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Mukand Lal

Village: Manko

City: Jalandhar

Mukand Lal, Pathak, son, or adopted son, of Pandit Gujar Ram, Saraswati Brahmin of Manko, District Jullundur. Left India for America in 1912 with Jagat Ram (J-2) and the late Kidar Nath Sondhi. Was reported to be a particular follower of Har Dyal and attended the Delhi bomb commemoration dinners given by the latter on 25th December 1912 and 23rd December 1913. Attended Tarak Nath Das's meeting at which very seditious speeches were made. Delivered a seditious lecture at Holt, California, in the Winter of 1914-15. Was a member of the Nalinda Club. Attended Har Dyal's dinner in honor of the Late Ram Chandra Peshawari (one of the leaders of the Ghadr Party), at 1936 Bonita Ave. Berkeley. Took the degree of B. Sc. In 1916 from the University of California, and graduated in Electrical engineering from the University of Illinois in 1918. Was a permanent subscriber to the "Ghadr". In 1919 he intended starting a Satyagraha Society, to "expose the British rule in India to the world", and was engaged in distributing seditious literature in the Eastern part of the U. S. A. Is the author of a book entitled "India a Graveyard". Applied for a passport to India in 1922, but was refused on account of his having taken part in subversive propaganda. Was said to be the Editor of the "Ghadr" magazine for five years, and towards the end of 1926 was reported to be the Secretary of the United India League of Detroit. Arrived in India by the S.S. "City of Cairo" in April 1927. Was said to be very friendly with Syed Hussain, late editor of the Pratap. Took up his abode in Chak No. 263, P. S. Dikot, district Lyallpur, since long. Is still a man of political bent of mind and makes "Charkha Ghandhi".

Description : Age 39 years; height 5-10".