chapter-2 political movements

medieval romantic epics in which there is saga of valour, courage and
bravery. These include the popular love stories of Heer-Ranjha, Sheerin-
Farhad and Sohni-Mahiwal. 117 They taunted the Indians that instead of
dying due to plague and famine, they must die fighting bravely and that,
they opined that it was happening due to Gandhi's policy of non-violence.
During such situations the Ghadr party literature usually mentioned the
ancient texts of Vedas and Kuran to take inspiration from. 118 The second
phase of the Ghadr movement never forgot to mention the challenge
opposed by great sacrifices made by Bhagat Singh and his associates for
their struggle against imperialism. 119 Similarly, the great heroes of the
Ghadr party movement including Babu Harnam Singh, Dr. Mathura
Singh, Harnam Singh Tundilat, Kehar Singh, Chattar Singh and the
martyrs of Kamagatamaru find mention in the Ghadr literature. The
hangings of prominent Babbar Akali leaders are repeatedly stressed. 120
To wage war against the British the ancient battle of Mahabharta has been
highlighted to end imperial slavery. 121
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bp/ ;ahoh d/ p';/ dh nk; nzdo, e'j Bz{ uho e/ B?jo trk fdnKr/.
;'jD/ :ko d/ gko dhdko ykso, ;'jDh tKr b? skohnK bk fdnKr/.
;a?jo :ko bzvB ukVQ/ BZe i/eo, uD/ T[; th BZe upk fdnKr/.
@n;hI nr n;wkB Bz{ bk fdnKr/,@ fJB T[jh, gzBk 410H
118 ;aKswJh B/ nk Bwod ehs/, ojh oZs Bk jo itkB nzdo.
skes fjzd dh ni nb'g j'Jh, ;s fojk Bk t/d e[okB nzdo.
rKXh b'jo B/ e[M ;tkfonk Bk, ojh nDy Bk fjzd';skB nzdo.
@Gkos to;a d/ B"itkBK dk coia,# fJB T[jh, gzBk 413H
119 okir[o{ dh o{j tzrko nky/, s[;K fjzdhU Y/ohnK YkjhnK feT[I.
;[yd/t d/ jkDhUI T[m' ibdh, coia eo' g{ok v/oK bkJhnK feT[I.
Grs f;zx B/ iBw Bz{ ;cb ehsk, izr d/ye/ g?IdhnK SkJhnK feT[I.
Yzr df;nk izr dk ;kfonK Bz{, fizdK cK;hnK Bkb bNekJhnK feT[I.
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120 j[zdh ikB i/ n;K d/ ftZu :ko', pZpo ;s eZm/ cK;h ukVd/ Bk.
o[bd/ jv Bk f;zx joBkw pkp{, Bkb/ f;zx wEok vkeNko d/ Bk.
ekwkrkNk d/ thoK d/ ftu Sksh, ;kv/ tjzfdnK s/ r'bh wkod/ Bk.
N[zvh bkN, joBkw s/ e/jo :ko', uZso f;zx Bz{ i/jb ftu wkod/ Bk.
@j[zd/ fjzdhU nZi niakd i/eo, w/jD/ Mbd/ e[M ;z;ko d/ Bk,# fJB T[jh, gzBk 422H
121 :[X j':k ;h oky;aK fit/I fgZS/, Y'b ;zy Brko/ pikU j[D sK.