Ram Prasad Bismil

Shaheed Ram Prasad Bismil
Bismil in 1924
Born	(1897-06-11)11 June 1897 Shahjahanpur, North-Western Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died	19 December 1927(1927-12-19) (aged 30) Gorakhpur Jail, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Nationality	British Indian
Other names	Ram Agyat Bismil
Occupations	Revolutionary Poet Writer
Organization	Hindustan Republican Association
Criminal charges	Robbery
Criminal status	Executed

Ram Prasad Bismil (pronunciation^ⓘ; 11 June 1897 – 19 December 1927) was an Indian poet, writer, and revolutionary who fought against British Raj, participating in the Mainpuri Conspiracy of 1918, and the Kakori Conspiracy of 1925. He composed in Urdu and Hindi under pen names Ram, Agyat and Bismil, becoming widely known under the latter. He was also a translator.

Bismil was associated with Arya Samaj and was one of the founding members of the revolutionary organization Hindustan Republican Association.

He was hanged on 19 December 1927 for his revolutionary activities.