Yugantar Ashram

The Yugantar Ashram was the building in San Francisco, California that housed the headquarters[1] of the Ghadar Party, the liberation movement of India. First headquarters was at 436 Hill St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA .Ghadar Party operated from there from 1913 to 1917.It housed a printing machine which published Ghadar a newspaper from here.In 1917 headquarters of Ghadar Party were shifted to 5 wood street San-francisco ( CA), which is present site of Ghadar Memorial.Ashram building with historical records was handed over to Goveronment of India in 1949.on a move from local community since 1952 to setup a memorial,Govt of India sanctioned $83000 for restoration of dilapidated building .Ground breaking for restoration work was done by Indian external affairs minister S. Swaran Singh in sept. 1974.Ghadar Memorial was inaugurated in 1975 by TN Kaul Indian ambassador to US [2][3] A memorial establishing a historical museum and library has been built there.

There are 21 framed pictures of the Gadar Party leaders and martyrs on two opposite walls of the main hall. Twenty-two open bookshelves have an assortment of books and four showcases display some Gadar Party material.[4]

newspaper Yugantar Ashram

Yugantar Circular was also name of weekly newspaper [5] started by Har Dayal [6] secretary of Ghadr Party which was later named Ghadr as per decision taken in Oregon meeting at Finnish Socialist Hall in Astoria Oregon for starting and opening headquarter of Ghadr party in San Francisco and starting newspaper Ghadr with Sohan Singh Bhakna as President

References
  1. Jain, Phūlacanda (1998). Svatantratā senānī granthamālā: Krāntikārī āndolana, suprasiddha prasanga. India: Concept Publishing Company. p. 7. ISBN 9788170227519.
  2. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/Gadar-Memorial-to-be-converted-into-museum-and-library/article20584825.ece
  3. http://www.sikhfoundation.org/people-events/gadar-memorial-in-san-francisco-to-be-museum-and-library/
  4. https://www.sikhpioneers.org/gadar-memorial-center-san-francisco/
  5. "[Extract from William C. Hopkinson, Immigration Inspector, to William W. Cory, Deputy Minister of the Interior. Copy]. Page 2 | Komagata Maru Journey". komagatamarujourney.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  6. Brown, Emily C (1975). Har Dayal. Tucson :University of Arizona Press.


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