Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha, a Ghadarite and revolutionary, was charged by British authorities for his role in the ‘Lahore Conspiracy Case’ in 1915 after a judge pronounced him “the most dangerous of all rebels”.
Charles Tegart, the legendary police officer of the Empire, once told his colleagues that if Jatindranath were an Englishman, his statue would have been built next to Nelson’s at Trafalgar Square.
Somehow, history tends to forget its heroines, their faces are forgotten, and their bravery remains unsung. Gulab Kaur is one such heroine, a woman whose exceptional courage and sacrifice deserve to be remembered by the country she fought for.
Few people know the fascinating, if chequered, story of Indian immigration to Canada — a tale of hostility and heartache, of tenacity through ups and downs and, finally, of finding a place to call home.