1. Hasrat Mohani coined the slogan Inquilab Zindabad in 1921.
22 Facts About Hasrat Mohani
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Hasrat Mohani wrote the ghazal "Chupke chupke raat din".
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Hasrat Mohani was born in 1875 [in many books it is written 1881 and 1880] as Syed Fazl-ul-Hasan at Mohan, a town in the Unnao district of United Provinces in British India.
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Hasrat Mohani wrote verses expressing deep love for Krishna, and often went to Mathura to celebrate Krishna Janmashtami.
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Hasrat Mohani received his primary education at Kanpur Vernacular Middle School in Fatehpur Haswah, a town near Kanpur.
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Hasrat Mohani achieved a top position in Grade 8 in Uttar Pradesh and then came first in mathematics in the Matric exam.
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Hasrat Mohani received two scholarships, one from the government and the other from Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College.
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Hasrat Mohani completed his BA in 1903 at Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College which later became Aligarh Muslim University but before that he had been expelled from the college on three occasions for his criticism of the British government.
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Hasrat Mohani was a member of the Indian National Congress for many years and joined the All India Muslim League, serving as its president in 1919.
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Hasrat Mohani became a member of the Constituent Assembly of India which drafted the Indian Constitution.
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Hasrat Mohani never accepted Government allowances or stayed at official residences.
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Hasrat Mohani was a religious practicing Muslim and led a simple life.
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Hasrat Mohani participated in the struggle for Indian Independence ; and was jailed in 1903 for many years by British authorities.
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Hasrat Mohani was the first person in Indian History who demanded 'Complete Independence' in 1921 as he presided over an annual session of All-India Muslim League.
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Hasrat Mohani wanted to see a confederal constitution in India after freedom from the British.
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Hasrat Mohani was imprisoned for promoting anti-British ideas, especially for publishing an article against British policies in Egypt, in his magazine 'Urdu-e-Mualla'.
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Hasrat Mohani was among the founders of the Communist Party of India.
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Hasrat Mohani was elected chairman of the Reception Committee of the conference.
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Hasrat Mohani was included in the Central Executive Committee elected at the conference.
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Hasrat Mohani was again included in CEC in the 1927 extended meeting.
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Hasrat Mohani later attended the foundation conference of Progressive Writers' Association in Lucknow in 1936.
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Maulana Hasrat Mohani died on May 13,1951 in Lucknow, India.