Shaaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh is the youth Icon of India. In pre-independence period, magazine “Matwala” was being published. Indian Freedom fighters wrote articles in anonymous names so that British Government of India could not arrest them. Shaheed Bhagat singh in the name of Balwant Singh wrote an article in 1925, which is still relevant after 88 years. Indian Youth need to imbibe the article. To recognize their strength, he wrote young age is the “basant” period of human life in which a person becomes intemperate. It appears that he is intoxicated. In the young age, all powers granted by Almighty are present in full force. Young age is uncontrollable like frantic elephant and strong as stormy rainfall. It is wild like an earthquake, sweet like “Bhairvi” raag, beautiful like dawn, cool like moon and temperate like hot afternoon of summer. Youth age is like a bomb, ready for explosion. Bhagat Singh further said that young age is akin to loaded pistol in the pocket of a revolutionary, ready to be pumped into the enemy. Young age is like a sword, prepared to behead the enemy in the battle ground. He said that young age between 16-25 years is very valuable, which cannot return back. In these ten years, god packs the body with immense energy and courage. It is unlikely that if a person does not have any major achievement in young age would have much to achieve in the rest of the life. Realizing the strength of young age, he said youthfulness is cool in appearance but it could be disastrous and terrible like earth quake. While alerting, he said that in young age only two options are left, either ascent to the top of progress and growth or touch rock bottom in bad habits. A youth could become a terrorist to scare entire world or could be a great warrior to save the nation. History has numerous examples of records being set by youths. Youth brings good luck to the nation. Youth is back bone of the nation. Youthfulness is strong and firm like Bhakt Prahlad. Youths have great heart, always ready for sacrifice. Bhagat Singh further said that if someone needs abdicator and brave to build an army for a nation, he would have to ask from youths. Bhagat Singh further said that youthfulness is a great creation of almighty. The enthusiasm of a youth is strange, he is unconcerned, little careless but once decides no work is impossible. Walking for many nights is an easy task; he could walk for miles and could elevate his society and the nation to a great height. He could bow great empires. He has sympathy towards depressed and oppressed section. If you want blood donation, only a youth could help. Youthfulness writes history and character of a nation. Bhagat Singh wrote this piece of article 87 years ago. He further said that just rewind the history of revolutions, to find that all have been written with youths blood. But every youth is not a youth in true sense. What is its identity? Bhagat Singh said that a true youngster embraces death without any hitch; he could sing songs before bayonet of guns and could boldly open his bare chest before canons. A true youth could sing national anthem on the rhythm of shackles and sound of grinders in jail. He would spend his youthfulness in the darkness of isolated jail barracks and sacrifice himself to enlighten the nation. Thus, whatever shaheed Bhagat Singh said in 1925 is still relevant and he is indisputably the greatest Youth Icon of India. Shaheed Bhagat Singh had called on the Indian youth to wake up and struggle for the nation. While indicating nation’s slavery he said wake up, open eyes, sun is rising from the east. Now don’t sleep more and still if you want to sleep, rest in the lap of death and not in the lop of cowardliness. Shed affection and stand up as your beloved; most revered, most respected motherland is injured and crying. If you have a little shame stand up and save its dignity and respect. Bhagat Singh’s call was to safeguard the nation, uprooting of corrupt system and eliminating inequality and suppression.
