Context:
Prominent revolutionary leader of India’s freedom struggle Rash Behari Bose was remembered on his birth anniversary
Rash Behari Bose:
- Born in – 1886 in Bengal
- Active member of Yugantar group of revolutionaries under leadership of Motilal Roy.
- Acted as an effective link between revolutionaries of Punjab and United Provinces and Bengal.
- Involved in Delhi Conspiracy case (bomb attack on Viceroy Lord Hardinge), 1912.
- Founded the Indian Independence League (1942) in Tokyo.
- Played key role in Ghadar Movement
- Important role in the formation of Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army).
- Awarded the ‘Order of the Rising Sun’ by the Japanese government.
- Died – 1945 in Tokyo
Ghadar Party:
- Established in – 1913
- Founded by – Lala Hardyal
- 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: Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
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)
