Question

When and where was the 'Gadar Party' founded?
1. America, 1913
2. England, 1917
3. Denmark, 1921
4. Scotland, 1925

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : America, 1913

The correct answer is America, 1913.

• 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.
• Har Dayal, Sant Baba Wasakha Singh Dadehar, Baba Jawala Singh, Santokh Singh and Sohan Singh Bhakna were founding fathers of Ghadar Party.
• The Ghadar Party was initially named the Pacific Coast Hindustan Association.
• From 1914 to 1917 Ghadarites continued underground anti-colonial actions with the support of Germany and Ottoman Turkey, known as the Hindu–German Conspiracy.

• The Ghadar movement can be described as a tale of extreme valor, hard work, toil which touched the heart of every Indian settled on distant shores.
• Key participants in the Ghadar Movement included 
  • Bhai Parmanand, Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, Sohan Singh Bhakna, Bhagwan Singh Gyanee, Har Dayal, Tarak Nath Das, Bhagat Singh Thind, Kartar Singh Sarabha, Abdul Hafiz Mohamed Barakatullah, Rashbehari Bose, and Gulab Kaur.
• The Ghadar, which carried the caption on the masthead:
  • Angrezi Raj Ka Dushman (an enemy of British rule). “Wanted brave soldiers”, the Ghadar declared, “to stir up rebellion in India.