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Amrit Mahotsav Nation

PANDIT KANSHIRAM: WORKED FOR COUNTRY'S

FREEDOM FROM INDIA TO AMERICA

Born: October 13, 1883; Died: March 27, 1915

andit Kanshi Ram, a prominent leader of the appointed treasurer of the "Ghadar Party" in 1913,
Ghadar Party who gave his life for the country's which made significant contributions to India's freedom
Pindependence, was born on October 13, 1883, struggle. When the clouds of the First World War were
in Ambala, Punjab. His father's name was Pandit hovering in Europe, the Ghadar Party decided that some
Gangaram. After finishing his matriculation, he learned people should return to India from America to work for
how to send telegrams and worked for a few days in the country's freedom. Under this plan, Pandit Kanshi
Ambala before becoming a wireman in Delhi. Later, Ram also visited India. He inspired people to oppose
he went to America, where he began his revolutionary and overthrow the British. He inspired the people to
life. He met Sohan Singh Bhakna here. Kanshi Ram challenge and overthrow the British authorities. Kanshi
and Sohan Singh Bhakna became fast friends. Ram began working in the Ludhiana district and became
Pandit Kanshi Ram earned his living in America by involved in a number of revolutionary activities. He also
doing contract work. Along with this, he joined some used to hold secret meetings with revolutionaries from
organisations for the sake of India's independence the Ghadar Party in order to carry out movement-related
and began motivating people for the country's activities. Pandit Kanshi Ram and his associates are
independence. These organisations were formed to said to have attempted to loot the Moga government
liberate India from British rule. treasury in order to raise funds for their work. Kanshi
Pandit Kanshi Ram had also met Kartar Singh Ram and his companions were apprehended in this
Sarabha in America. Pandit Kanshiram was greatly connection. He was tried and sentenced to death by the
influenced by Lala Hardayal. Pandit Kanshiram was British. He was hanged in Lahore Jail on March 27, 1915.

India on development The highway of development
highway, seven-fold Since independence, length of National

increase in the length of Highways increased seven-fold
national highways 160000

140995
The Central Government is committed to 140000
increasing road connectivity to remote areas
of the country and is expanding highways 120000
at an extraordinary pace. That is, India is on 100000
the development highway, and the length of Seven-fold increase
national highways has increased sevenfold 80000
since independence. This is a tremendous NH length in kilometers 70934
accomplishment in itself. The length of the 60000 57737
National Highways increased from 19,811 km
in 1950–51 to 1,40,995 km in 2021–22. At the 40000 31671 33650
same time, 13,327 km of national highways will 19811 23798 23838
be built in 2021–22, up from 4,260 km in 2013– 20000
14. The length of India's National Highway 0
network has become so long in 2021–22 that it 1950-51 1960-61 1970-71 1980-81 1990-91 2000-01 2010-11 2021-22
can go around the earth 3.5 times.
Data for 2021-22 is as on December 31, 2021

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