Kartar Singh

Remembering Kartar Singh, on his Jayanti, who was leading luminary of the Ghadar Party. Kartar Singh was executed at Lahore in November 1915 for his role in the Ghadar in February 1915. He was Editor of Punjabi Gadhar Newspaper.
When he was fifteen, his parents put him on board a ship for America to work there. The ship landed at the American port of San Francisco in January 1912.
The American Immigration officer put Indians through rigorous questioning while people of other countries were allowed to pass after slight checks. Kartar Singh asked one of the passengers about this type of behaviour. He told him, "Indians are the citizens of a slave country. As such, they are treated badly."
This incident had a great effect on Sarabha.Bhagat Singh was inspired by him.The court observed that Kartar Singh was the most dangerous of all the rebels. "He is very proud of the crimes
committed by him. He does not deserve mercy and should be sentenced to death".
It is said that he died singing it: (A song which he wrote and always sang)
"ਸੇਵਾ ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਜਿੰਦੜੀਅੇ ਬੜੀ ਔਖੀ,
ਗੱਲਾਂ ਕਰਨੀਆਂ ਢੇਰ ਸੁਖੱਲੀਆਂ ਨੇ,
ਜਿੰਨੇ ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਚ ਪੈਰ ਪਾਇਆ,
ਓਹਨਾ ਲੱਖ ਮੁਸੀਬਤਾਂ ਝੱਲੀਆਂ ਨੇ."
Serving ones country is very difficult
It is so easy to talk
Anyone who walked on that path
Must endure millions of calamitiesKartar Singh Sarabha on his Jayanti (24th May 1896)