who was the first to raise the slogan inquilab zindabad

The slogan "Inquilab Zindabad" ("Long live the revolution") was first coined by Maulana Hasrat Mohani, an Islamic scholar, Urdu poet, Indian freedom fighter, and prominent leader of the Indian National Congress, in 1921

. However, it was popularized and famously raised by the revolutionary Bhagat Singh and his associate Batukeshwar Dutt in April 1929 when they bombed the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi and shouted this slogan

. Bhagat Singh also raised it publicly in court in June 1929, making it a rallying cry of the Indian independence movement

. In summary:

• Coined by Maulana Hasrat Mohani in 1921
• Popularized and first publicly raised by Bhagat Singh in 1929 during revolutionary activities