The association began publishing the magazine Gadar, to promote the aims, objectives and activities of the organization. Gadar, literally means revolt or mutiny and the publication aimed at exposing the British imperialism. It also called upon the Indian people to unite and rise up against the British rule and throw them out of India. The publication Gadar, over a period of time, became well known among Indians and the Hindustan Association of the Pacific Coast itself became known as the Gadar party. The movement continued for a few years but did not achieve its intended objective of freeing India. Nevertheless, Gadar leaders mobilized the then world Indian community and left a major impact on India’s struggle for freedom.

The desire to liberate India was still a burning issue with many Indians. However the means to obtain freedom were changed from the use of arms which the Gadarites had adopted to the power of pen of the new leadership. Lala Lajpat Rai, one of the prominent movement leaders in India, who later became known as “the Lion of Punjab”, came to the US in 1914 to elicit American support for the Freedom movement. He founded the Indian Home Rule League in 1917 in New York and in 1918, started publishing Young India as his organization’s magazine to reach out to individuals, groups and organizations. He started publishing articles in the American media, cultivated contacts with intellectuals and gained the support of wide audience of Americans sympathetic towards the cause of India’s freedom.