Gulab Kaur was an Indian freedom fighter. She was born around 1890 and died in 1941.

Early life

Born circa 1890 in the village Bakshiwala in

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district of

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, Gulab Kaur was married to Mann Singh. The couple went to

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, intending to migrate to

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ultimately.

Political career

, Gulab Kaur joined

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, an organization founded by

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n immigrants with the aim to liberate the

n Subcontinent from

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Rule. Gulab Kaur kept vigil on party printing press in guise. Posing as a journalist with a press pass in hand, she distributed arms to the Ghadar Party members. Gulab Kaur also encouraged others to join the

by distributing independence literature and delivering inspiring speeches to Indian passengers of ships. Gulab Kaur with about fifty other freedom Ghadrites of the Philippines joined the S.S. Korea batch and sailed for India, changing at Singapore from S.S. Korea to Tosha Maru. After reaching India, she with some other revolutionaries were active in the villages of Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur and Jallandhar to mobilize the masses for armed revolution for the cause of the independence of the country. She was sentenced to two years in prison in

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, then in British-India and now in

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, for seditious acts. There is a book available about Gulab Kaur titled ''Gadar Di Dhee Gulaab Kaur'' in Punjabi written by Kesar Singh published in 2014.

References

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