As the founder of the Ghadar Party, Sohan Singh Bhakna deserves a prominent place in the history of India's freedom struggle. Singh's long association with revolutionary movements developed in him a sense of political sagacity, and he looked at political, social or economic events with an analytical bent and tried to explain their perceived causes in a historical perspective. All his opinions did not fit the ideas and beliefs held by ideologues and intellectuals, but in essence his approach was forthright in all matters. He had the quality of being open to self-criticism. Prem Singh Bajaj carried out an extensive interview with him at his residence and found him to be "a logical, rational and assimilative person". Bajaj observed Sohan Singh as a great freedom fighter, a staunch revolutionary, an adherent socialist, an incorrigible rationalist, an empathetic and radical humanist – all at the same time. His contribution to the freedom movement was as important as that of any other well-known freedom fighter. He was a true Renaissance man, a product of the political freedom he gained in America. His commitment to rationality, secularism and socialism was qualified. Sohan Singh was not only one of the founding leaders of the Ghadar Party but also a great political thinker. The national and international events that influenced the founding and growth of the Ghadar Party have equally influenced it in the evolution of its political ideas and values. Although Har Dayal had been considered the brains of the Ghadar weekly, Bhakna also played an important role in the organization and expansion of the Ghadar Party. In fact, it was he who laid the foundation for the formation of the Ghadar Party and the publication of the Ghadar. H... middle of paper... British consuls in America and Canada, and because of this indifferent attitude, they openly became the bitter enemies of British rule. Sohan Singh Bhakna described in his autobiography numerous incidents that aroused hatred for British imperialism in his heart. His ideological formulations linked the personal dignity of an individual with the national goal of complete independence. Works Cited Khushwant Singh, A History of the Sikhs, vol. II, Oxford University Press, second edition, Delhi, 2004, p. 191.Prem Singh Bajaj, 'Sohan Singh Bhakna', in Alochna, (in Punjabi), April-May-June, 1967, p.7. Interview with Prem Singh Bajaj on 18 June 2009, at Punjabi Bhawan, Ludhiana. Interview with Prem Singh Bajaj on 18 June 2009.MS Waraich, (ed.), Sohan Singh Bhakna, Jeewan Sangram - Atamkatha, (in Punjabi), Tarak Bharti Prakashan, Barnala, 1967, p.16.