Kartar Singh Sarabha

by Bhagat Singh Originally published in GADAR, a Newsletter of the Gadar Memorial Center, 5 Wood Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 November/December 1992 Revolutionary Kartar Singh, the great devotee of Bellona, the goddess of war, was not even twenty years old when he sacrificed himself on the altar of goddess of freedom. He appeared like a storm from somewhere, ignited the flame of revolution and tried to wake up the sleeping Bellona. He blazed the holy yajna of revolution and became himself an offering for the same. Who was he? From what world did he suddenly appear? And where did he go? We were awestruck. Such courage, selfconfidence, and dedication is rarely found. Few persons have been born in India who can be called revolutionary in true sense of the word. Kartar Singh's name comes at the top among these few. Revolution lived in his veins. There was only one aim of his life, only one desire, only one hope - all that held meaning in his life was revolution. Kartar Singh was born in Sarabha, a village in district Ludhiana, in 1896. He was the only son of his parents. He was still very young when his father died. His grandfather brought him up with great care. After passing the ninth grade, he went to Orissa to live with his uncle. He completed his high school and began college while there. It was the year 1910-1911, when he had the opportunity to read a lot of books outside the narrow range of school or college text books. This was also the time of nationalist movement. It was this political environment that aroused the feeling of patriotism in him. It was then that he decided that he must travel to America. The family did not have any opposition to that. He arrived in San Francisco in 1912. Having arrived in the "free nation" his tender heart was subjected to blows and humiliation at every step. He would be very upset when he heard himself being called a damn Hindu or black man by the whites. At every step he felt his country's dignity and respect in jeopardy. With the constant memory of home, he also visualized India - helpless and in chains. His tender heart began to harden gradually and his determination to sacrifice his life for the freedom of country began to become firm. It was impossible for him to remain calm. The question began to haunt him. How would the country become free if peaceful means failed. Without wasting much time in thinking, he began to organize Indian laborers. Passion for freedom began to grow in them. He would sit with a worker for hours and explain to him how death is thousand times preferable to life of slavery filled with humiliation. Many persons joined him when the work progressed. A special meeting of these people took place in May 1912. A few selected Indians attended that meeting. All of them took vow to dedicate their mind, body and wealth for the freedom of their country. Meantime the exiled Punjabi patriot Bhagwan Singh reached there. Meetings began to take place in a great number. Part 2 Intensive teaching became the name. Work was increased. The file was prepared. Then the need for a paper was felt. A paper named Gadar was launched. Its first issue was published in November 1913. Kartar Singh was also a member of its editorial board. His pen was very powerful. Members of the editorial board printed the paper on a hand press. Kartar Singh was a carefree young man who loved revolution. Whenever he was tired running the press, he would sing:

