Gadhar Movement

This is video recording of speech of S. Ajmer Singh during the release of Book Gadhri Babie Kaun Sann? (Who were Gadhris?) at Shingar Benquet Hall, 2084 Steeles Ave E,…

This is video recording of speech of S. Ajmer Singh during the release of Book Gadhri Babie Kaun Sann? (Who were Gadhris?) at Shingar Benquet Hall, 2084 Steeles Ave E, Brampton, Ontario (Canada) on November 16, 2013

The Gadhar Movement of 1914-15 was a historic movement by Sikh migrants, who returned to Punjab/India from America/Canada with a view to overthrow the colonial British rule.
The Gadhari Babie took inspiration and guidance from Sikh Ideology and history to adopt the path of revolution but the historians who wrote the history of Gadhar movement attempted to present the gadhar movement from Indian Nation state’s perspective, and presented as if Sikh gadhris had abandoned the Sikh values and they had totally adopted the Indian/Hindu nationalist values.

The Gadhari Babie took inspiration and guidance from Sikh Ideology and history to adopt the path of revolution but the historians who wrote the history of Gadhar movement attempted to present the gadhar movement from Indian Nation state’s perspective, and presented as if Sikh gadhris had abandoned the Sikh values and they had totally adopted the Indian/Hindu nationalist values.

In this Episode of Qaumi Masle Rajwinder Singh Rahi puts forth historic evidences as well as his arguments while clarifying that the Gadhar Lehar (1914-15) was a Sikh Movement.

This Episode provides basic introduction about the Gadhar Movement. It covers issues like: How, When and Why Sikhs migrated to America/Canada or other countries? What were the circumstances that led to the rise of Gadhar Movement? What was inspirational force that motivated these Sikhs to took part in the Gadhar Movement. What were the reasons behind the failure of the Gadhar, besides other related issues.

The Gahdar Movement of 1914-15 was a historic movement by Sikh migrants, who returned to Punjab/India from America/Canada with a view to overthrow the colonial British rule.
Though in terms of armed struggle the movement a failure but this movement had many unique features that made it a historic and memorable movement.
SikhSiyasat.Com has planned three episodes on the Gadhar Movement, as it was felt that this topic needs to addressed thoroughly.

In this talkshow, Senior Journalists S. Sukhdev Singh (who had personally met many surviving Gadhris) and S. Rajinder Singh Rahi discussed the real dynamics of the Gadhar movement.