The Ghadar Party was an organization founded by Indians, mostly Punjabi Sikhs of the United States and Canada in June, 1913 with the aim to liberate India from British rule. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The term revolutionary socialism refers to Socialist tendencies that advocate the need for fundamental social change through Revolution, as a strategy to achieve a The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Punjabi people ( Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ پنجابی also Panjabi people) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group from South Asia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British It was also known as the Hindi Association of the Pacific Coast.

The first issue of the Ghadr, their paper was published from University of California in Berkeley in November 1, 1913, In it Har Dayal wrote: "Today there begins in foreign lands, but in our country's tongue, a war against the British Raj. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Lala Har Dayal ( October 4, 1884, Delhi, India - March 4, 1939, Philadelphia Pennsylvania) was an Indian For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British . . What is our name? Mutiny. Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly-situated individuals (typically members of the Military; or the Crew of any ship even What is our work? Mutiny. Where will mutiny break out? In India. The time will soon come when rifles and blood will take the place of pens and ink. "

The word "Ghadar"

Ghadar is an Urdu/Punjabi word which means "mutiny" or "rebellion" or "revolt". Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Punjabi (pa ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi script pa-PK {{Nastaliq پنجابی}} in Shahmukhi script Pañjābī in Transliteration) is an The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of Sepoys of British East India Company 's army on the 10th of May 1857 in the town of Meerut, As Lala Hardayal, one of the founders of the party, wrote in the first issue: "Today there begins 'Ghadar' in foreign lands, but in our country's tongue, a war against the British Raj. Lala Har Dayal ( October 4, 1884, Delhi, India - March 4, 1939, Philadelphia Pennsylvania) was an Indian For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British What is our name? Mutiny. What is our work? Mutiny. Where will mutiny break out? In India. The time will soon come when rifles and blood will take the place of pens and ink. " The party consisted of mainly revolutionaries and socialists.

The Ghadar Newspaper

Main article: Hindustan Ghadar

Ghadar Newspaper (Urdu) Vol. The Hindustan Ghadar was a weekly publication that was the party organ of the Ghadar Party. 1, No. 22, March 24 1914

The party was built around the weekly paper The Ghadar, which carried the caption on the masthead: Angrezi Raj Ka Dushman (an enemy of the British rule). "Wanted brave soldiers", the Ghadar declared, "to stir up rebellion in India. Pay-death; Price-martyrdom; Pension-liberty; Field of battle-India". The ideology of the party was strongly secular. In the words of Sohan Singh Bhakna, who later became a major peasant leader of the Punjab: "We were not Sikhs or Punjabis. Baba Sohan Singh Bhakna (1870-1968 was as Indian revolutionary, the founding president of the Ghadar Party, and a leading member of the party involved in the Our religion was patriotism". The first issue of The Ghadar, was published from San Francisco on November 1, 1913. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city

Following the voyage of the Komagata Maru in 1914, a direct challenge to Canadian racist anti-Indian immigration legislations, several thousand Indians resident in the USA sold their business and homes ready to drive the British from India. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the However, Hardayal had fled to Europe concerned that the US authorities would hand him over to the British. Sohan Singh Bhakna was already in British hands, and the leadership fell to Ram Chandra. This article is on Indian Trade Unionist Baba Ram Chandra For the Ghadarite leader and editor of Hindustan Ghadar see Ram Chandra Bharadwaj. Following the entry of Canada into World War I, the organisation was centred in the USA and received substantial funding from the German government. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. They had a very militant tone, as illustrated by this quote from Harnam Singh:

No pundits or mullahs do we need

The party rose to prominence in the second decade of the 20th century, and grew in strength owing to Indian discontent over World War I and the lack of political reforms. The Honourable Raja Sir Harnam Singh, KCIE ( 15 November 1852 - 20 May 1930) was the second son of Raja

Ghadar activists undertook what the British described as political terrorism, but what was revolution to most Indians. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Ghadar activists were responsible for bombs planted on government property, and targeted assassinations of Bas Bhagat Singh. Bhagat Singh ( Punjabi: ਭਗਤ ਸਿੰਘ بھگت سنگھ pə̀gət̪ sɪ́ŋg ( September 27, 1907 &ndash March 23, 1931

In 1917 some of their leaders were arrested and put on trial in the Hindu German Conspiracy Trial in which their paper was quoted. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Hindu German Conspiracy Trial commenced in the District Court in San Francisco, California on November 12 1917 following the uncovering

The Ghadar party commanded a loyal following the province of Punjab, but many of its most prominent activists were forced into exile to Canada and the United States. Punjab ( ਪੰਜਾਬ پنجاب, पंजाब پنجاب also Panjab (پنجاب meaning "Land of the Five Rivers") (c It ceased to play an active role in Indian politics after 1919. The party had active members in other countries such as Mexico, Japan, China, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Malaya, Indo-China and Eastern and Southern Africa. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Singapore The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula that were colonized by the British from the 18th and the 19th until the 20th century Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. East Africa is the Easternmost Region of the African Continent. Southern Africa is the Southernmost Region of the African Continent, variably defined by Geography or Geopolitics.

Members of the Ghadar Party

• Kartar Singh Sarabha
• Lala Har Dayal
• Tarak Nath Das

See also

References

External links

• Important Documents of the Ghadar Movement
• Ghadar: The Indian Immigrant Outrage Against Canadian Injustices 1900 - 1918 by Sukhdeep Bhoi
• The Hindustan Ghadar Collection. Kartar Singh Sarabha Grewal (1896-1915 was an Indian revolutionary who was amongst the most famous accused in the Lahore conspiracy trial. Lala Har Dayal ( October 4, 1884, Delhi, India - March 4, 1939, Philadelphia Pennsylvania) was an Indian Taraknath Das or Tarak Nath Das (তারকানাথ দাস( June 15, 1884 &ndash December 22, 1958) anti-British Bengali Bancroft Library,University of California, Berkeley