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EDUCATION

SYSTEM GETTING Bhai Parmanand
STRENGTHENED SOURCE OF INSPIRATION

FOR FREEDOM LOVERS

Increase in number
of schools Born: 4 November 1876, Death: 8 December 1947
26.44 Crore Students 1947-48 TNovember 4th, 1876 in Punjab. Bhai Parmanand was
he great revolutionary Bhai Parmanand was born on
1,40,794

known among the people as' Bhai Ji'. It is said that Bhagat
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15,00,000 Singh was also among the disciples of Bhai Parmanand.
Bhai Parmanand was drawn to national integration since
97.00 Lakh Teachers Education Policy childhood because his family was involved with the Arya
New National
Samaj movement. Bhai Parmanand went to South Africa
in October 1905 to spread Indian culture and lived as a
Transformative
reforms are
London from Africa. Shyamji Krishna Varma and Veer
being made Vedic missionary with Mahatma Gandhi. He moved to
possible in the Vinayak Damodar Savarkar were revolutionary activists
field of education at the time. These two were
through this NATIONALISTS SUCH AS introduced to Bhai Parmanand.
SUKHDEV, PT. RAM PRASAD He later travelled to India. He
It is said that real education BISMIL, AND KARTAR SINGH was then sent to America to
coordinate among Indians
fully develops the body, mind SARABA WERE ALSO INSPIRED living in other countries to help
and soul of the children. This BY HIM AND CHOSE THE PATH liberate the motherland. He was
was also the dream of freedom OF SACRIFICE. also one of the founders of the
lovers. Everyone should be Ghadar Party. He also wrote
educated because only if there a book for the Ghadar Party called Tarikh-e-Hind. He was
is education, there will be justice arrested in connection with the Lahore Conspiracy Case
and equality. when he returned to India. The people of the country were
Increase in the number of schools in India outraged when they learned of this. The British government
commuted his sentence to life imprisonment, and he was
2020 2021 1509136 transferred to the Cellular Jail.

2010 2011 1399300 He was imprisoned here until 1920. He described the
tortures he endured during this period in his book
2000 2001 971100 "Meri Aapbeeti." The book "Krantikari Bhai
Parmanand" also contains a description
1990 1991 792200 of these tortures. He rejoined the freedom
movement after being released from prison.
1980 1981 664700 He also spent some time in the non-cooperation
movement. When Mahatma Gandhi launched
1970 1971 532500 the National Education Program, he asked Bhai
1960 1961 397400 Parmanand for his full support. Bhai Parmanand
advocated for the abolition of the caste system. He
1950 1951 230700 was adamantly opposed to India's partition. Despite
his best efforts, the partition caused him significant
1947 1948 140794 harm. He passed away on December 8, 1947.

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