Monday, 31 May 2021
BABA JAWALA SINGH, TATHIAN AMRITSAR, His farm was the centre nationalist revolutionary activities. He was first vice president of the Ghadar party. He donated his entire proprty to the gahdar party and returned to India. He was awarded life imprisonment and after release he was elected the first president of Punjab Kisan sabha and he died leading the tenant movement
BABA GURMUKH SINGH LALTON , GHADAR PARTY, He was arrested after his return from Canada on board Komagatamaru ship. He was awarded life imprisonment. He actively participated in the struggle for jail reforms. He escaped from a running train . Organized the communist movement in India. He was first Gen secretary of Desh bhagat yadgar committee . He was one of the founders of Desh bhagat yadgar hall at Jalandhar.
Sunday, 30 May 2021
BHAI BHAGWAN SINGH, GHADAR PARTY, He worked among Indian nationals in Canada to imbibe revolutionary spirit among them. He wrote poetry that were complied as Ghadar de Goonj, He was expelled from Canada . He tried later to rekindle the Ghadar party by reorganizing the party in America after failure of uprising min India..
KARTAR SINGH SARABHA, LUDHIANA, Ghadar party, He was a leader of the party and in charge of the press. He worked for the revolt by Indian soldiers in different regiments in cantonments in British India, He was sentenced to death and was hanged in Lahore conspiracy case on 16 Nov 1915 at Lahore jail.
Saturday, 29 May 2021
Thursday, 27 May 2021
SOLDIERS REMINISCENCES
Prof Dr Colonel K Prabhakar Rao ( Retd)
Having gone through decades of services
With body and mind thoroughly worn out
It is high time to do some introspection
After loosing all the former charm and clout
Years have gone by when I was in the academy
Where I learnt ‘YES SIR’ and doing the drill
Precious years have vanished into thin air
While tired body has gone through a treadmill
Travelled around the country as a spinning top
After every two years non-stop
Traveled in the trains without reservations
And bore the brunt if insults and pain
Slowly and steadily the service was spent
While the soul turned weary and badly bent
Sleepless nights were the order of the day
And has to pass through the inevitable promotion fray
Glorious years of youthful age have passed
While values in service were trespassed
Waited tired to the hilt for the fateful day
To call it a day and be out of the useless fray
While in army the soul has to be shut
Army act causing great hiccups
Mixing with civilians is seen as a crime
Career was like a house devoid of mortar and lime
Risked the life and limbs in course of duty
And lived for the traditions which were mighty
Felt the perils of war with a smiling face
While the country was being managed to bring disgrace
Glorious years of freedom withered away
While on those top made fortune and money
Peoples verdict had no sway
While the leaders conduct was out of the way
Under the name of traditions army closed eyes
Poorest Indians slept and just wept
The army was made a holy cow
Morale of the men was really very low
Scores of scams are the order of the day
Political crooks are all in the fray
Skeletons from cupboards still roll out
And army has no worthy candidates for passing out
Riding an auto was once a taboo in army
Officers were to travel only by a car
The standards have greatly dwindled day by day
And liquor however is plenty to flow in a bar
Cadre review has ruined the status of army
Generals do duties of former majors
The poor majors go around with heads growing gray
While officers are down the protocol with faded blazers
There was a time when Army had a glorious day
The chief was number three in Protocols
One had to watch with greatest dismay
And today the generals are pushed as punctured footballs
Alas! the soldier is revered only in war
And god is remembered at time of a crisis
Heroes once held high at the top of altar
After the war guys are left away from an oasis
Years of effort in army is down the drain and crevice
The fact is simple and very plain
Once one is out of service, he is like a rat
Although for some ,the fact would cause hick ups and some pain
There is no doubt army is challenging
Where one has to ignore the self
One has to uphold prestige of the nation
While he withers away as rice flake
Army has to do great introspection
Nothing would come out of routine salutes and inspections
All those who are out of service
Would soon perish as a machine devoid of grease
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BANTA SINGH, GHADAR PATY, He was a renowned worker of the party. He organized revolutionary communes in Punjab at DOABA region, He led the attack on Walla bridge police post and he shot dead a police Inspector in Anarkali lahore and a zaildar of Nangal Kalan who was an informer. He was arrested and executed on 12 August 1915 i Lahore jail.
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