Archive · 29 Jun 2025
Yogi Adityanath Pays Tribute to Revolutionary Rajendra Nath Lahiri
Rajendra Nath Lahiri was a brave person who fought for India's freedom.
He was born on June 29, 1901, and later became involved in the Kakori Train Action.
This event was a plan to take money from the British to buy weapons.
Lahiri, along with others, stopped a train and took the treasury.
He was eventually caught and put in jail.
On December 17, 1927, Lahiri was hanged.
A current leader, Yogi Adityanath, honored Lahiri on his birthday, calling him a hero.
Yogi Adityanath paid tribute to Rajendra Nath Lahiri on his birth anniversary.
Lahiri was a key figure in the Kakori Train Action.
The Kakori Train Action aimed to fund the purchase of guns to fight the British.
Lahiri was hanged in Gonda jail on December 17, 1927.
Adityanath described Lahiri's sacrifice as an indelible heritage.
- Who
- Yogi Adityanath and revolutionary Rajendra Nath Lahiri.
- What
- Yogi Adityanath paid tribute to Rajendra Nath Lahiri on his birth anniversary and his role in the Kakori Train Action.
- When
- Lahiri's birth anniversary; Lahiri was hanged on December 17, 1927.
- Where
- Gonda jail, Kakori railway station, and Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Lahiri's actions were part of India's fight for Independence.
- Born
- June 29, 1901
- Birthplace
- Mohanpur village, West Bengal
- Key Action
- Kakori Train Action
- Hanged
- December 17, 1927
- Jail
- Gonda Jail