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Arjan Singh

Village: Kharaudi

City: Hoshiarpur

Arjan Singh, "Sach", V. Kharaudi, P. O. Nangal Kalan, District Hoshiarpur. He is an uncle of Kuldip Singh (K-67), who is now in Fiji. He is a Ghadrite and was connected with the Canadian American Press Society. In 1925, while he was imprisoned in the Multan jail three drafts for Rs. 2.500, 134, and 300 respectively were sent to him by the Secretary American Doaba Press Society which were however detained. In 1929 while he was in Multan jail he contributed an article to the "Hindustan Ghadr". In 1928 he sent a letter to the Canadian American Press Society of the Doaba announcing his acceptance of the Society's offer to appoint him as their paid teacher in the Punjab. In the same year he was reported 13 [A-30—31. to have received a sum of Rs. 300 from Kapur Singh (K-14) of his village from America for the relief of the families of the Babbar Akalis. He contributed a poem to the "Kirti" for May 1928 and through an article published in the "Akali-te-pardeshi" of 2nd September 1931 he reminded the leaders of a Diwan held in his village in October 1928 to commemorate the memory of the Babbar Akalis and asked all Indians to make the celebration of Babbar Akali Day in 1931 a success. In January 1932 he received a letter from Asa Singh of Kharaudi (A-36) from Clint, Texas, in which he was asked to assist the Kirti Kisan Party. He is a regular recipient of Ghadr literature and is said to be in correspondence with Ghadrites in America.