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Three heroic martyrs of India’s freedom struggle Shaheed Bhagat Singh and his associates Shaheed Rajguru and Shaheed Sukhdev have their final resting place on the banks of the river Sutlej in Ferozepur. On March 23, 1931, despite popular protest, these three heros were executed in Lahore and were stealthily cremated in the dead of night near Ferozepore. They were killed for raising the flag of revolutionary terrorism against the British, displaying their deep patriotism and defiance for the foreign rulers till the very end.
Today, a Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial marks the spot and every year on March 23, thousands of people gather to pay homage of these noble heroes.
The ancient city Ferozepore is believed to have been founded by FerozeshahTughluq in the earlier 14th century. FerozeshahTughluq , out of his passion for new cities, built many mosques, monasteries and renamed many of the old ones after his own name. As a true servant of God, he believed in providing public places to the elderly and the learned people, so that they could pray and worship in these holy places. Ferozepur witnessed many military expeditions, because of its strategic location in the northwest of the country.
Firozpur is called ‘the land of martyrs’. After partition of India in 1947, it became a border town on the Indo-Pakistan border with memorials of India’s freedom fighters.
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