Book on Udham Singh released

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, January 7

Honorary secretary of the Khalsa College Governing Council, Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina, today released a new book on the life of legendary freedom fighter Shaheed Udham Singh, who killed Michael O’ Dyer, the man responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The book is written by Principal Balwinder Singh Fatehpuri, who has already penned down books on freedom struggle.

Chhina praised the work on the book, ‘Shaheed Udham Singh— Ik Yodhe Dee Dastan’ and said the martyr is a highly acclaimed figure of independent struggle, who took revenge for the killing of innocents during the massacre on April 13, 1919.

Chhina said he was happy to know that this was a highly researched book and lay bare the many aspects of the life of Shaheed Udham Singh. The book release function was organised by Amritsar Vikas Manch (AVM), whose patron Prof Mohan Singh gave a detailed account of the prolific writer.

Writer and poet Deep Davinder Singh also spoke about the writer and his works. He said the book was a tribute to Shaheed Udham Singh who wanted to take revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and finally succeeded in achieving the target in London.

Dr Inderjit Singh Gagoani, KS Ankhi, Daljit Singh Kohli, Ikbal Kaur Saundh, Germanjit Singh and Amrit Lal Mannan also addressed the audience on the occasion and thanked Chinna for sparing the time to share his views on the subject with those who represented various writers’ forums and social organizations, apart from the AVM.

They also presented a charter of demands to make the holy city beautiful and improve basic amenities for the residents here.