Abstract From Records
Newspaper clipping from the September 4, 1920 edition of The Recorder. The newspaper includes a list of documents recorded on September 3, 1920, including a deed by V.D. Bagai.
Here's Letter To The World From Suicide
Article titled "Here's Letter To The World From Suicide" from the March 17, 1928 edition of the San Francisco Examiner. The article reports on the suicide of Vaishno Das Bagai, and reprints the letter he left for newspapers.
Pioneer Indian Dies in L.A.
Article from the February 1982 issue of The India Reporter reporting on the death of Mahesh Chandra Bansal. The article describes details of Bansal's life, including his arrival in the U.S. in 1910, his education at Berkeley and Stanford, his involvement with the Gadar Party, his marriage to Kala Bagai Chandra.
"Mother India" Dies In L.A. at Age of 90
Obituary in India West Magazine for Kala Bagai Chandra, who died in Los Angeles at the age of 90 from a stroke. Chandra was among the first South Asian women to immigrate to the U.S., having arrived in San Francisco in 1915. Her husband, Mahesh B. Chandra, was a member of the Gadar Party.
Har Dyal Arrested By U.S.
Newspaper article titled "Har Dyal Arrested By U.S.,'" reports that Dayal has been arrested and "held by the United States immigration authorities at Angel Island pending an investigation of a complaint charging that he should be deported as an undesirable alien." The article provides details of Dayal's life in India and his revolutionary activities in California.
India Should Quit The League
Article from The Hindustan Times titled "India Should Quit the League." The article reports on Subhas Chandra Bose and note to the press urging India's membership withdrawal from the League of Nations.
A Servant, Says Dyal
Article titled "A Servant, Says Dyal" reports on the arrest and deportation of Har Dayal from the U.S., at the request of the British government. Much of the article directly quotes from Dayal's statement against his deportation, which includes earlier statements made by Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan against the British Rule of India.
Freedom Fighter, 91, Dies
Newspaper clipping from the December 25, 1981 edition of India Abroad. The article, titled "Freedom Fighter, 91, Dies," provides an obituary for Mahesh Chandra Bansal.
Death Notice for Mahesh Chandra
Newspaper clipping from the December 16, 1981 edition of the L.A. Times, with a funeral announcements for Mahesh Chandra.
An Indian Merchant's Suicide in U.S.
Newspaper clipping from the May 22, 1928 issue of The Hindustan Times, featuring an article titled "An Indian Merchant's Suicide in U.S." The article documents the suicide by Vaishno Das Bagai, who ended his life in "patriotic protest against racial discrimination," and includes excerpts from his suicide letter and a letter from Brij Mohan (V. D.