Kakori Kranti

If we are to pinpoint one moment in history which ignited freedom struggle and inspired thousands in India it was The Kakori incident. A train robbery that took place between Kakori and, near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government. This was conceived by freedom fighters Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan.Post the robbery they were caught and a long court battle was fought. The final judgments were pronounced on April 6, 1927, the four men were sentenced to death. Although, the British Indian Government executed the main architects of the 'Kakori Case'. But this case ignited the struggle for independence by inspiring the hundreds and thousands of other people to give their all for the cause of independence. This audio series is an attempt to captures the events of that time in Audio drama format. Carter