SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH by K.K. Khullar. Hem Publishers, New Delhi. Pp 154, Rs. 50. For The Tribune, Chandigarh | May 2, 1981 It is 50 years since Bhagat Singh made the supreme sacrifice for India's freedom. His memory has not faded with time. On the contrary, it has been reinforced and re-invigorated. He remains the beau ideal of all india and it would be difficult to find a corner of the country where he is unknown. Considering that he died at the young age of 24 and had a sh

For The Tribune, Chandigarh | March 22, 1980 On a mild September day in 1971 I motored to a small fishing village on the east coast of England. I was in search of Shiv Singh Johal, a friend of Udham Singh, who was said to have in his possession Udham Singh's last letters from jail. I managed to find him ensconced in a neat flat by the sea with his Norwegian wife. They were both old though their memories of Udham Singh were young and fresh. As we talked, Shiv Singh's face glow

The Patriot Who Avenged The Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre For The Illustrated Weekly of India | January 30, 1972 The day of reckoning came after 21 years. Sir Michael O'Dwyer left the Punjab as Governor in 1921, censured for having condoned the killing of over 375 innocent men and women by General Dyer. Sir Michael was shot by Udham Singh on March 13, 1940. In search of history – Punjab's, India's – in Birmingham, I ran into a Sikh immigrant from Sangrur. The conversation inev