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Historical Milestones
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Early Life & Lineage
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- Born into a prominent Mohyal Brahmin family in Karyala (Jhelum).
- Lineage traces back to Bhai Mati Das and Bhai Sati Das (martyrs associated with Guru Tegh Bahadur).
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Arya Samaj & Education
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- Strongly influenced by the Arya Samaj movement.
- Served as a professor/educator at the prestigious D.A.V. College in Lahore.
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Global Missions & Ghadar Movement
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- South Africa (1905): Visited South Africa as a Vedic missionary and stayed with Mahatma Gandhi.
- United States & Caribbean: Traveled to Guyana, Trinidad, and the US. Persuaded Lala Hardayal to join revolutionary activities in the US, leading to the establishment of the Ghadar Party in San Francisco.
- Authored the book Tarikh-I-Hind for the Ghadar movement.
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First Lahore Conspiracy Case
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- Returned to India in 1914 to organize the revolutionary uprising.
- Arrested in connection with the First Lahore Conspiracy Case (1915) and sentenced to death.
- Death sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment (Kalapani) in the Cellular Jail, Andaman Islands.
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Imprisonment & Hunger Strike
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- Underwent severe forced labor at the Cellular Jail.
- Staged a two-month-long hunger strike against the harsh treatment of political prisoners.
- Released in 1920 following a general amnesty.
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Post-Release Political Life
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- Served as a prominent leader of the Hindu Mahasabha and was elected to the Central Legislative Assembly.
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