They left Punjab for a new life. Instead, they found themselves at the heart of a revolution.

Amrika de Gadri Yodhe tells the extraordinary stories of the Punjabi and Sikh revolutionaries who helped turn the experience of migration into a fight for India’s freedom.

Written by renowned Canadian historian Dr. Sohan Singh Pooni, this landmark Punjabi biography brings the Gadri Yodhe to life through vivid historical narratives and intimate portraits. From communities across the United States, these immigrants challenged the British Empire, knowing that their activism could cost them their freedom, their livelihoods, and even their lives.

Behind the movement were individuals with families, ambitions, fears, and hopes—men and women who left behind the familiar and chose instead the uncertain path of resistance. Their stories reveal not only the courage of a generation, but the profound sacrifices made in the struggle for independence.

A companion to Dr. Pooni’s acclaimed Canada De Gadri Yodhe, this volume expands the historical record of the Gadar Movement and brings forgotten voices back into the story of South Asian diaspora history.

Their lives were shaped by exile. Their choices were shaped by freedom. Their legacy endures.

Hardcover | 368 Pages | ISBN: 978-8172057251