Kartar Singh Sarabha, an Indian rebel and one of the most renowned and recognised martyrs of Punjab, was born in 1896.
Kartar Singh Sarabha Grewal was born on May 24, 1896 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India to a Sikh family in the hamlet of Sarabha, district of Ludhiana. Kartar Singh Sarabha was an Indian Sikh rebel who is regarded as one of Punjab's most famous and renowned martyrs. He was just 17 years old when he joined the Ghadar Party, rose to the position of leading luminary member, and began fighting for an independent India. He was one of the movement's most active members. Singh was hanged in November 1915 at the age of 19 in Lahore for his involvement in the movement in February 1915.
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