Wednesday, 19 April 2023

Khudai Khidmatgar or Red Shirts

Gandhi and Bacha Khan with the officers of Khudai Khidmatgar movement, Charsadda, 1939. Photo by Kanu Gandhi.

Khudai khidmatgar
A gathering of Red Shirts with their flag, 1932. From 'The Sphere' magazine. 
 
A Hashtnagar youth from Charsadda district, 1930. From 'The Sphere', 28th June, 1930.

The Red Shirt "Army" at Utmanzai (Charsadda district), 1930

Members of Khudai Khidmatgar, at Utmanzai (Charsadda district), 1930.
Members of Khudai Khidmatgar, at Utmanzai (Charsadda district), 1930.

A Khattak Pashtun, a member or supporter of Khudai Khidmatgar, 1932. From 'The Sphere', 1932. The photo was taken in present-day Charsadda district, so it's most likely the young Khattak had arrived from some other region (which could even be Karak) and was carrying his gun as a security measure during travel. Other men in the same gathering, properly dressed in the uniform of the Khudai Khidmatgar, aren't carrying guns.

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