Inquilab Zindabad

Inquilab Zindabad (Urdu: اِنقلاب زِنده باد; Hindi: इंक़िलाब ज़िंदाबाद, Bangla: ইনকিলাব জিন্দাবাদ) is a Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) phrase, which translates to "Long live the revolution".^[1]^[2]^[3] Although originally the slogan was used by Indian independence movement activists in British India,^[4] today it is used in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan by civil society activists during protests as well as by politicians from various ideological backgrounds.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

^ Solomon, John (31 March 2016). A Subaltern History of the Indian Diaspora in Singapore: The Gradual Disappearance of Untouchability 1872-1965. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-35380-5. ... India newspaper in Singapore reported that at a Sunday parade, "the air was rent with lusty shouts of Hindustani phrases such as 'Inquilab Zindabad', 'Azad Hind Zindabad' and 'Netaji ki Jai'".
^ Amitav Ghosh (2001). The Glass Palace. Random House Digital, Inc. This was followed by other shouts and slogans, all in Hindustani: "Inquilab zindabad" and Halla bol, halla bol!"
^ Mehmi, Vineet (1 April 2021). "Inquilab zindabad!: India's farmers protest deserves our attention". San Francisco Foghorn. Retrieved 8 January 2025. In Hindi, the phrase "Inquilab zindabad!" means "Long live the revolution!" This was the rallying cry shouted by Indian revolutionary Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh in 1929 in front of the high courts of Delhi during the Indian Independence Movement.
^ Sharma, Shikha (24 August 2023). Motivating Thoughts of Bhagat Singh. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-5562-065-1. A beacon of inspiration and a founding member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, Bhagat Singh played a pivotal role in shaping the course of the Indian Independence Movement. His indomitable spirit and the resounding catchphrase "Inquilab zindabad" (Long live the revolution) became emblematic of the struggle for a free India.
^ "Arvind Kejriwal Calls His Win in Delhi Election the 'Birth of a New Politics'".
^ "Pakistan में Inquilab Zindabad और Azaadi के Slogan क्यों गूंज रहे हैं? (BBC Hindi)". YouTube. 29 November 2019.
^ "Inquilab Zindabad slogan will stay relevant till people continue their struggle against diverse inequalities". 29 May 2022.
^ "At Umar Khalid's bail hearing, Delhi HC deliberates on meaning of 'inquilab': 'Revolution not necessarily bloodless'". 20 May 2022.

[Solomon2016-1] Solomon, John (31 March 2016). A Subaltern History of the Indian Diaspora in Singapore: The Gradual Disappearance of Untouchability 1872-1965. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-35380-5. ... India newspaper in Singapore reported that at a Sunday parade, "the air was rent with lusty shouts of Hindustani phrases such as 'Inquilab Zindabad', 'Azad Hind Zindabad' and 'Netaji ki Jai'".

[Ghosh2001-2] Amitav Ghosh (2001). The Glass Palace. Random House Digital, Inc. This was followed by other shouts and slogans, all in Hindustani: "Inquilab zindabad" and Halla bol, halla bol!"

[Mehmi2021-3] Mehmi, Vineet (1 April 2021). "Inquilab zindabad!: India's farmers protest deserves our attention". San Francisco Foghorn. Retrieved 8 January 2025. In Hindi, the phrase "Inquilab zindabad!" means "Long live the revolution!" This was the rallying cry shouted by Indian revolutionary Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh in 1929 in front of the high courts of Delhi during the Indian Independence Movement.

[Sharma2023-4] Sharma, Shikha (24 August 2023). Motivating Thoughts of Bhagat Singh. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-5562-065-1. A beacon of inspiration and a founding member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, Bhagat Singh played a pivotal role in shaping the course of the Indian Independence Movement. His indomitable spirit and the resounding catchphrase "Inquilab zindabad" (Long live the revolution) became emblematic of the struggle for a free India.

[5] "Arvind Kejriwal Calls His Win in Delhi Election the 'Birth of a New Politics'".

[6] "Pakistan में Inquilab Zindabad और Azaadi के Slogan क्यों गूंज रहे हैं? (BBC Hindi)". YouTube. 29 November 2019.

[7] "Inquilab Zindabad slogan will stay relevant till people continue their struggle against diverse inequalities". 29 May 2022.

[8] "At Umar Khalid's bail hearing, Delhi HC deliberates on meaning of 'inquilab': 'Revolution not necessarily bloodless'". 20 May 2022.

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