Among the following freedom fighters of India, whose autobiography is ‘Why am I an Atheist’?

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  1. Ras Behari Bose
  2. Bhagat Singh
  3. Ram Prasad Bismil
  4. Aurobindo Ghosh

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Option 2 : Bhagat Singh
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The correct answer is Bhagat Singh.

Key Points

  • Why I Am an Atheist is an essay written by Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh in 1930 in Lahore Central Jail.
  • Singh mentioned in his essay that some of his friends said that the Delhi Bombing and the Lahore Conspiracy had shot him to fame, and it was fame inhibiting his belief in God. 
  • Singh was born in a Sikh family, which also had ties with the Arya Samaj
  • Bhagat Singh was an Indian revolutionary freedom fighter who was hanged to death by British colonisers at the age of 23 years.
  • Fondly known as 'Shaheed (martyr) Bhagat Singh', he is considered a national hero of India's freedom struggle against colonial rule.

Additional Information

  • The Indian National Army(INA) was formed in 1942 under Rash Behari Bose which he later handed over as the Indian National Army to Subhas Chandra Bose.
  • In 1912, Rash Behari made an attempt to assassinate Lord Hardinge, the then British Viceroy and Governor-General of India.
  • Bismil was a freedom fighter who played an active role in India's freedom struggle.
  • On 19th December 1927, Ram Prasad Bismil, freedom fighter, was hanged at Gorakhpur Jail, for his role in the Kakori conspiracy.
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