June 2016 \ Diaspora News \ 120TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
Remembering Kartar Singh Sarabha

Kartar Singh Sarabha was one of the first to sacrifice his life for India’s freedom. He was 15 years old in 1912 when he came for higher education at U.C. Berkeley.

By Inder Singh

At the age of 19, Kartar Singh, student, revolutionary, inspiring jewel in India’s freedom struggle, became Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha. No wonder, this young man inspired the likes of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, who is known to have called him his guru.

Inder Singh regularly writes on Indian Diaspora. The article is based on an article on Sarabha in author’s book The Gadar Heroics—life sketches of over 50 Gadar heroes. He is Chairman of Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO). He was president of GOPIO from 2004-2009, president of National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIA) from 1988-92 and chairman from 1992-96. He was founding president of Federation of Indian Associations in Southern California. He can be reached at indersingh-usa@hotmail.com

 




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