Baba Kanshi Ram Explained

Baba Kanshi Ram
Birth Date:	11 July 1882
Other Names:	Pahari Gandhi
Birth Place:	Dada Siba, Siba State, British Raj (now Kangra district)
Death Place:	Una, Himachal Pradesh, India
Movement:	Independence
Organization:	Indian National Congress

Baba Kanshi Ram (11 July 1882 – 15 October 1943) was an Indian poet and activist for independence born in what is now the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.^[1]

Independence campaign

The death sentences handed out to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev in 1931 had a great impact on him. He vowed to wear black clothes until India achieved its independence. He adhered to his vow until he died^[2] on 15 October 1943 and came to be known affectionately as the Siyahposh Jarnail (The Black General).^[3]

In 1937, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru awarded him the title of Pahari Gandhi.^[4]

Further reading

• Biography by Prof. Narain Chand Parashar

Notes and References

1. Web site: History of Himachal Pradesh . 28 July 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060823021216/http://himachal.nic.in/tour/history.htm . 23 August 2006 . dead. Himachal government website .
2. Web site: Baba Kanshi Ram's biography on FreeIndia.org . 28 July 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115718/http://www.freeindia.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=435 . 29 September 2007 . dead .
3. Web site: The Tribune pays a tribute to Baba Kanshi Ram . 28 July 2006 .
4. Web site: Nehru called Kanshi Ram Pahari Gandhi . 3 August 2003 .