About the Author

Sohan Singh Pooni was born in the 'Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar' district of Punjab on April 13, 1948. After completing his BA from the Sikh National College, Banga, he did his MA in history from the Punjab University Campus, Chandigarh. After eighteen months, he left his history-teaching job at the Baring Union Christian College, Batala, and came to Canada at the end of 1972.

He has published numerous articles in Canadian and Indian magazines and newspapers about the Gadar Movement, the Komagata Maru incident, Babar Akali Lehar and other armed struggles waged by Indians to free their country from British rule. He is also deeply interested in Sikh history and the history of South Asians in Canada. He is an enthusiastic participant in discussions on the radio, television and many other forums in the South Asian community about the revolutionary movements to free India and the history of Indians in Canada.

His book 'Canada De Gadri Yodhe' published in 2009 has attracted wide attention in Canada, India, and the Indian diaspora spread to other parts of the world. His second book 'Bhai Rattan Singh Raipur Dabba: Jiwan Ate Likhtan' was published in 2013 and a third one 'Salaam Banga: Banga Elake De Lok Ate Meriyan Yadaan' was published in 2022.

He lives with his family in Surrey, BC and is active in several organizations

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