Tag: Sukhdev

#Classic Club: Kakori ke Diljale (The Kakori Bereaved) by Ram Dulare Trivedi (1939)

On August 9, 1925, members of the Hindustan Republican Army, a revolutionary organisation, looted a train carrying cash to the treasury in Lucknow. The revolutionaries stopped the train, overpowered the guards and decamped with the cash. It is an event written in the annals of Indian history. While the cash robbed was not much, it … Continue reading #Classic Club: Kakori ke Diljale (The Kakori Bereaved) by Ram Dulare Trivedi (1939) →

September 28th: Three Books on Indian History

Today is September 28th, the birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh, arguably India's most well-known revolutionary. He was a voracious reader and I thought it would be fitting to write briefly about three books read this year related to Indian history. Waiting for Swaraj: Inner Lives of Indian Revolutionaries by Aparna Vaidik (2021) Bhagat Singh plays … Continue reading September 28th: Three Books on Indian History →

First Read of 2022: Shahid Sukh Dev by Malwinder Jit Singh Waraich (2016)

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. https://mobile.twitter.com/sauravk1890/status/1128521900383096832 Professor … Continue reading First Read of 2022: Shahid Sukh Dev by Malwinder Jit Singh Waraich (2016) →

Last Read of 2021: In Andamans: The Indian Bastille by Bejoy Kumar Sinha (1939)

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) →

First Read of 2017: Biography of Bhagat Singh by M.M. Juneja

My last read of 2016 was the Complete Tribunal Proceedings of the Lahore Conspiracy Case that had revolutionary Sukhdev's remarks in the margins. I am glad that the first book that I read in 2017 is about Sukhdev's closest friend: Bhagat Singh.M.M. Juneja's biography of India's most famous martyr doesn't add much to all that … Continue reading First Read of 2017: Biography of Bhagat Singh by M.M. Juneja →

An A in the last quarter too

I scored an A in the last quarter of the Reading Assignment Challenge 2016 hosted by Michelle and Berls.Here are the 3 books that I read for the months of Oct, Nov, and Dec, respectively:The Boat by L.P. Hartley Satyanveshi Vyomkesh by Sharadindu BandyopadhayaComplete Tribunal Proceedings (With Sukhdev's Remarks)