Sohan Singh Bhakna Indian Freedom Fighter

Sohan Singh Bhakna Indian Freedom Fighter

SOHAN SINGH BHAKNA (1870-1968)
He was a Namdhari Sikh who went to USA in 1909 in search of employment.  There he founded, in 1913, the Hind Association, later known the Hind Association of the Pacific Coast.  Sohan Singh Bhakna was the founder President and Lala Hardayal the Secretary of this association of the Indian settlers in USA and Canada.  This association began to publish a paper Ghadar, after which the revolutionary activities of the association came to be known as the Ghadar Party.  Shohan Singh was associated with Komagata Maru ship incident in 1914.  He was arrested for his role in the Ghadar Party activities and was sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to transportation for life.  He spent 16 years in the Andamans and other prisons in India.  He was released in 1930 and devoted his remaining years to organising Kisan Sabhas.