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Kakori (1925)

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Overview

On 9 August 1925, members of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA, founded at Kanpur in 1924) looted government cash from a train at Kakori, near Lucknow.

The Kakori case was part of the second wave of revolutionary activity, which led to the HSRA (1928) of Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad.

Geography and key facts

  • Date: 9 August 1925
  • Near Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  • By the Hindustan Republican Association
  • Led on to the HSRA (1928)

Why it matters for UPSC

Asked in a list-matching question (1997).

Note for UPSC

Near Lucknow; HRA revolutionaries.

Questions link places with movements, sessions and years of the national movement.

Asked in PYQs

  • UPSC Prelims 1997 · Q36Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Chittagong Armoury Raid II. Kakori Conspiracy III. Lahore Cons…

Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Kakori (1925).

Key facts

Type
Freedom-struggle site
State / UT
Uttar Pradesh
Year
1925
Coordinates
26.880°N, 80.800°E
Asked in Prelims
1 question · 1997

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In the lessons

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