Text in Gurmukhi script
Text written in Gurmukhi script. This item is associated with the collections of Bhagwan Singh Gyanee, a Ghadar Party revolutionary who spent decades in exile overseas.
Former 'Most Wanted' Man in City
Article published in the July 4, 1957 edition of Victoria Daily Times on Bhagwan Singh Gyanee's visit to Victoria on a "mission of peace and goodwill." In the article, Gyanee was dubbed as a former "most wanted" man in Canada and United States for his leadership in "the Other Party", a revolutionary movement that fought for India's independence during the First World War and the 1920's.
"Aquarius"
Brochure for Aquarius, a painting by Mary Neal Richardson described as an interpretation of the "Spirit of the New Age: A Prophetic Optomistic [sic] Revelation of the Meaning of the Present Changing Conditions Through the Universal Symbolism of Nature." The document contains quotes from various press outlets on the painting.
A Hindu Prayer
Illustrated document containing a "Hindu Prayer"
Letter from Bhagwan Singh to Bande Mataram magazine
Letter from Bhagwan Singh Gyanee to the editors of Lahore-based Bande Mataram journal. In the letter, Gyanee includes a subscription fee and provides his own commentary about the paper. Gyanee provides his opinions on Hinduism, Mohammedanism, atheism, and the independence movement.