Serving ones country is very difficult It is so easy to talk Anyone who walked on that path Must endure millions of calamities. The dedication with which Kartar Singh worked gave courage to all others. Whether anyone else knew how to make India free or not, whether anyone else ever thought about it or not, Kartar Singh had given a lot of thought. In the meantime her joined an institute in New York to learn how to fly a plane and began his mission there wholeheartedly. In September 1914 Kamagata Maru ship had to return without unloading its human cargo after its passenger suffered indescribable tortures at the hand of the imperialist whites. So Kartar Singh along with Kranti Priya Gupta and an American anarchist named Jack went to Japan. He met Baba Gurdit Singh in Kobe and held consultations with him. From Yugantar Ashram, San Francisco, copies of Gadar, Gadar ki Gunj and many other publications were printed and distributed regularly. Propaganda was increasing every day. Enthusiasm kept in the air. In a public meeting held in Stockton in February 1914, Indian freedom flag was unfurled. Oaths for freedom and equality were taken. Kartar Singh was one of the main speakers in this meeting. All the people present there declared that they would all their had earned money to the struggle for countrys freedom. Suddenly the news from Europe came that the World War I had started. They were overjoyed. In a one voice they sang "Let's return to wage a war for the country", which became the last words and orders. Kartar Singh forcefully advocated for returning to India. Then he himself sailed for Colombo (Sri Lanka). In those people returning from America and going to Punjab were quite often safely. But Kartar Singh did. He dedicated himself to the Party wholeheartedly. They lacked organization. Somehow that was created. In December young Maratha revolutionary Vishnu Ganesh Pingle also reached India. Through their efforts Shachindra Nath Sanyal and Ras Behari also came to Punjab. Kartar Singh was everywhere - if there was a secret meeting in Moga, he was there, next day, message was to be spread among the students in Lahore, he would be the first to be there. Next, the efforts were being made to have an alliance with Ferozepur Cantonments soldiers or there was a need to go to Calcutta for acquiring the arms. He would go everywhere. But there was no money. For that Kartar Singh suggested armed robbery. Many of his colleagues were dumb-founded at the suggestion. He asked them not to worry, told them that even Bhai Parmanand is in favor of robberies. He was given the job to confirm this assertion. Next day he told his colleagues that he had asked him and had his consent. He could not bear the thought that due to the lack of finances, there should be a delay in launching a revolution. One day, they went to a village for the purpose of carrying out a robbery. Kartar Singh was their leader. While robbery was in progress, there was a beautiful young woman in the house. Seeing her a heinous thought came in the mind of a sinner. He forcefully grabbed the woman by the hand. The woman shrieked out of fear. Kartar Singh immediately took out his pistol, reach that person, and place the pistol on his forehead, disarmed him and shouted, "You wretched man, your crime is very serious, you should be punished to die for that. But the circumstances force us to forgive you. But you fall on the feet of this woman, ask her forgiveness by saying, my sister, forgive me please. Then forgiveness for this fall of mine, If they forgive you, we will let you remain alive, otherwise you shall be shot dead." He obliged. The matter had not gone too far. Seeing this, eyes of the mother and her daughter were filled with tears. In an affectionate tone the mother said to Kartar Singh, "Son, you seem in such a heinous work? Kartar Singh was deeply moved. He said, "Mother, we are not doing this because of greed for money. In money for arms. How else can we get that? Mother, we have been forced to do this for the great goal (of Indias freedom)." It was a very painfully moving scene. The mother spoke again, "We have to marry this girl away. It would be nice if you could leave some for that." Kartar Singh placed all the money before the mother and said, "Take whatever you want." The mother took some money, placed the rest in the bag of Kartar Singh and gave

him blessings, "Go, my son, may you succeed in your mission." This episode shows that even when Kartar Singh was involved in such a dangerous job as robbery, his heart remained pure filled with pious thoughts and emotions. Preparation was made for revolt to take place in February 1915. In the first week (of Feb. 1915) he along with Pingle and some other friends went to Agra, Kanpur, Allahabad, Lucknow, Meerut and other places to meet people and consult them about the coming revolt. Finally the day for which they waited so long was drawing near. February 21, 1915 was the day fixed for launching the revolt all over India. All preparations were being made according to that. But at the same time a rat was sitting at the root of the tree of their hopes branches was nibbling at it. Four or five days before (the appointed date) it was suspected that every thing would be ruined because of the betrayal by Kirpal Singh. Because of that suspicion Kartar Singh asked Rash Behari Bose to change the date of the revolt to February 19 instead of 21. Even after doing that Kirpal Singh came to know this. The result of the presence of one traitor within the revolutionary group was dangerous and grave. Ras Behari Bose and Kartar Singh had no real way to keep their plans secret. The misfortune of India can be the only reason for all this. Kartar Singh reached Ferozepur with his fifty or sixty colleagues according to the place. He met with his friend soldier Havaldar and talked to him about the revolt. But Kirpal Singh had already spoiled everything. Indian soldiers were disarmed. Arrests were made on a mass scale. Havaldar refused to help. Efforts of Kartar Singh were unsuccessful. He went to Lahore disappointed. The pace of arrests all over Punjab was quickened. Friends began to leave them. In this situation Ras Behari Bose lay in a house in Lahore in depression. Kartar Singh too came there and lay down on another cot with his back toward Ras Behari Bose. They did not say a word to each other, but silently understood that agony of each others heart. How can we even imagine what they were going through. Our destiny remained to hit out heads against the gate. But we could not have the means to try our destiny. Their only desire was that the way would prolong and they arrived in barrack number 5 near Sargodha and talked about the revolt again. There they were caught. They were chained. Fearless revolutionary Kartar Singh was brought to Lahore (police) Station. He told the police chief there, "Mr. Tomkin, how about some food??" He was so full of life. Friends and foes were equally impressed with his mesmerizing personality - happy to see him. He was happy at the time of his arrest. He often said, "Let me be given a title of revolutionary after I die bravely with courage. Let people remember me as revolutionary Kartar Singh." The trial proceeded. He was only eighteen and a half at that time. He was the youngest defendant. But the judge wrote about him, "he is one of the most dangerous among the defendants. During his stay in America and then in India there is not a single part of this conspiracy in which he has not played an important role." One day his turn came to testify. He admitted everything. He kept delivering his revolutionary testimony. The judge kept looking at him pressing his pen between his teeth. He did not write a single word. Later he said only this much, "Kartar Singh, as yet your testimony has now been recorded. Please give your testimony lead to? Eye-witnesses tell us that Kartar Singh replied to the judge in a carefree tone, "you can only hang me, what more can you do? We are not afraid of that." That concluded the court proceedings for the day. The next day again began with the testimony of Kartar Singh. Many judges thought the day before that Kartar Singh was speaking on the instructions of Bhai Permanent. They were unable to reach the depth of revolutionary Kartar Singhs heart. Kartar Singhs testimony was more forceful, more vigorous and like the previous day it admitted everything. In the end he said, "What sentence will I receive for my crime? Life-sentence or death/. I would prefer death, so that I could be born again - as long as the India does not become free I would be born again and again - and would be hanged for my country. This is the only last wish I have." Judges were very impressed by his bravery. But like an enemy with big heart they did not call his bravery as bravery but remembered him with shameless words. Not only they showered abuses on Kartar Singh, but gave him the sentence to be hanged. He smiled and thanked the judges.

