Madan Lal Dhingra (18 February 1883 – 17 August 1909) was an Indian student and Indian revolutionary freedom fighter at University College London who in 1909 assassinated Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie, the political aide-de-camp to the Secretary of State for India, in London.

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In 1909, a member of India House, Madan Lal Dhingra, assassinated Sir W.H. Curzon Wyllie, political aide-de-camp to the Secretary of State for India. The investigations by Scotland Yard and the Indian Political Intelligence Office that followed …

Oct 20, 2011 · Sir Curzon Wyllie was shot dead by Madan Lal Dhingra, in order to give the British a clear message to free India. He wished to committe suicide but was arrested. He was trialed and hanged on 17 August 1909. The sacrifice of Dhingra not only inspired the Indians but also the Irish, who were struggling at that time for autonomy.

Aug 18, 2023 · A year back, Varma had founded India House – a student accomodation for Indians in north London, and a hub of revolutionary Indian nationalism. Dhingra would frequent India House and participate in meetings and discussions.

Aug 15, 2024 · In a quiet neighbourhood of London stands a building, India House, which started out as a hostel for Indian students nearly 120 years ago but became a hub for Indian revolutionaries, from Dadabhai Naoroji to Vinayak Savarkar to Madan Lal Dhingra.

In 1909, a member of India House, Madan Lal Dhingra, assassinated Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie, political aide-de-camp to the Secretary of State for India, at a meeting of Indian students in the Imperial Institute in London. Dhingra was arrested, and later tried and executed.

In one of the Sunday meetings at 'India House', Savarkar was delivering an impassioned speech on India’s freedom. Madan Lal and his friends were creating a ruckus in the adjacent room. The din forced Savarkar to interrupt his speech and peep into the adjacent room.

Aug 13, 2020 · While the house in Mandvi is a memorial, the original London home, called ‘India House’, was a base for revolutionary activities against British rule in India, in the first decade of the 20th century. It was also here that Mahatma Gandhi …

He met renowned revolutionists, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Shyamji Krishna Varma, at the India House (initially a student residence which turned into an organization formed by Shyamji Krishna Varma for Indian revolutionaries) in Highgate, London, England.