Question

Who among the following is considered the author of the poem ''Sarfaroshi Ki tamanna ab hamare dil mein hai''?
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Rajguru
C) Sukhdev
D) Ramprasad Bismil

Answer 1

Hint: It was written by a freedom fighter who was hanged at an early age for participating in conspiracies against the British government. He was an excellent writer who wrote poems in Hindi and Urdu languages.

Complete answer:
He was a Indian revolutionary who took part in the Mainpuri conspiracy of 1918. He struggled against British imperialism and was finally hanged on 19th December 1927. He wrote patriotic poems in Urdu and Hindi. His pen name was Bismil, Agyat and Ram. He once executed a meticulous plan to loot the government treasury being carried by a train.

During that time more than 40 revolutionaries were arrested and Ram Prasad Bismil was one of them. Even after subsequent appeals they were found guilty, following this 18th months long process he was sentenced with Rajendra nath Lehri, Ashfaqulla Khan and many more.

Sarfaroshi ki tamanna is an urdu patriotic poem written by Ram Prasad Bismil. It's genre is considered to be Ghazal. This poem was written following the massacre of Jallianwala Bagh that took place in Amritsar, Punjab. This ghazal consists of 11 couplets whose original copy was found in Bismil's diary. Ram Prasad Bismil's mentor Shad Azimabadi made all the necessary corrections in the poem after it was drafted.

Thus, the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: This poem is still used in various mass movements like the Indian citizenship amendment act. It has been an integral part of many movies to depart the message of freedom and the struggle freedom fighters went through.