Quick Info
| Profession | Orchardist |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 16/08/1882 |
| Age | 63 years (died on 14, May, 1946) |
| Birthplace | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America |
| Date of Death | 14/05/1946 |
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Bio/Wiki
| Real Name | Samuel Evans Stokes, Jr. |
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| Famous For | Introducing apple cultivation in Himachal Pradesh, India |
Personal Life
| Place of Death | Kotgarh, Shimla |
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| Death Cause | Prolonged illness |
| Religion (Before India) | Quaker (Christian - Protestant) |
| Religion (After India) | Hinduism |
| Address | Harmony Hall, on the ridge above Thanedhar, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married | ||||||||||
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| Marriage Date | 12/09/1912 | ||||||||||
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Career
| Arrived in India in 1904 at age 22 to work at a leper colony in Subathu, Shimla. | |
| Introduced American Delicious apple variety to the Himalayas, establishing apple cultivation in Himachal Pradesh. | |
| Signed the Congress manifesto in 1921 as the only non-Indian, calling for Indians to quit government service. | |
| Imprisoned by the British in 1921 for sedition and promoting hatred against the government, becoming the only American political prisoner in the Indian freedom struggle. |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Samuel Evans Stokes Jr. resided in India and played a role in the Indian Independence Movement. | |
| 2. He brought apple farming to Himachal Pradesh, India. | |
| 3. His father, Samuel Evans Stokes Sr., was renowned for his innovations in elevator technology in the United States. | |
| 4. Raised as a Quaker, he adopted Indian dress, lived frugally among villagers, and became a Christian Sannyasi before converting to Hinduism. | |
| 5. Influenced by Satyarth Prakash and Arya Samaj, he changed his name to Satyanand Arya before using Satyananda Stokes. | |
| 6. Married Agnes, a local Rajput Christian girl and daughter of a first-generation Christian, in 1912; they had seven children. | |
| 7. Mahatma Gandhi praised his commitment to the Indian independence cause, noting that Stokes felt and acted like an Indian. |