Udham Singh Age, Death, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More » LyricsAndBio

Birth name Sher Singh Other name Mohamed Singh Azad Nickname(s) • Shaheed-E-Azam Udham Singh
• The Patient Assassin
• The Lone Assassin Profession Revolutionary/ Freedom Fighter Famous for Assassinating Sir Michael O’ Dwyer (former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab who ordered the Jallianwala Bagh massacre) Physical Stats & More Height (approx.) in centimeters– 168 cm
in meters– 1.68 m
in feet & inches– 5’ 6” Eye Colour Black Hair Colour Black Career Legacy • Udham Singh’s room in the Central Khalsa Orphanage in Amritsar has been turned into a museum.

• A charity is dedicated to Udham Singh on Soho Road, Birmingham.
• Singh’s knife, diary, and a bullet from the shooting at Caxton Hall are preserved in the Black Museum of Scotland Yard.
• In 1992, the Indian government released a stamp to honour Shaheed Udham Singh.

• A chowk is named Shaheed Udham Singh in Anupgarh, Rajasthan.
• In 1995, the erstwhile Uttarakhand government named a district “Udham Singh Nagar” after him.
• The Asian Dub Foundation released a music track “Assassin” on Udham Singh in 1998.
• Many Bollywood and Punjabi movies have been made on the life of Udham Singh including Sarfarosh: The Story of Shaheed Udham Singh (1976), Jallianwala Bagh (1977), Shaheed Uddham Singh (1977), Shaheed Uddham Singh (2000), and Sardar Udham (2021).
• In January 2006, the Punjab government officially renamed Singh’s birthplace Sunam as ‘Sunam Udham Singh Wala.’
• In 2015, the Indian band Ska Vengers released an animated music video called ‘Frank Brazil’ dedicated to Udham Singh on his 75th death anniversary.
• On the Baisakhi of 2018, a 10ft tall statue of Udham Singh with his hand holding blood-soaked earth was commemorated at Jallianwala Bagh.

• Punjab and Haryana observe a public holiday on 31 July as Shaheed Udham Singh’s Martyrdom Day.
• Udham Singh’s birthplace Sunam witnesses marches being held every year on his death anniversary. Personal Life Date of Birth 28 December 1899 (Thursday) Birthplace Sunam, Punjab Date of Death 31 July 1940 Place of Death Pentonville Prison, London Age (at the time of death) 41 Years Death Cause Executed for assassinating Sir Michael O’ Dwyer Zodiac sign Capricorn Signature Nationality Indian Hometown Sunam, Punjab Religion/Religious Views Udham Singh belonged to a Punjabi Sikh family and is remembered as a Sikh shaheed but he himself was a clean-shaven Sikh. It was alleged that Singh, a revolutionary by heart, prioritised his Punjabi identity over his personal faith. Singh, who called himself Mohamed Singh Azad while in Brixton Prison, reportedly, told an inspector that at the age of seven he used to call himself Mohamed Singh. Udham also revealed that he liked Mohamedan religion and tried to mix with Mohamedans. Other reports from 1940 revealed that Singh apparently requested for a turban and a Gutka (Sikh prayer book) after his death sentence was announced, which left many speculating about his religious inclinations towards Sikhism. Another book, “The Patient Assassin,” on Shaheed’s life by Anita Anand referred to him as an atheist. It said that Singh’s thoughts about his faith got influenced by his famous atheist “guru” Bhagat Singh. Caste Dalit Tattoo Mohamed Singh Azad – His last nom de guerre was tattooed on his arm as a symbol of unification of all the major religions of India against the Britishers. Controversies • Udham Singh killed the wrong Dwyer: Some studies from 1940 stated that apparently Singh had mistook Sir Michael O’Dwyer for General Reginald Dyer, pertaining to their similarly pronounced names, and had killed the wrong person. The majority of people, however, believed that he killed the right person and it was all a part of his larger plan.

• Singh worked for O’Dwyer: The Times UK dated 14 March 1940 published that O’Dwyer was murdered by his chauffeur. This report started a debate whether Udham Singh had worked for the general; however, in a book titled ‘The Amritsar Legacy,’ published in 1989 by Roger, it was mentioned that Singh had served as a chauffeur to a retired Indian Army officer.

• Udham Singh’s oath on copy of Heer-Ranjha: It was widely reported in 1940 that Singh refused to take oath on any holy book, instead he used a copy of famous Punjabi classic Heer-Ranjha by Waris Shah for the same. A few years after he was executed, the Shaheed Udham Singh Welfare Trust of Birmingham, England questioned these claims and revealed that the letter written by Singh in jail was inauthentic according to the handwriting experts who examined it.

Relationships & More Marital Status (at the time of death) • Source 1 : Married
• Source 2 : Unmarried Family Wife/Spouse • Source 1 : Udham Singh married a Mexican woman Lupe.
• Source 2 : He never got married. Children • Source 1 : Udham Singh had two sons.
• Source 2 : N/A Parents Father– Tehal Singh (died in 1907) (Railway Gate Keeper at Village Uppali)
Mother– Mata Narain Kaur (died in 1901) Siblings Brother– Sadhu Singh (earlier Mukta Singh) (elder) (died in 1917)
Sister– None Favourites Poet Ram Prasad Bismal (leading poet of the revolutionaries)