A commemorative exhibition was held at the State Museum in Lucknow to mark the anniversary of the Kakori Train Action. The exhibition paid homage to revolutionary freedom fighters like Rajendra Nath Lahiri, Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, and Thakur Roshan Singh. 62 artworks created by children on the Kakori Train...
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Action were displayed. The exhibition was inaugurated by the museum director, Dr. Srishti Dhawan. Dr. Dhawan explained that the Hindustan Republican Association, the organization behind the action, aimed to overthrow British rule in India through an armed revolution. To fund this, the revolutionaries hijacked the 8 Down train on August 9th, 1925, near Kakori, seizing government funds. The exhibition will continue until August 23rd. In a related event, the Kakori Train Action Centenary Celebration Festival was inaugurated at Career Convent Girls PG College. Principal Dr. Deepak Kumar Srivastava provided information about the centenary celebrations.