale Marg, Lucknow. The Colt pistol of Chandra Shekhar Azad is
displayed at the Allahabad Museum.[8]
The body was sent to Rasulabad Ghat for cremation without informing general public. As it came
to light, people surrounded the park where the incident had taken place. They chanted slogans
against the British rule and praised Azad.[8]
Popular culture[edit]
Alfred Park, where he became "Shaheed", has been renamed Chandrashekhar Azad Park.
Several schools, colleges, roads and other public institutions across India are also named after
him.
Starting from Manoj Kumar's 1965 film Shaheed, every film has featured the character of
Azad. Sunny Deol portrayed Azad in the movie 23rd March 1931: Shaheed. In the movie The
Legend of Bhagat Singh, starring Ajay Devgan, Azad was portrayed by Akhilendra Mishra.
The lives of Azad, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Bismil and Ashfaq were depicted in the 2006
film Rang De Basanti, with Aamir Khan portraying Azad. The movie, which draws parallels
between the lives of young revolutionaries such as Azad and Bhagat Singh, and today's youth,
also dwells upon the lack of appreciation among today's Indian youth for the sacrifices made by
these men.