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

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

, and a member of

Ghadar Party The Ghadar Movement was an early 20th century, international political movement founded by expatriate Indians to overthrow British rule in India. The early movement was created by conspirators who lived and worked on the West Coast of the Unite ...

. 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. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

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

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

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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