Let My Country Awake

On the eve of World War I, the Ghadar Movement, founded by Indian student radicals at UC Berkeley, sought to free India from British colonial rule through violent insurrection. Operating from the US and Canada, the movement gained thousands of supporters and aimed to smuggle arms and literature into India, aided by German spies. As they garnered attention, Britain's intelligence tracked their activities, eventually leading to a crackdown by the US government and a shocking courtroom battle. Scott Miller's Let My Country Awake unveils this overlooked chapter of Indian and American history, offering fresh insights into the anticolonial struggle of the twentieth century.