Today happens to be the 113th birth anniversary of freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad. We look back at the life of Azad and his dedication to the revolutionary cause during the days of the freedom movement.

* Chandra Shekhar Azad was a revolutionary freedon fighter

* He was born on July 23, 1906 in a village in Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

* He was mentor to many revolutionaries including Bhagat Singh

* At 15, he was caught by the British police for indulging in revolutionary activities and sentenced to 15 whiplashes

* In 1921, when Mahatma Gandhi launched the non-cooeration movement, Azad actively participated in revolutionary activities

* He was involved in the Kakori train robbery of 1925

* He also tried to blow up the Viceroy's train in 1926

* He was involved in the shooting of British police office John Saunders in Lahore in 1928

* He had pledged never to be caught alive

* On February 27, 1931, he shot himself dead with his last bullet after a shootout with police at Allahabad's Alfred Park

