Shaheed Udham Singh

 Full name - Udham Singh Kamboj

Called Shaheed Udham Singh

The man who single-handedly avenged Jallianwala Bagh massacre

(26 December 1899 – 31 July 1940)

Born in Sunaam, Punjab, British India

Indian revolutionary belonging to the Ghadar Party

He is also referred to as Shaheed-i-Azam Sardar Udham Singh (the expression "Shaheed-i-Azam", means "the great martyr"). 

Best known for his assassination in London of Michael O'Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of the Punjab in India, on 13 March 1940. The assassination was done in revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919, for which O'Dwyer was responsible.

Singh was subsequently tried and convicted of murder and hanged in July 1940. 

A district (Udham Singh Nagar) of Uttarakhand was named after him to pay homage in October 1995 by the Mayawati government.

• A museum dedicated to Udham Singh is located in Amritsar, near Jallianwala Bagh.
• The official name of his ancestral town Sunam, is changed to 'Sunam Udham Singh Wala'.
• Singh's weapon, a knife, his diary, and a bullet from the shooting are kept in the Black Museum of Scotland Yard.
• Singh has been the subject of a number of films: JallianWala Bagh (1977), Shaheed Uddham Singh (1977), and Shaheed Uddham Singh (2000).
• The day of his death is a public holiday in Punjab and Haryana.
• A 10 ft tall statue of him was installed by International Sarv Kamboj Samaj at the main entrance of Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar on 13 March 2018. The statue was unveiled by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh .
• Udham Singh was deeply influenced by Bhagat Singh . 

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