Inquilab Zindabad

Inquilab Zindabad (Urdu: اِنقلاب زِنده باد; Hindi: इंक़िलाब ज़िंदाबाद) 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 India, Pakistan and Bangladesh by civil society activists during protests as well as by politicians from various ideological backgrounds.

[5][6][7][8] This slogan was coined by the Islamic scholar, Urdu poet, Indian freedom fighter, prominent leader of Indian National Congress and one of the founders of communist party of India, Maulana Hasrat Mohani in 1921.

[14] In April 1929, this slogan was raised by Bhagat Singh and his associate Batukeshwar Dutt who had shouted this after bombing the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi.

[4][3] In Indian political novels chronicling the independence movement, a pro-independence sentiment is often characterized by characters shouting this slogan.