Kartar Singh was locked in his death cell. His grandfather came to see him. He said, "Kartar Singh, people for whom you are giving your life use abusive language for your. It does no also seem that the country will benefit from death. Kartar Singh asked him very softly, "Dadaji, where is (such and such) relative of ours?" "He died in plague." "And the other one?" "He died of cholera." "So you want that Kartar Singh should be lying on his bed for months suffering with some sickness and die! Is this death not thousand times better than that?" His grandfather was speechless. Today, again the question arises. What good did his sacrifice do? For what did he give his life? The answer to that is very clear. He died for the country. His ideal was simple to die fighting in the service of his nation. He wanted nothing more. He wanted to remain unknown even in his death. The case lasted for a year and a half. On November 16, 1915 he was hanged. That day too he was happy as always. His weight too increased. He embraced the hanging rope with the words, "Victory to Mother India."

Re: Shaheed Sardar Kartar Singh Sarabha

by Anant September 14th, 2009, 9:48 am

Kartar Singh Sarabha was barely nineteen years old when the Indians in America developed strong consciousness against their enslavement by the British. The Ghadar Party organized this sentiment into an unrelenting war against the British. Kartar Singh had passed his matriculation before leaving the country. He had a revolutionary temperament from the very childhood. A study of his life at school shows that he thought very differently from his classmates. He led his class-fellows in sports. He organized school children against the wrongful acts of the teachers. In 1912 he landed at the port of San Francisco in California and joined many of his compatriots in taking up work in the countryside of California as a farm laborer. There he came face to face with the exploitative attitude of the American farmers and the scorn of the average American worker for Indians. He soon realized that slavery was the biggest curse heaved upon a nation. He exchanged views with his countrymen. The scornful attitude of Americans had opened the eyes of Indians who could no longer tolerate satirical vibes addressed to them. Kartar Singh came across many other Indians who shared his views. He collected them together and organized a meeting in w6ich Lala Har Dayal, Pandit Jagat Ram Rihana, Bhal Jawala Singh and many Indian students and workers participated. They deliberated on the causes of continued enslavement of India. It was felt that a very strong organization was necessary to lead and carry on the battle for liberation. This meeting of minds was a prelude to the creation of the organization but it could not carry out any agenda on its own.

