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Why Are We Honoring Bhai Parmanand Today? 🤔

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered Bhai Parmanand, who helped India gain freedom from British rulers.

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Key Points

5 points

Bhai Parmanand worked for India's independence.

He traveled to South Africa and met Mahatma Gandhi.

He helped start the Ghadar Party.

He was sent to the Andaman Islands as a prisoner.

He taught Bhagat Singh later in life.

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Bhai Parmanand was part of the Arya Samaj group and the Ghadar movement that wanted independence.

He was punished by being sent to the Andaman Islands, but later became a teacher for other leaders.

The Prime Minister encourages children to learn his story on his 150th birthday.

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7 words

freedom fighter

a person who fights for a country’s freedom

Arya Samaj

a social and religious reform group

Ghadar movement

a movement that tried to end British rule in India

British rulers

the leaders from Britain who controlled India

Andaman Islands

faraway islands used as a prison

imprisonment

being locked up in jail

legacy

the lasting impact a person leaves

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