KSEEB Class 9 · English (2nd language) · KTBS Revised 2024-25
The Will of Sacrifice
Chapter summary, hard words and model exam answers for Karnataka Board Class 9 English.
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Compiled biography of Bhagat Singh (1907–1931). The lesson uses letters and life events to portray the revolutionary who chose martyrdom for India's freedom with joy, not fear.
Summary
Bhagat Singh grew up in Punjab amid Jallianwala Bagh horror and nationalist fervour. He met leaders like Lala Lajpat Rai and turned to revolution.
Bhagat Singh grew up in Punjab amid Jallianwala Bagh horror and nationalist fervour. He met leaders like Lala Lajpat Rai and turned to revolution.
Leaving government school after Gandhi's non-cooperation call, he joined Lahore's National School - a hub of young revolutionaries like Sukhdev and Bhagwati Charan.
Leaving government school after Gandhi's non-cooperation call, he joined Lahore's National School - a hub of young revolutionaries like Sukhdev and Bhagwati Charan.
He joined HRA, believing revolution meant the spirit of freedom, not mere violence - collective ownership and social justice mattered.
He joined HRA, believing revolution meant the spirit of freedom, not mere violence - collective ownership and social justice mattered.
After Saunders' killing as revenge for Lala Lajpat Rai's death and the Assembly bomb protest, Bhagat Singh was arrested and became a national symbol.
After Saunders' killing as revenge for Lala Lajpat Rai's death and the Assembly bomb protest, Bhagat Singh was arrested and became a national symbol.
He wrote to comrades and convicts: he does not fear death; escaping would deform the revolution; mothers should wish sons like him to end imperialism.
He wrote to comrades and convicts: he does not fear death; escaping would deform the revolution; mothers should wish sons like him to end imperialism.
On 23 March 1931 he was hanged with Rajguru and Sukhdev, shouting "Inquilab Zindabad" - his sacrifice kept the spirit of freedom alive.
On 23 March 1931 he was hanged with Rajguru and Sukhdev, shouting "Inquilab Zindabad" - his sacrifice kept the spirit of freedom alive.
Hard words & meanings
| martyr | a person killed for their beliefs |
| imperialism | policy of extending a nation's power over others |
| gallows | structure for hanging condemned persons |
| revolutionary | one seeking fundamental political change |
| comrade | close companion in struggle |
| nationalism | identification with one's country's interests |
| colonial | relating to imperial control |
| sacrifice | forfeiture for a greater good |
| Inquilab Zindabad | famous slogan of Indian freedom struggle |
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