Yugantar Ashram: Difference between revisions

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The '''Yugantar Ashram''' was the building in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], US that housed the headquarters<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dz43BGinltEC&q=%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE&pg=PA7|title=Svatantratā senānī granthamālā: Krāntikārī āndolana, suprasiddha prasanga|last=Jain|first=Phūlacanda|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|year=1998|isbn=9788170227519|location=India|pages=7}}</ref> of the [[Ghadar Party]], the liberation movement of [[British Raj|India during rule by Great Britain]]. First headquarters was at 436 Hill St, San Francisco, California. Ghadar Party operated from there from 1913 to 1917. It housed a printing machine which published Ghadar a newspaper from here. In 1917, headquarters of Ghadar Party were shifted to 5 Wood Street, San Francisco, which is the present site of Ghadar Memorial. The Ashram building with historical records was handed over to Government of India in 1949. On a move from the local community since 1952 to setup a memorial, the [[Government of India]] sanctioned [[US$]]83,000 for restoration of dilapidated building. Ground breaking for restoration work was done by Indian Minister of External Affairs, [[Swaran Singh|S. Swaran Singh]] in September 1974. Ghadar Memorial was inaugurated in 1975 by [[Triloki Nath Kaul|TN Kaul]], Indian ambassador to US.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mallick |first=Jayanta |title=Gadar Memorial to be converted into museum and library |newspaper=The Hindu - Business Line |date=28 February 2013 |url= https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/Gadar-Memorial-to-be-converted-into-museum-and-library/article20584825.ece }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sikhfoundation.org/people-events/gadar-memorial-in-san-francisco-to-be-museum-and-library/ |title=Gadar Memorial in San Francisco to be Museum and Library :: www.SikhFoundation.org |website=www.sikhfoundation.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225052758/http://www.sikhfoundation.org/people-events/gadar-memorial-in-san-francisco-to-be-museum-and-library/ |archive-date=2013-02-25}} </ref> A memorial establishing a [[historical museum]] and [[library]] has been built there.