- Hindustan Ghadar
The "Hindustan Ghadar" was a weekly publication that was the party organ of the
Ghadar Party . It was published under the auspices of the "Yugantar Ashram" (Advent of a New AgeAshram )inSan Francisco . Its purpose was to further the militant nationalist faction of theIndian independence movement , especially amongst Indiansepoy s of theBritish Indian Army .In 1912–1913, the Pacific Coast Hindustan Association was formed by Indian immigrants under the leadership of
Har Dayal , withSohan Singh Bhakna as its president, which later came to be called theGhadar Party . With donations raised with the help of the Indian diaspora, especially with the aid of Indian students at theUniversity of California, Berkeley , the party established the Yugantar Ashram at 436 Hill Street where a printing press was set up with the donations. The firstUrdu edition of Hindustan Ghadar appeared on1 November 1913 , followed by a Punjabi edition9 December 1913 . The issues were first handwritten before being printed on the press. Careful measures were taken to shield the party and its supporters from British intelligence, which included the measure of memorising over a thousand names of the subscribers so that no incriminating evidence could fall into the hands of the British government. The articles in the paper were initially authored by Har Dayal, with the printing operation run byKartar Singh Sarabha , then a student ofUC, Berkley . Copies of the paper began to be shipped to India with returning Ghadarites and immigrants, and were quickly deemed to be seditious and banned by the British Indian government. Later publications from the Yugantar Ashram included compilations of nationalist compositions and pamphlets, includingGhadar di gunj ,Talwar and other publications which were also banned from British India.References
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Surname1 = Hoover
Given1 = Karl.
Year = 1985
Title = The Hindu Conspiracy in California, 1913-1918. German Studies Review, Vol. 8, No. 2. (May, 1985), pp. 245-261
URL =
Publisher = German Studies Association
ISBN = 01497952.
* Harvard reference
Surname1 = Brown
Given1 = Giles
Year = 1948
Title = The Hindu Conspiracy, 1914-1917.The Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 17, No. 3. (Aug., 1948), pp. 299-310
Publisher = University of California Press
ID = ISSN 0030-8684.
*Harvard reference
Surname1 = Puri
Given1 = Harish K
Year = 1980
Title = Revolutionary Organization: A Study of the Ghadar Movement. Social Scientist, Vol. 9, No. 2/3. (Sep. - Oct., 1980), pp. 53-66
URL =
Publisher = Social Scientist
ID = ISSN: 09700293.
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