During this period, Indian workers in the factories of Oregon and Washington states had raised their levels of consciousness to a level where they laid the foundations of an organization. The Ghadar Party was founded in March 1913 in Astoria in the state of Washington. Kartar Singh was beside himself with joy on hearing the news of the launching of the organization. He joined the party immediately. The Ghadar, newspaper which made its appearance on 1st of November, 1913 owed a lotto his efforts. The newspaper was printed on a hand-operated machine and Kartar Singh not only wrote the Punjabi text but also operated the machine. With the increase of work, many other comrades came to the headquarters. Kartar Singh was ever eager to lend his helping hand to every one. He tried to keep all in good humour. Like a true revolutionary, he had completely overcome his ego and had dedicated his life in the service of the country. The Ghadar Party was initially formed by representatives of Oregon and Washington. Californian comrades joined later on. Kartar Singh,Sarabha was catalytic in bringing the Californians also into the fold of the party., A conference of representatives of Oregon, Washington and California was held at Stockton in California in February, 1914 which resulted in the formal representation of California in the Ghadar Party. This influx gave added vigour to the Ghadar movement and the party gained tremendous strength. As soon as the first world. war started, a war counsel was held by Indians in Sacramento to raise the banner of revolt against the British. Kartar Singh played a key role and when the party asked for volunteers to learn flying, he was the first to offer his name and was selected also. When the party decided to ask its members to leave for India to work forthe revolution, Kartar Singh was in the first batch who boarded the ship for India. He did not come alone but brought along three American revolutionaries who were his friends. Two of them were men and one was a woman. He was adept in adopting disguises. He entered India through Colombo and evaded the eagle eye of the police and reached India and engaged himself in revolutionary work. He met Shachinder Narth Sanyal and Rash Behari Bose through Mr. Pingley. He moved about freely outside Punjab in the company of Pingley and Sanyal. He would enter the army establishments very casually and propagate rebellion. He was successful in converting the sepoys of Qiia Ferozepur for ramapaging the magazine. On the advice of Rash Behari Bose cand incitement of Nawab Khan he agreed to committing dacoities. And thereafter there was no such action in which he did not participate. Even while commiting dac6ities, he was forthright in speaking of his mission. He would tell the affected that

since there was no other source of money and it was necesary to throw out the British, they were compelled to do such acts and he promised that after liberation all the money now looted would be returned with interest. He had exemplary moral character. During the dacoity at Sahnewal, a member of the gang cast an evil eye on a beautiful girl. Sarabha immediately placed his revolver on the chest of the. culprit and forced him to offer apology for his conduct. He gave the slip to police many a time. Once he went to the house of a friend on bicycle. He found that the police was making a search of the house. Kartar Singh was dressed like a gentleman. He told the police that they must be rigorous in performing their duty and give anti-government elements a proper treatment. Police thought him to be a government employee. He talked to them for some ten to fiteen minutes and left the scene. When the policemen faced him in the court, they felt extremely humiliated and the judge and audience had a hearty laugh. After the failure of the revolution-, the members who had escaped arrest decided to leave India. Kartar Singh, Hamam Singh Tunditat, Jagat Singh etc. were asked to go to Afghanistan and they did make a move towards that area. But his conscience did not permit him to run away when all his cororades had been held. He came back with two friends and went over to Chak No. 5 in Sargodha where there was a military stud and started propagating rebellion amongst the armymen. A Risaidar got him and his friends arrested. CID officers like Mr. Tomkin were rather afraid of interrogating him. He was a fearless and unrelenting youngman, devoted to the cause of independence and a sworn enemy of slavery. When he was an undertrial in Lahore Central Jail, he made an abortive attempt to escape. He was caught with saws and other cutting instruments and bomb-making material. But he was as selfassured as ever. He continued to laugh. and make others laugh. He would draw tunes by striking at his fetters and go on singing nationalist songs. When the case came to be heard, we saw simultaneously two courts. The judges held their court and Sarabha held his court joking and laughing away with his friends. The moles and prosecution witnesses were the butt of his humour. Thejudges would ring their bells but no one would pay any attention to them. After the prosecution witnesses had been examined, Kartar Singh Sarabha was asked to make his statement. He accepted his role in the movement and proudly proclaimed that whatever he did, he did with a sense of responsibility. He considered it his dutyto rouse the people against British slavery. And his calling the army to rebel, preparing national flags and performing other revolutionary acts were towards fulfilment of his inalienable birth right to see India independent and free. On recording his evidence, the Judges remarked: "Kartar Singh, do you know where your confession is going to lead you to?" Kartar Singh replied that he knew his fate. He could be hanged or transported for life. The judge gave him time and asked him to think overnight. The next day again, Kartar Singh stuck to his statement and toidthejudgesthat he stood byeveryword he had said earlier.

