Context:
Death anniversary of Lala Hardayal observed
Lala Hardayal:
- Born in – 1884 in Delhi
- A nationalist revolutionary and freedom fighter.
- Founded the Pacific Coast Hindustan Association
- Founding member of the Ghadar Party
- Took part in the industrial unionism in USA, where he served as the Secretary of the San Francisco branch of the Industrial Workers of the World.
- Literary works – ‘Social Conquest of Hindu Race’, ‘Forty-Four Months in Germany and Turkey’, ‘The Bodhisatva Doctrine’, ‘Twelve Religions and Modern Life’
- Died in – 1939
Ghadar Party:
- Established in – 1913
- Mobilised Punjabi immigrants who settled on North America’s West Coast
- Initially called Hindi Association in Portland and was later changed its name to the Hindustan Ghadar Party.
- Other leaders – Sohan Singh Bhakna, Bhai Parmanand and Harnam Singh ‘Tundilat’.
- Newspaper – Ghadar (Urdu and Gurumukhi)
- Known for – Involvement in Komagata Maru Incident
- Komagata Maru – The incident involved the Japanese steamship Komagata Maru, on which a group of Indian citizens attempted to emigrate to Canada in 1914 but were denied entry.
Source: IndiaWest
Previous Year Question
In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2021 Prelims]
(a) leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
(b) members of the Interim Government in 1946
(c) members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly
(d) officers of the Indian National Army
Answer: (d)
