Ram Chandra Bharadwaj, also known as Pandit Ram Chandra was the president of the

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between 1914 and 1917. As a member of the Ghadar Party, Ram Chandra was also one of the founding editors of the Hindustan Ghadar and a key leader of the party in its role in the

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. He assumed the role of the president of the party following

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's departure for Switzerland in 1914 and, along with

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and Maulvi Mohammed Barkatullah, was key in rallying the support of the South Asian community in the Pacific Coast in the wake of the

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incident for the planned February mutiny. Ram Chandra was assassinated on 24 April 1918 on the last day of the

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by Ram Singh, a fellow defendant who believed that Ram Chandra was a British agent.

References

Echoes of Freedom:South Asian pioneers in California 1899-1965
University of California, Berkeley. Bancroft Library. * ww.aicc.org.in/role_of_press_in_india’s_struggle_for_freedom.php Role of Press in India's Struggle for Freedom The

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. Accessed 22 November 2007.
Saga of indomitable courage. Ivninderpal Singh

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, India. Accessed 22 November 2007.
Gadar Memorial Center, San Francisco
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External links

Ram Chandra Bharadwaj materials in the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)
{{Indian Revolutionary Movement Ghadar Party Hindu–German Conspiracy 1918 deaths