When the sentence of death was pronounced on Kartar Singh, he laughed and said in a loud voice: "Thank you". After the pronouncement of the death sentence, Kartar Singh and his, friends were sent to the condemned cells and were dressed in the uniform of condemned prisoners, the Jail Superintendent went to him. In pursuance of legal stipulations, he asked Kartar Singh if he wanted to make a mercy petition. Kartar Singh replied that he was not interested in a mercy petition but requested for an early execution of the sentence so that he could take rebirth and fight against slavery again.. On 16th November, 1915, the government decision to commute the death sentences of 17, other Ghadarites to transporation Of life was communicated but Kartar Singh and six of his comrades were still condemned to be hanged, hewas again asked to make a mercy petiton but his reply was the same. "Execute the sentence immediately". Kartar Singh had lost his father and mother in early childhood. His old grandfather had brought him up. When he came for the fast meeting with Kartar Singh he started weeping. Kartar Singh addressed him "Dadaji, why do you weep? 1 am not leaving after causing any disgrace to the family. 1 am being hanged for the crime of working for the liberation of thirty crore suppressed and enslaved people. You should not weep over such a glorious death but celebrate'it". The grandfather was overwhelmed by these courageous words coming from the lips of Kartar Singh and gave him his last blessing. Kartar Singh and six of his comrades were hanged to death in Lahore Central Jail on the rooming of 17th November, 1915. A lot has been said and written about this martyrdom. Kartar Singh put the noose around his neck himself and laughed away death and immortalised himself. In the short span of life he spent on this earth and inspite of his youth and lack of experience, Kartar Singh sacrificed his life in the cause of liberation of humanity at large and his countrymen in particular. He has very few peers in the annals of world history.

Shaheed kartar singh srabha di barsi 16th november tey mere walon iss shaheed nu parnaam ,,,,, ajj iss shaheed di qurbaani nu saarey bhul chukey ney ,,jo saadey lai bohot hi sharam waali gal hai ,,,,, kuch jaankaari uss jodhey baarey Kartar Singh Sarabha Place of birth: Sarabha Village, Ludhiana, Punjab Place of death: Lahore, British India(16th november) Movement: Indian Independence movement, Ghadar Conspiracy Major organizations: Ghadar Party

Kartar Singh Sarabha Grewal (1896-1915) was an Indian revolutionary who was amongst the most famous accused in the Lahore conspiracy trial. A leading luminary of the Ghadar Party, Kartar Singh was executed at Lahore in November 1915 for his role in the Ghadar Conspiracy in February 1915. Early life Kartar Singh Sarabha Grewal was born into a Grewal Sikh family at village Sarabha in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab, in 1896. His father's name was Sardar Mangal Singh. When he was fifteen, his parents put him on board a ship for America to work there. The ship landed at the American port of San Francisco in January 1912. The American Immigration officer put Indians through rigorous questioning while people of other countries were allowed to pass after slight checks. Kartar Singh asked one of the passengers about this type of behaviour. He told him, "Indians are the citizens of a slave country. As such, they are treated badly." This incident had a great effect on Sarabha. The Ghadar Party and Newspaper On April 21, 1913, the Indians of California assembled and formed the Ghadar Party (Revolution Party). The aim of the Ghadar Party was to get rid of the slavery of the British by means of an armed struggle and set up a national democratic government. Their slogan was "Put at stake everything for the freedom of the country." On the November 1, 1913, the Ghadar Party started printing a paper named Ghadar, which was published in the Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati and Pushto languages. Kartar Singh did all the work for that paper. Revolt in the Punjab With the start of World War I in 1914, the British became thoroughly engrossed in the war effort. Thinking it to be a good opportunity, the leaders of the Ghadar Party published the "Decision of Declaration of War" against the British in issue of 'The Ghadar' dated August 5, 1914. Thousands of copies of the paper were distributed among army cantonments, villages and cities. Kartar Singh reached Calcutta via Colombo on board SS Salamin in November 1914: he accompanied two other Gadhar leaders, Satyen Sen and Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, along with a large number of Gadhar freedom fighters. With a letter of introduction from Jatin Mukherjee, the Jugantar leader, Kartar Singh and Pingle met Rash Behari Bose at Benares to inform him that twenty thousand more Gadhar members were expected very soon.[1] A large number of leaders of the Ghadar Party were arrested by the Government at the ports. In spite of these arrests, a meeting was held by members of the Ghadar Party at Ladhouwal near Ludhiana in which it was decided to commit robberies in the houses of the rich to meet requirements of finance for armed action. Two Ghadris, Waryam Singh and Bhai Ram Rakha were killed in a bomb blast in one such raid. After the arrival of Rash Behari Bose at Amritsar on January 25, 1915, it was decided on a meeting on February 12 that the uprising should be started on February 21. It was planned that after capturing the cantonments of Mian Mir and Ferozepur, mutiny was to be engineered near Ambala and Delhi. Betrayal Kirpal Singh, a police informer ('mole') in the ranks of the Ghadar Party had a large number of members arrested on February 19 and informed the Government of the planned revolt. The Government disarmed the native soldiers due to which the revolt failed. On March 2, 1915, Risaldar Ganda Singh had Kartar Singh, Harman Singh, Tundilat, and Jagit Singh, arrested from Chakk, No. 5, district Lyallpur. Verdict and execution He soon became the symbol of martyrdom and many were influenced from his bravery and sacrifice. Bhagat Singh, another great revolutionary of Indian freedom, regarded Kartar Singh as his guru, friend and brother. A statue of him was erected in Ludhiana, and Punjabi novelist Nanak Singh wrote a novel called Ikk Mian Do Talwaran based on his life. The judges during his trial were impressed by his intellectual skills, but nonetheless he was sentenced to death by hanging. He wrote a popular song which he would sing and it is said that he died singing it:

