<sod>Bismil was one of the founding members of the revolutionary organisation [[Hindustan Republican Association]]. [[Bhagat Singh]] praised him<ref name="Indian Rebels (Free Encyclopedia)">{{cite web |url=http://www.rebelsindia.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ai=507 |title=About the valiants of Kakori And the scenes of their hanging (From the pen of Revolutionary Martyr Bhagat Singh |year= |archivedate= |accessdate=15 May 2013 |quote=Shri Ram Prasad Bismal was a very promising young man. He was a great poet. He was very handsome. His capability was of very high order. Those who knew him would say confidently that if he had been born in some other country or at some other time, he would have become the Commander-in-Chief of the Army. He was regarded the leader of the entire conspiracy. Though he was not very highly educated, he could make the govt. counsels like Pt. Jagat Narayan Mulla lose his wits. He had written his own appeal to the Chief Court, for which the Judges had to say that behind this was the hand of some very enlightened intellectual.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/musings-from-the-gallows-autobiography-of-ram-prasad-bismil/oclc/180690320&referer=brief_results |title=Musings from the gallows : autobiography of Ram Prasad Bismil |first=Malwinder Jit Singh |last=Waraich|page=101 |publisher=Unistar Books, [[Ludhiana]] |year=2007}}</ref> as a great poet-writer of Urdu and Hindi, who had also translated the books ''Catherine'' from English and ''Bolshevikon Ki Kartoot'' from [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. Several inspiring patriotic verses are written by him, including the poem ''[[Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna]][http://www.worldcat.org/title/amara-sahida-ramaprasada-bismila-krta-sarapharosi-ki-tamanna-bhaga-eka-krantikari-bismila-vyaktitva-evam-krtitva/oclc/468022633?referer=di&ht=edition Amara śahīda Rāmaprasāda Bismila kr̥ta "Sarapharośī kī tamannā".]''.<eod>
<sod>Bismil was one of the founding members of the revolutionary organisation [[Hindustan Republican Association]]. [[Bhagat Singh]] praised him<ref name="Indian Rebels (Free Encyclopedia)">{{cite web |url=http://www.rebelsindia.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ai=507 |title=About the valiants of Kakori And the scenes of their hanging (From the pen of Revolutionary Martyr Bhagat Singh |year= |archivedate= |accessdate=15 May 2013 |quote=Shri Ram Prasad Bismal was a very promising young man. He was a great poet. He was very handsome. His capability was of very high order. Those who knew him would say confidently that if he had been born in some other country or at some other time, he would have become the Commander-in-Chief of the Army. He was regarded the leader of the entire conspiracy. Though he was not very highly educated, he could make the govt. counsels like Pt. Jagat Narayan Mulla lose his wits. He had written his own appeal to the Chief Court, for which the Judges had to say that behind this was the hand of some very enlightened intellectual.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/musings-from-the-gallows-autobiography-of-ram-prasad-bismil/oclc/180690320&referer=brief_results |title=Musings from the gallows : autobiography of Ram Prasad Bismil |first=Malwinder Jit Singh |last=Waraich|page=101 |publisher=Unistar Books, [[Ludhiana]] |year=2007}}</ref> as a great poet-writer of Urdu and Hindi, who had also translated the books ''Catherine'' from English and ''Bolshevikon Ki Kartoot'' from [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. Several inspiring patriotic verses are written by him, including the poem ''[[Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna]]<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/amara-sahida-ramaprasada-bismila-krta-sarapharosi-ki-tamanna-bhaga-cara-krantikari-jivana/oclc/468134229?ht=edition&referer=di Amara śahīda Rāmaprasāda Bismila kr̥ta "Sarapharośī kī tamannā". Bhāga cāra, Krāntikārī jīvana]</ref><eod>