PATTABI WRITES

DR Ambedkar’s Writeup on  Hanging of Bhagath Singh on  March 23,1931  Translated by Teltumde Ambedkar did not write on the revolutionary movement of Bhagat Singh but had written an editorial note, titled “Three Victims”, when they were hanged. Though it does not speak about their struggle, much less politics, it explains how their execution was influenced by political expediency back home.I provide herewith its translation as it may be of interest to many a student of Ambedkar besides its historical value. ( Dr Anand Teltumbde   Mainstream  march 20,2016) Three Victims (Janata, April 13, 1931) Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru have been eventually hanged. They were charged for the murders of an English police officer, named Saunders, and a Sikh police sepoy, named Chaman Singh. Also there were three or four additional charges such as an attempt of murdering one police inspector at Banaras, throwing a bomb in the Assembly, conducting robbery at a house ...

Everything in the airport is costly even the same quality things available outside. In the same way books are also costlier there comparing getting them on line. But temptation to buy books on seeing  book shop is there. This time also at Delhi Airport at Terminal 3 I bought two books one by sashi Tharoor-India from Midnight to the  Millennium and Beyond and another book on sardhar Vallabhai Patel by BalRaj Krishna when I travelled to Delhi I started reading Mistaken Modernity by sociologist Dipankar Gupta- It is well going. The arguments are on very sound basis.This book was brought to me by my son and daughterinlaw thro online.The publisher is Harper collins. The book contains 11 chapters and I have just finished 5 chapters. Westoxicated elites is the first chapter that is the essence of this book, I think. The arguments are strong in that. The definition of modernity also stands in that. He defines the modern society  as one in which atleast the following cha...