Abstract
Sikhism, a religion born in Punjab between the 15th and 16th Centuries, differs from other dharmic religions in that it is an intra-mundane religion. The believer must strike a balance between the earthly and spiritual worlds since isolation from the former is considered incoherent in conducting their own life. After the annexation of the Sikh Empire in 1849 by the British East Company, different Sikh movements and philosophical currents emerged to fight against the British occupation of India. Movements such as the Namdhari sect, leaders like Udham Singh, Sohan Singh, and Bhagat Singh, or the Ghadar Party were directly or indirectly influenced by Sikhism. This paper analyses the influence of miri piri philosophy in the fight against oppression, injustice, and tyranny, on various Indian independence projects. This is done through the review of press publications and discourse analysis of Ghadarite poetry, in addition to a historiographical review. The Sikh principle of miri piri had a substantial influence, directly or indirectly, on different anti-colonial projects in Hindustan, separated from the Gandhian Movement.
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