Jalandhar,
August 11, 2013
A three day teacher’s awareness camp is being organised at the Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Hall as a part of the campaign to prepare for the ‘Mela Ghadri Babeyan Da’, which will begin from November 1.
A three day teacher’s awareness camp is being organised at the Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Hall as a part of the campaign to prepare for the ‘Mela Ghadri Babeyan Da’, which will begin from November 1.
The camp
started on Saturday, on the second day of the camp, Prof Harish K Puri, head of
the Kabir chair of the Guru Nanak Dev University and an acclaimed historian,
said the Ghadar leaders freed us from an imperialist set up and made us dream
about freedom, the state of affairs post 1947 and the role of corporate in the
brewing political storm, warn us that coming times might require us to
formulate our own new paths.
Addressing
teachers Prof Puri said the shackles of poverty and corruption took Indians
abroad, where on being constantly looked down upon, a new revolution took root
and forging ties with revolutionaries from other countries, they formed ‘Hindi
Association of Pacific Coast’ and started the ‘Ghadar’ newspaper, laying a
sound basis for the freedom struggle.
On the
occasion, general secretary of the Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Committee Dr Raghubir
Kaur spoke on the martyrdom of Bhagat Singh and raised questions on the role of
Mahtama Gandhi during the martyr’s execution.
People’s Voice showed a film ‘Ten Days Which
Shook the World’ on the Russian Revolution and the film ‘Ghadri Baba Sohan
Singh Bhakna’ made by a Swedish cameraman. Kulwinder of People’s Voice spoke
about the role of films in influencing society. Committee member comrade Jagroop discussed
revolution in the evening session. Committee’s cultural convener Amolak Singh
spoke about the lofty ideals of the Ghadarites and need of following those
ideals in present times.
