Sohanlal Pathak (7 January 1883 — 10 February 1916) was an Indian revolutionary from

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

, and a member of

Ghadar Party The Ghadar Movement or Ghadar Party was an early 20th-century, international political movement founded by expatriate Panjabi s to overthrow British rule in India. Many of the Ghadar Party founders and leaders, including Sohan Singh Bhakna, ...

. Remembered for his martyrdom and for his propagation of the ideals of the Indian nationalism in Burma. In August 1915, he was arrested while organizing a rebellion in Burma. He was put on trial for conspiracy and treason against the

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...

and sentenced to death. He was hanged on 10 February 1916 at Mandalay Jail in

Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...

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Indian nationalists Indian revolutionaries Hindu–German Conspiracy Executed Indian people Revolutionary movement for Indian independence People executed by British India by hanging Indian independence activists from Punjab Province (British India) 1883 births 1916 deaths {{India-activist-stub