"Sewa desh di jinddhiye badhi aukhi gallan karnia dher sukhalliyan ne, jinha desh sewa 'ch pair paya ohna lakh museebtan jhalliyan ne." Serving ones country is very difficult It is so easy to talk Anyone who walked on that path Must endure millions of calamities. The judgement in respect of 63 arrested Gadharites was pronounced on September 13, 1915, at the Central Jail, Lahore. In this first conspiracy case of 191415, 24 Gadarites were sentenced to death. Kartar Singh was one of them. The court observed that Kartar Singh was the most dangerous of all the rebels. "He is very proud of the crimes committed by him. He does not deserve mercy and should be sentenced to death". Kartar Singh was hanged in the Central Jail of Lahore on November 16, 1915, when he was only 18.

Kartar Singh Sarabha

Name: Kartar Singh Sarabha Arrested: In February, 1915. Charged with: Conspiracy. Sentenced: To death in Lahore Jail on November 16, 1915.

Born into the family of Sikhs, Kartar Singh Sarabha was one of the many Indian revolutionaries who gave up their lives for the sake of their nations freedom. Sarabha was born in the year 1896 in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. He had obtained his studies from the Malwa Khalsa High School. After his matriculation, he went to America to pursue higher studies at the age of fifteen. During that time, India was one of the colonies of British just like America and Canada. These colonies, especially Canada, opened doors to Indians for higher studies or economic growth. Indians started migrating in huge numbers and employment level dropped for the Canadian residents. Resentment grew in the hearts of Canadians for Indians and they showed their anger by giving them low wages. Kartar Singh, too, went as a student but later was appointed as a fruit picker in a orchard. Singh went to San Francisco to study chemistry in the year 1912 without any opposition from his family. He faced rigorous questioning before he was allowed to enter the premises. He was subjected to never ending humiliation at every step. He, like other Indians, was recognized as damn Hindu or black man. He was often told by his fellow Indians that Indians are the citizens of a slave country. As such, they are treated badly. He realized that whites had no respect for his country. His tender heart began to harden gradually and his determination to sacrifice his life for the freedom of his motherland began to become firm. On 21 April 1913, the Indians of California assembled and formed the Ghadar Party to overthrow the British by the means violence. Their slogan was "Put at stake everything for the freedom of the country." Singhs major role in the Ghadar Movement was the establishment of the official newspaper of the movement. The newspaper, named Ghadar, was published in the Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati and Pushto languages. This paper, sent to Indians all over the world focused on the unmasking the truth of British rule and gave detailed information on making and using weapons and explosives. Ghadar party planned many conspiracies against the British government. Kirpal Singh, a police informer, helped in arresting many ghadarites. After this failed revolt, many ghadarites fled to different countries to save their lives but Singh decided to come back because all his comrades had been arrested. He was arrested in February 1915. In September 1915 the court at Lahore announced death sentence for his role in Ghadar conspiracy. He was hanged to death on 16th November, 1915. Singh, at the age of 19, became the symbol of a heroic Indian martyrdom and inspired many with his bravery.