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    The Ghadar Party was formed in 1913 in the United States to overthrow British rule in India. Led initially by Lala Har Dayal and others, the party gained support among Indian expatriates around the world and published "The Ghadar" newspaper. In 1914, members arrived in India to incite rebellion among soldiers. Their uprising, known as the Ghadar Mutiny, was suppressed by the British. The party continued fighting until 1917 but then fractured after World War I. Though the movement lost momentum, it inspired many revolutionaries in the Indian independence struggle like Bhagat Singh.

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    The Ghadar Party was formed in 1913 in the United States to overthrow British rule in India. Led initially by Lala Har Dayal and others, the party gained support among Indian expatriates around the world and published "The Ghadar" newspaper. In 1914, members arrived in India to incite rebellion among soldiers. Their uprising, known as the Ghadar Mutiny, was suppressed by the British. The party continued fighting until 1917 but then fractured after World War I. Though the movement lost momentum, it inspired many revolutionaries in the Indian independence struggle like Bhagat Singh.

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    Ghadar Party: Notes for UPSC Modern Indian

    History.
    The Ghadar Party was an international political movement consisting of expatriate Indians to
    overthrow British rule in India. The official founding has been dated to a meeting on 15 July
    1913 in Astoria, Oregon, the United States of America.

    This article will give details about the Ghadar Party within the context of the IAS Exam.

    Background of the Ghadar Party


    At the beginning of the 20th century, the burgeoning Indian Independence Struggle had lead to
    a rise of nationalist sentiments not just in the Indian subcontinent but also among students and
    emigres around the world belonging to the same region. Revolutionary intellectuals like Lala Har
    Dayal (Born on October 14, 1884) and Taraknath Das attempted to organize these students
    while imparting nationalist ideas

    The Ghadar Party, initially named the Pacific Coast Hindustan Association was formed in was
    formed on 15 July 1913 in the United States under the leadership of Lala Har Dayal, Sant Baba
    Wasakha Singh Dadehar, Baba Jawala Singh, Santokh Singh and Sohan Singh Bhakna as its
    president. The Ghadar party found a large support base among Indian expatriates living in the
    United States, Canada, East Africa and Asia.

    Activities of the Ghadar Party

    Upon the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, some members of the Ghadar Party arrived
    in Punjab to foment an armed revolution for the independence of India. They were also
    successful in smuggling arms and inciting the Indian soldiers in the British Army to mutiny. The
    resultant uprising, now known as the Ghadar Mutiny was harshly put down by the British with 42
    mutineers being executed following the Lahore Conspiracy Case trial. Yet, the Ghadar Party
    continued their fight against colonialism from 1914 to 1917, with the support of Imperial
    Germany and the Ottoman Empire as both were part of the Central Powers opposed to the
    British.

    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.
    Following the Komagata Maru Incident in 1914, a direct challenge to Canadian anti-Indian
    immigration laws, several thousand Indians resident in the United States sold their business and
    homes ready to drive the British from India, bolstering the ranks of the Ghadar Party.

    Legacy of the Ghadar Movement.

    The Ghadar Movement began to lose steam following the heavy-handed British crackdown.
    Upon the conclusion of World War I, 1917 the Ghadar Party fractured into a Communist and a
    Socialist faction. Despite this setback, the Ghadar Part was a source of inspiration for many
    revolutionaries of the freedom struggle, the most notable among them being Bhagat Singh.

    The Ghadar movement can be described as a tale of extreme valour, hard-work, toil which
    touched the heart of every Indian settled in distant shores. The powerful speeches by its leaders
    did shape the expatriate opinion against the misrule of British in India. It truly qualifies for a
    major struggle which aroused the people to fight for freedom and sowed seeds for any other
    future course of action.

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