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Sohan Singh Bhakna

Sohan Singh Bhakna

1870–1968

Nationality
British Raj
Occupation
politician

Baba Sohan Singh Bhakna (4 January 1870 – 20 December 1968) was an Indian revolutionary, the founding president of the Ghadar Party, and a leading member of the party involved in the Ghadar Conspiracy of 1915.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Cellular Jail
    Dates unknown

Biography

Baba Sohan Singh Bhakna (4 January 1870 – 20 December 1968) was an Indian revolutionary, the founding president of the Ghadar Party, and a leading member of the party involved in the Ghadar Conspiracy of 1915. Tried at the Lahore Conspiracy trial, Sohan Singh served sixteen years of a life sentence for his part in the conspiracy before he was released in 1930. He later worked closely with the Indian labour movement, devoting considerable time to the Kisan Sabha of the Communist Party of India.

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