P-14. Parma Nand, Bhai, M. A., son of Tara Chand Chhibar, Mohyal Brahmin, of Village Karyala. P. S. Chakwal. District Jhelum, now residing at Shish Mahal Road, Lahore. Educated at the D. A. V. College, Lahore. Became an itinerant lecturer of the Arya Samaj, and later a Professor in the D. A. V. College. Visited South Africa in 1905 and again about 1906 to improve the condition of Indians there. Went to England in 1907 for further education, and while there contributed many articles to the Indian extremist papers and helped Har Dyal, the late Madan Lal Dhingra and other extremists in founding the "National Sports Association" which was regarded with some suspicion. He returned to India in May 1908. In Nov. 1909 a manual of explosives and a bundle of seditious matter, including the correspondence which had passed between him and the late Lala Lajpat Rai, during his stay in England, were discovered in his house in the course of a search. These documents proved his connection with the notorious Indian revolutionaries. He was tried under Section 110 C. P. C., and was bound down on security for Rs. 9,000 for three years. Left India for Europe in October 1910 to study Medicine, and after visiting Paris and Trinidad, went to America, where he became a close disciple of Har Dyal and an ardent exponent of the Ghadr cause. He returned to India in December 1913 entrusted with the mission of propagating the Ghadr cause and disseminating seditious literature. The dacoities in Central Punjab and the scheme to incite Indian regiments to mutiny, were planned in secret consultation with him. Was tried and sentenced to death in the Lahore Conspiracy Case, but the sentence was subsequently commuted to one of transportation for life. Was released unconditionally in April 1920 and in September of that year attended the Special Session of the Congress at Calcutta, and became a zealous advocate of non-co- operation. Was a Director of the Tilak School of Politics started by Lajpat Raj in January 1921. Came to notice early in 1922 as one of the chief founders of the Arya Swarajya Sabha. Took part in public meetings and contributed objectionable articles inciting people to refuse payment of taxes. Applied for a passport to England in January 1925, ostensibly in the interests of his health, but as it was believed that his real object was to get into touch with Har Dyal, with whom he had maintained a regular correspondence since 1924 he was not granted a passport. Later he devoted his energies to protect the interests of the Hindus. He was nominated a member of the All-India Satyagraha Committee which was formed in accordance with the decision of the All-India Arya Congress held in Delhi during the first week of November 1927. The object of the committee was to collect money and volunteers who would be prepared to sacrifice their lives in the cause of their religion. During 1928 he made several lectures exhorting the Hindus to sink their caste differences in the interest of the emancipation of their country from foreign yoke. Was proposed a member of the staff of the College attached to the Workers’ Home to be started in Lahore in June 1930 for the purpose of instructing volunteers in propaganda work among the laboring classes. Attended a meeting of Hindus at Lahore in January 1932, at which it was decided that civil disobedience would jeopardize the interests of the community, and that the security of the community lay in co-operation with the Government. He is the managing proprietor of the weekly journal entitled "Akash Bani" which was started in 1922. At present he is reported to have confined himself mainly to religious work.

Description : Age about 55 years; medium height; medium build; wheat complexion; round face; somewhat pock-pitted; eyebrows wide apart; dresses in Swadeshi; wears a round Hindu cap.