On 7th September, 1930, the tribunal in the Lahore Conspiracy Case (King-Emperor vs Sukhdev and Others) pronounced varying sentences to the young men who were accused of ‘waging war against the King-Emperor’. Of the fifteen men at the end of the trial, the majority got transportation for life, three were acquitted while two got RI … Continue reading Last (and Best) Read of 2016: Complete Tribunal Proceedings (With Sukhdev’s Remarks) →
“If you believe that shouting the slogan Long Live Revolution makes you a Revolutionary, you are mistaken.” Thoughts of a man on his birth-anniversary. Sukhdev (1907-1931)
“Since your compromise you have called off your movement and consequently all of your movement and consequently all of your prisoners have been released. But, what about the revolutionary prisoners? Dozens of Ghadar Party prisoners imprisoned since 1915 are still rotting in jails; in spite of having undergone the full terms of their imprisonments scores … Continue reading Their Fate is not the only consideration: Remembering Sukhdev on his birth-anniversary →
Have also successfully completed another challenge hosted by Bev @ My Reader’s Block. this time: Reading by the Numbers. Here are the books read (and thankfully also reviewed): Goal: 51 books *
On this page, I keep a track of my reading challenges for the year 2022. The 2022 TBR Pile Challenge 12 books from my shelves: The two alternates are: The Role of the Ghadar Party in the National Movement by G.S. DeolMere Saat Janam by Hansraj Rehbar * Back to the Classics 2022 Sign-Up No. … Continue reading Reading Challenges 2022 →
Of the three young men who were hanged by the British Colonial Government on 23rd March 1931, a lot is known about Bhagat Singh (1907-1931) with many books written and films produced on him. The same however cannot be said of his two comrades, Rajguru (1908-1931) and Sukhdev (1907-1931) who died alongside him. Professor Waraich … Continue reading First Read of 2022: Shahid Sukh Dev by Malwinder Jit Singh Waraich (2016) →
2021 is not ending on a good note and my last read of the year too was pretty grim in places. The Andamans are a group of islands in the Bay of Bengal off the eastern coast of India. Separated from mainland India, they are still home to the indigenous people who have been here … Continue reading Last Read of 2021: In Andamans: The Indian Bastille by Bejoy Kumar Sinha (1939) →
Krantimurti Durga Bhabhi by Vachnesh Tripathi My rating: 2 of 5 stars I thought this book would be the biography of one of India’s best-known women revolutionaries: Durga Vohra. Sadly, it is just a brief account of India’s revolutionary movement during the late twenties, centering round Bhagat Singh. At one place, the author says that … Continue reading Review: Krantimurti Durga Bhabhi →
History of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha by Comrade Ram Chandra My rating: 3 of 5 stars Read another edition of the book which had been published by the author himself. Comrade Ram Chandra was a college-mate of Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev and details the formation of the NBS in this book. I wish he had … Continue reading Review: History of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha →
Shaheedon ke Humsafar by Sudhir Vidhyarthi My rating: 3 of 5 stars Where is Sukhdev?????????? That’s the question I kept on asking as the writer wrote about and interviewed those who had fought alongside the martyrs of the Indian freedom struggle. The way Sukhdev has been sidelined in our writing of the revolutionary movement is … Continue reading Review: Shaheedon ke Humsafar →
a hot cup of pleasure 