Although they look like Sikhs but I would have to agree with the others. That picture is not of Kuka Sikhs, the turban style is different from the Kuka Sikhs. In that picture notice how the men are crying in pain and look lost. On the other hand, the Kuka Sikhs were known to be enthusiastic and smiling while singing Gurbani while being tied to the cannons before being blown apart. A young Singh named Varyam Singh who was too short to be tied to the cannon himself went searching for bricks which he placed to elevate himself so he could attain martyrdom with the rest of his companions in front of a cannon. So it's definitely not Kukas.
This is how a Kuka Sikh looked back then: The turban style is different.
namdharis even to this day wear same clothes. if they weren't kukas then could you tell me who they were and where in india peope wore those type of clothes. the pic I posted is there in N.C.E.R.T books being taught in india.
Punjab was the last to come under british empire.. non Punjabis helped british in 2nd Sikh british war in1948 then how can you expect Sikhs to help you 9 years later forgetting everything.
SIKH CONTRUBUTION TO FREEDOM MOVEMENT...
(From ‘History of Indian National Congress’)
S.No.
Nature of Sentence
Sikhs
Total Indians
1.
Hanged
93
121
2.
Life-imprisonment
2147
2848
3.
Martyred in Jallianwala Bagh
799
1300
4.
Martyred in Baj-Baj Port
67
113
5.
Martyred in Kuka Movement
91
91
6.
Gurudwara Laher
531
531
Total
3728
4771
· In 1824, sikh majority company 47 Native Infantry refused to fight against Bermese brothers. They supported them. 11 November, 1824 Sir Adward gave 879 sikh the death sentences.
· In 1824, Talpedar Vijay Singh of Kunja in Roorkee leads in the mutiny of army. 211 sikh armymen killed in gun fire, 18 were hanged.
· 14 October, 1925, Grenadiers Company refused to suppress Assamese. Two Sikhs Kartar Singh and Hari Singh were hanged.
· In 1857, Kuka movement. About 70 years before non-cooperation movement of Mahatma Gandhi, one sikh Baba Ram Singh started a non-cooperation movement against the British Raj. English language, English cloths, Government services, courts, Post Office, Rail and Railway were totally boycotted.
· In 1871, anti-cow slaughter movement was started by Namdhari Saints. Slaughter houses were removed from places situated near Shri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar. Two butchers killed.
· In 1882, Ludhiana. Attempt to occupy artillery depot outside. 42 sikhs martyred.
· In 1907, movement of ‘Pagri Sambhal…..’ by S. Ajit Singh (uncle of S. Bhagat Singh).
· In 1913, Gader Party was formed in San Fransisco’s historic place Astoria in America to throw away the British Empire. The founder president of the Gadar Party was Sardar Sohan Singh Bhakana. Other leaders are Sardar Kesar Singh Thargarh – Vice President, Lala Hardayal – Secretary, Lala Thakur Dhuri – Joint Secretary, Sardar Kartar Singh Sarabha, Sardar Santokh Singh etc.
· 1908 – Foundation ofBabbar Akali Laher.
· 1914, Saka of Kam Gatta Maru. Out of 376 travellers, 355 were Sikhs. During firing at Baj-Baj Port, 67 sikhs were martyred.
· Reactions in Manilla, Shanghai, Japan, Canada and America against operation Kamagata Maru. On 24th October, 1914, a Jatha of 170 sikhs – all non resident Indians, reached Mumbai Port. All of them were arrested. Sent to mintgoomery and Multan Jail – Famous for tortures.
· March 1915, about 3125 sikh reached India from different countries to protest the events of ‘Kamagatta Maru’.
· 1915 and 1916, Kartar Singh Sarabha and his colleagues got arrested. Army mutiny case. The British Empire called it “The Lahore conspiracy case”. On 24th November 1917, 12 sikhs were hanged. After that 24 other Sikhs got death penalties from different courts.
· 13 April, 1919. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. About 1300 people were killed, out of which 769 were Sikhs.
· Udham Singh took the revenge. He killed General O’ Dier.
· 9th August, 1921. Morch ‘Guru Ka Bagh’ of Shiromani Akali Dal. So many sikh martyred. Details of akali laher in thousands of pages.
· 1922. ‘Babbar Akali Laher’.
· 1921-1924. Gurudwara Sudhar Laher. A non-voilent movement. 500 sikh martyred.
· Movement against Colony Act. Those, who got life imprisonment, are all the Sikhs.
· 1914-1915. In Lahore central jail, 18 patriots belonging to Babar and Gaderites were hanged. Life imprisonment of 28 sikhs.
· 5 Brave Sikhs were hanged in ‘Lahore supplementary case’. 91 got life imprisonment out of which 90 were Sikhs. 50 Indians got other sentences, out of which 49 were Sikhs.
· 4 March 1930, Lathi charge on the sikh in a meeting of Pt. Motilal Nehru in Mumbai.
· 1931, some freedom fighters were being sent to Andman. Sardar Rattan Singh and his companions tried to freed them. Got arrested capital punishment.
· Sardar Kishan Singh Garhgunj, Bhai Ishar Singh Marhana, Master Tota Singh, Baba Kharak Singh, Master Mehtab Singh, Sardar Teja Singh Samundri, Sardar Teja Singh Akarpuri, Sardar Sardul Singh, Sardar Udham Singh Nagoake, Sardar Sohan Singh Josh, Sardar Teja Singh Smatantra, Sardar Sewa Singh Theekeriwal, Bhai Randhir Singh (Akhand Kirtani Jatha), Bhai Nidhan Singh Chug, Master Tara Singh are the leaders of the freedom movement.
· Bhagat Singh, a great revolutionary and patriot. A bomb was thrown inside the Parliament. The British Empire trembled. After Irvin – Gandhi Pact a hardcore revolutionary was hanged.
· Founder of ‘Azad Hind Fauz’ was General Mohan Singh. Netaji Subhash Chander Bose became part of it after eight years.
· Out of 42000 armymen of Azad Hind Fauz, 28000 were Sikhs.
· The sentence of Kalapani in Andman Jail. The number of the Sikhs were maximum.