Perhaps, he was the First Freedom Fighter to be Executed on British Soil.
The Story Of A Happy Go Lucky Boy, Whose Vagabond Lifestyle Changed After A Meet With Veer Savarkar.
Sincere Tributes To #MadanLalDhingra On His Punyatithi.

The Thread Starts From His Statement In Court.

Beware, this is too long..
“I do not want to say anything in defence of myself, but simply to prove the justice of my deed. As for myself, no English law court has got any authority to arrest and detain me in prison, or pass sentence of death on me. That is the reason I did not

have any counsel to defend me.
And I maintain that if it is patriotic in an Englishman to fight against the Germans if they were to occupy this country, it is much more justifiable and patriotic in my case to fight against the English. I hold the English people responsible for

the murder of eighty millions of Indian people in the last fifty years, and they are also responsible for taking away £100,000,000 every year from India to this country. I also hold them responsible for the hanging and deportation of my patriotic countrymen, who did just the

same as the English people here are advising their countrymen to do. And the Englishman who goes out to India and gets, say, £100 a month, that simply means that he passes a sentence of death on a thousand of my poor countrymen, because these thousand people could easily live

on this £100, which the Englishman spends mostly on his frivolities and pleasures. Just as the Germans have no right to occupy this country, so the English people have no right to occupy India, and it is perfectly justifiable on our part to kill the Englishman who is polluting

our sacred land. I am surprised at the terrible hypocrisy, the farce, and the mockery of the English people. They pose as the champions of oppressed humanity—the peoples of the Congo and the people of Russia—when there is terrible oppression and horrible atrocities committed in

India; for example, the killing of two millions of people every year and the outraging of our women. In case this country is occupied by Germans, and the Englishman, not bearing to see the Germans walking with the insolence of conquerors in the streets of London, goes and kills

one or two Germans, and that Englishman is held as a patriot by the people of this country, then certainly I am prepared to work for the emancipation of my Motherland. Whatever else I have to say is in the paper before the Court I make this statement, not because I wish to

plead for mercy or anything of that kind. I wish that English people should sentence me to death, for in that case the vengeance of my countrymen will be all the more keen. I put forward this statement to show the justice of my cause to the outside world, and especially to our

sympathizers in America and Germany.
I have told you over and over again that I do not acknowledge the authority of the Court, You can do whatever you like. I do not mind at all. You can pass sentence of death on me. I do not care. You white people are all-powerful now, but,

remember, it shall have our turn in the time to come, when we can do what we like".

Attached here with is the link of the trial..
https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?div=t19090719-55

#AmarBalidaniMadanLalDhingra was born at Amritsar on 18 Sept 1883, for a Khatri Family for a Doctor Geeta Mal Dhingra.

Dhingra did his intermediate & Pre University at Amritsar, Lahore, later in 1906, Dhingra moved to England for Further Studis
Meanwhile, In 1905, Shyamji Krishna Varma purchased a house on 65, Cromwell Avenue, London to be used as the students' hostel & called it “INDIA HOUSE”.

Savarkar arrived in London on 15 June 1906. Savarkar went to London to study law. But he had other ideas in mind. He wanted to observe at first hand, the strengths of the British people which enabled them to rule over India and also to note their weaknesses and to think of ways

Madan Lal had come to London to pursue his studies. Tall, well-built & handsome, he was a fun-loving guy, was naturally the centre of attraction. His friends were boisterous and often sang romantic songs. In those days, freedom of the motherland was not particularly on

Madan Lal’s mind. In one of the Sunday meetings at 'India House', Savarkar was delivering an impassioned speech on Bharat’s freedom. Madan Lal and his friends were creating a ruckus in the adjacent room. The din forced Savarkar to interrupt his speech and peep into the adjacent

room. There he saw Madan Lal and his friends enjoying themselves. “What’s the matter, Madan? You talk of action and bravery and avoid coming to our weekly meetings. Is this the bravery you keep talking about?” reprimanded Savarkar. The words shamed Dhingra. He quietly left

India House and did not show his face to Savarkar for several days thereafter. When he mustered courage to enter 'India House' again, it was to find out if Savarkar was still annoyed with him. When the two met, Savarkar behaved as if nothing had happened between them. He spoke

with the same affection. Emboldened, Dhingra asked, “Has the time for martyrdom come?” Savarkar replied, “If a martyr has made up his mind & is ready, it is generally understood that the time for martyrdom has come.”
After this both Dhingra & Savarkar sat on numerous occasions

together & started planning for assassinating high ranking British officer…
To get closer to British, Dhingra pretended that he is no longer with Savarkar & changed his lodgings.
On 08th June 1909, Ganesh Damodar Savarkar was sent for Kaalapani, and in England younger brother

Vinayak was also getting tortured everyday.
Sir Curzon Wyllie was Personal Assistant for Secretary Of State For India and also a close friend of Gitta Maal, father of Madan Lal, but Wyllie was also the head of the secret police who were targeting Bharatiya Revolutionaries..
Both

Savarkar & Dhingra decided to eliminate Wyllie..
On 29 June 1909, Dhingra finalized his plans. He met Savarkar on that evening in Bipin Chandra Pal’s house.

Savarkar apprised Dhingra of the statement he was to make after assassinating Curzon Wylie. Niranjan Pal typed it and

Savarkar asked Dhingra to memorize it. Savarkar then gifted Dhingra with a Belgian-make Browning pistol. Dhingra was overcome with emotion. Savarkar said, “Do not show me your face again if you fail this time.”
Dhingra then went to Koregaonkar who was to accompany him to the

Imperial Institute. He had an early lunch and afternoon tea at his own residence at 108 Leadbury Street. He left his house at 2PM armed with a revolver. He bought a brand new dagger with a leather casket and put it in his pocket. At 7 in the evening, he dressed in lounge suit

and a blue Punjabi turban. He loaded his Colt revolver and placed it in his right coat pocket. He placed one revolver each in another coat pocket and his vest. As he was unable to memorize the statement written by Savarkar, he wrote it in pencil on a sheet of paper and placed

it in his inner coat pocket along with some newspaper cuttings. He put 10-12 shillings in his pocket. He hailed the first cab that came his way and left for the function.
On 01 July 1909, Dhingra went as planned to the meeting at Imperial Institute.
As Wyllie prepared to leave

Dhingra approached him under the pretext of talking to him. The two opened the glass door and left the hall. As they reached the landing, Dhingra lowered his voice as if he wanted to discuss something confidential. Curzon Wylie brought his ear close to Dhingra. Sensing

the opportunity, Dhingra removed the Colt revolver from his right coat pocket and pumped two bullets at point-blank range. The time was 11.20 pm. As Curzon Wyllie reeled, dhingra fired two more bullets. A Parsee doctor Cawas Lalkaka tried to come in between but Dhingra fired at

him as well. However, Dhingra’s attempt to shoot himself failed and he was overpowered.
After the trial, Madan Lal Dhingra was awarded death sentence, after the judge announced his verdict, Dhingra said: "I am proud to have the honour of laying down my life for my country, but

remember, we shall have our time in the days to come".
On this day in 1909, Dhingra was hanged by British at Pentonville Prison.

On his Jayanati which falls on 18th September, I will tweet how & why both Dhingra’s family & Congress denounced him.

#VandeMataram