CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -A grand statue of Amar Shaheed Chandrashekhar Azad will be installed in Bhopal. At the base of the statue, soil brought from Bhabra, the birthplace of Azad, will be used and the statue site will be developed as a source of inspiration for the youth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Known for his organizational skills, Azad played a key role in reorganizing the HRA as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association after most of the HRA’s members had been killed or imprisoned. His crimes had made him a wanted man, but Azad was able to elude the police and its informants for several years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chandra Shekhar Azad (born 3 December 1986) is an Indian lawyer and Dalit rights activist and an Ambedkarite who is the co-founder and national president of the Bhim Army. In February 2021, Time magazine featured him in its annual list of 100 Emerging Leaders who are Shaping the Future.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chandra Shekhar Azad was born in a small village in Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh. He is remembered as one of the mightiest freedom fighters who shook the British Empire. He grew up with the Bhil tribal children and was extremely fit. He learned swimming, archery, wrestling, etc from them.