Full Name Gulab Kaur | Nationality Indian | |
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Occupation Gadrite freedom fighter | ||
Gulab Kaur was an Indian freedom fighter.
Belonging to village Bakshiwala in Sangrur district of Punjab, India, Gulab Kaur was married to Mann Singh. The couple Punjab went to Manila, Philippines, intending to migrate to America ultimately.
In Manila, Gulab Kaur joined Ghadar Party, an organization founded by Sikh-Punjabi immigrants with the aim to liberate the subcontinent from British Rule.
Gulab Kaur kept vigil on party printing press in guise. Posing as a journalist with a press pass in hand, she distributed arms to the Ghadar Party members. Gulab Kaur also encouraged others to join the Ghadar Party by distributing independence literature and delivering inspiring speeches to Indian passengers of ships.
She was sentenced to two years in prison in Lahore, then in British-India and now in Pakistan, for seditious acts. There is a book available about Gulab Kaur in Punjabi written by S Kesar Singh.