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The Ghadar Party was founded in 1913 in San Francisco, USA, with the primary objective of overthrowing British rule in India through armed revolution. Lala Hardayal was a prominent leader and one of the key co-founders of the party, alongside figures such as Sohan Singh Bhakna. The movement primarily drew support from Indian immigrants in the United States and Canada. Its newspaper, 'Ghadar', served as a crucial instrument for propagating its revolutionary ideology.
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Bhagat Singh was a revolutionary associated with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) and was active in the Indian independence movement during the late 1920s. He was not connected with the Ghadar Party.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a leading figure of the Extremist faction within the Indian National Congress and a key proponent of the Home Rule Movement in India. His political activities were distinct from the Ghadar Movement.
V.D. Savarkar was associated with the Abhinav Bharat Society, a secret revolutionary organization, and later became a significant leader of the Hindu Mahasabha. His revolutionary and political affiliations were separate from the Ghadar Party.