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Poem on Jallianwala massacre
February 27 , 2019
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- Poem on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre was written and presented by Punjabi writer Nanak Singh, also known as ‘Father of Punjabi Novels’ on 13th April 1919.
- The poem was a scathing critique of the British Raj and was banned soon after its publication. Its manuscript was subsequently lost.
- After 99 years, the poem has been rediscovered and now translated into English by the author's grandson and diplomat, Navdeep Suri.
- It will be published by Harper Collins India next month to mark the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
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