Freed Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Here is a collection of photographs of USA based Indian freedom fighters who were hanged after the infamous Lahore Conspiracy. The most famous being Kartar Singh Sarabha - hanged November 16 1915 aged 19 - The hangings were an inspiration to many such as Bhagat Singh to start Home grown freedom movements. Kartar Singh helped start the Gadr Party while a student at Berkeley (Univ California) and was part of group who went to India to start revolt especially among soldiers. While being quite famous among Punjabis (Jats especially - always name-checked as an ideal 'Anakhi' Jatt in many punjabi songs) there are not as many pictorial depictions of Kartar Singh as there are of Bhagat Singh - and those that do exist tend to be 'cartoon' like or like the Sobha Singh portrait show him with a turban - The statue of Kartar Singh in Ludhiana City also shows him with a turban and with quite indistinct features. All this makes the photograph interesting as it gives you an idea of what he really looked like. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.