Consider the following statements:1. The main objective of the Ghadar ...
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Ghadar movement was spearheaded by the revolutionary group of people, largely from Punjab. They emerged into the Ghadar party which was built around the weekly paper 'The Ghadar'. It was published the weekly paper the Ghadar in commemoration of the mutiny of 1857. Hence statement 2 is correct.
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The Komagata Maru incident and the outbreak of the First World War during 1914 were encouraged the Ghadrites to launch a movement against the British Rule in India.
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Ghadarites started their movement from Punjab. But later on, they shifted their base to San Francisco, United States.
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Indian revolutionaries in the United States of America and Canada had established the Ghadar Party in 1913. Along with Lala Hardyal and Ram Chandra, Mohammed Barkatullah, Bhagwan Singh and Sohan Singh Bakhna were some of the prominent leaders of the Ghadar Party.
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A marked feature of Ghadar ideology was its democratic and egalitarian content. It was clearly stated by the Ghadarites that their objective was the establishment of the Independent Republic of India.
Hence statement 1 is correct.
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Consider the following statements:1. The main objective of the Ghadar ...
The Ghadar movement was a revolutionary movement started by Indian immigrants in the United States and Canada in 1913. It aimed to overthrow British rule in India and establish an independent republic. The movement was led by Indian expatriates, primarily Punjabi Sikhs, who had settled in North America. The movement was named after the Ghadar Party, a political organization founded by Indian nationalists in 1913.
Objective of the Ghadar Movement:
The main objective of the Ghadar movement was to establish the Independent Republic of India. The movement aimed to overthrow the British colonial rule in India through armed rebellion. The Ghadarites believed that India could only be liberated through revolution and that the Indian masses needed to be mobilized for this purpose. They advocated for the use of violence as a means of achieving independence and were inspired by revolutionary movements in Europe and America.
Commemoration of the Mutiny of 1857:
The Ghadar movement was not established to commemorate the mutiny of 1857. However, the Ghadarites were inspired by the spirit of the mutiny and saw it as a precursor to their own struggle for independence. The Ghadar movement was launched on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the mutiny, and the Ghadarites saw themselves as continuing the legacy of the mutineers. The Ghadarites believed that the mutiny had shown that the Indian masses were capable of rising up against colonial rule, and that this spirit needed to be rekindled in order to achieve independence.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, both statements given in the question are correct. The main objective of the Ghadar movement was to establish the Independent Republic of India, and a weekly paper, the Ghadar, was published in commemoration of the mutiny of 1857.