33 Facts About Shiv Verma

Shiv Verma was an Indian Marxist revolutionary and a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association.

Shiv Verma was born on 9 February 1904 in Khateli village of Hardoi district in United Provinces.

Shiv Verma was a student of the DAV College of Cawnpore.

Radha Mohan had an extensive collection of books and he encouraged Shiv Verma to read and discuss socialism.

Shiv Verma came to Cawnpore with Kundan Lal Gupta and stayed with Radha Mohan Gokul.

Shiv Verma approached Bismil's mother and requested her to help him meet Bismil to discuss some party matters.

Bismil's mother then asked him to talk to Shiv Verma, referring to him as an HRA member.

In November 1928, Shiv Verma underwent training in the manufacturing of bombs while staying in Agra near Noori Gate where he rented a house under the alias - Amir Chand.

Shiv Verma was the organizer of the United Provinces branch.

Shiv Verma wrote several articles for the paper 'Chand'.

Shiv Verma was assigned as the leader of a team that would assess the possibility of assassinating Lord Irwin.

Shivaram Rajguru was the spotter, Jaidev Kapoor was supposed to hurl a bomb on Irwin's car and Verma was the backup - in case Kapoor missed.

Azad instructed Shiv Verma to take good care of Singh and Dutt as these two were headed on a path of no return.

Gaya Prasad, Jaidev Kapoor, and Shiv Verma were given the task of setting up a bomb factory in Saharanpur.

Shiv Verma woke up and opened the door thinking that it was Prasad but it turned out to be armed police constables.

Shiv Verma denied any knowledge about the gunpowder lying in one of the cupboards.

Shiv Verma opened the trunk, put his hand inside it, produced a bomb, and pretended to hurl it toward the DSP.

Shiv Verma wanted the pins and two revolvers placed in another cupboard, hence, he placed the bomb on the floor and proceeded toward the cupboard.

The Chief Officer seized this opportunity, overpowered Shiv Verma, and called for support.

Shiv Verma was among the revolutionaries who were sentenced to life imprisonment.

Shiv Verma compassionately allowed Verma and others to meet Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru for one last time.

Shiv Verma was later deported to the Kala Pani at Andaman Islands.

Shiv Verma was repatriated to India in September 1937 but was finally released in 1946.

In 1948, Shiv Verma was elected secretary of the Uttar Pradesh state committee of the Communist Party of India.

Shiv Verma was imprisoned several times during the years 1948,1962, and 1965 when the ruling Indian National Congress took action against the communist parties.

Shiv Verma sided with the CPI but gradually faced opposition and humiliation during the internal rift for election tickets.

Shiv Verma incessantly tried to factually portray the Indian revolutionaries and counter the polarized opinions about them.

Shiv Verma was the editor of a Hindi journal Naya Path.

Shiv Verma was a lifelong trustee of the Lucknow Montessori Society started by Durga bhabhi.

Shiv Verma founded the Martyrs Memorial and Freedom Struggle Research Centre, Lucknow.

Shiv Verma traveled all over the country to collect articles, photographs, etc.

Shiv Verma even went to the British Museum, London, in this very connection.

Shiv Verma died on January 10,1997, at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh due to age-related illness.