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The 'Yugantar Ashram', the headquarters of the Ghadar Party, was established at:
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Answer: Option A — San Francisco (USA)
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The "Yugantar Ashram", the headquarters of the Ghadar Party, was established at 436 Hill Street (later Wood Street), San Francisco, in the United States.
About the Yugantar Ashram:
- It was the office, press and meeting place of the Ghadar Party.
- The party's newspaper "Ghadar" (meaning "revolt" or "mutiny") was printed here, in Urdu, Punjabi (Gurmukhi), Hindi and other languages.
- The newspaper was sent to Indians in America, Canada, East Asia and India, to spread revolutionary ideas.
- The name "Yugantar" ("new age") was inspired by the Bengali revolutionary journal of the same name.
About the Ghadar Party:
- It was formed by Indian immigrants in the United States and Canada, most of whom were Punjabi Sikh farmers and workers, as well as students.
- It aimed to overthrow British rule in India through an armed revolution.
- Its leaders included Lala Har Dayal and others.
The Ghadar revolt (1915):
- When the First World War broke out in 1914, the Ghadarites believed that it was the right time to start a revolution in India.
- Thousands of Ghadarites returned to India to start an uprising among Indian soldiers.
- The plan for a revolt in February 1915 failed because of informers, and many Ghadarites were arrested.
- Many were tried in the Lahore Conspiracy Cases; many were hanged, and many were imprisoned in the Andaman Islands.
Today:
The building now houses the Ghadar Memorial Hall, maintained by the Indian government.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Vancouver, Berlin and London were other centres of Indian activity abroad, but the Yugantar Ashram was in San Francisco.
Quick tip
Remember: Yugantar Ashram = headquarters of the Ghadar Party, San Francisco (newspaper "Ghadar"); Ghadar revolt plan of February 1915 failed; Lahore Conspiracy Cases.
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