Q. Consider the following freedom fighters:

  1. Barindra Kumar Ghosh
  2. Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
  3. Rash Behari Bose

Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadar Party?

  • 1 and 2
  • 2 only
  • 1 and 3
  • 3 only

Answer: (d) 3 only

Ghadar Party:
  • The Ghadar Party was a revolutionary group founded by Indians in the United States with the aim of securing India’s independence from British rule.
  • Taraknath Das, a prominent Indian in the USA, established the Indian Independence League in California in 1907 and later began publishing the paper Free Hindustan.
  • In 1913, Sohan Singh Bhakna founded the Hind Association of America, which started the weekly publication Ghadar in English, Urdu, Marathi, and Gurmukhi.
  • This paper promoted revolutionary ideas and inspired the name of the Ghadar Party.
  • Lala Hardayal emerged as a key leader in the Ghadar movement, establishing a central committee with headquarters at the Yugantar Ashram in San Francisco.
  • The Ghadar Party also had notable figures such as Bhai Parmanand and Ram Chandra, and the publication Ghadar consistently encouraged armed struggle and revolt against British rule.
  • Revolutionaries Raja Mahendra Pratap and Barkatullah supported the Ghadar Party from abroad and, with the help of Germany and Russia, attempted to set up a provisional government of India in Kabul.
  • Founder of Ghadar Party:
    • The Ghadar Party’s founders, including Taraknath Das, Sohan Singh Bhakna, and Lala Hardayal, among others, were Indian expatriates committed to liberating India from British control.
    • These leaders harnessed the collective discontent of Indian immigrants in North America and the nationalist fervor within India to form an organized resistance.
  • Key participants in the Ghadar Movement included K. B. Menon, Sohan Singh Bhakna, Mewa Singh Lopoke, Bhai Parmanand, Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, Bhagwan Singh Gyanee, Har Dayal, Tarak Nath Das, Bhagat Singh Thind, Kartar Singh Sarabha, Udham Singh, Abdul Hafiz Mohamed Barakatullah, Rashbehari Bose, and Gulab Kaur.