Q. With reference to the early revolutionary activities outside India, consider the following statements:
1.Tarak Nath Das started the journal Free Hindustan from Vancouver, which adopted a militant nationalist tone and later moved its base to Seattle and then to New York.
2.The Swadesh Sevak Home was established in Vancouver by G.D. Kumar, who also published a Gurmukhi paper called Swadesh Sevak to mobilize Indian settlers.
3.The United India House was a joint venture of Tarak Nath Das and G.D. Kumar, established in Seattle in 1910 after they were forced to leave Vancouver.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1: Correct. Tarak Nath Das was a pioneer in North America; Free Hindustan was the first real publication of the Indian diaspora there.
- Statement 2: Correct. D. Kumar’s Swadesh Sevak targeted the Sikh community specifically, preaching the virtues of self-sacrifice.
- Statement 3: Correct. Due to Canadian exclusion laws, many activists moved south to Seattle, where the United India House became a precursor to the Ghadar movement.
