TY - BOOK AU - Dutt, Nirupama TI - The Ballad of Bant Singh: a qissa of courage SN - 9789385288302 U1 - 305.56880954552 PY - 2016/// CY - New Delhi PB - Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt. Ltd. KW - Singh, Bant KW - Caste - Based discrimination KW - Agricultural laborers KW - India KW - Gang rape KW - Burj Jhabbar Village KW - Biography N2 - On the evening of 5th January 2006, Bant Singh, a Dalit agrarian labourer and activist in Punjab's Jhabar village, was ambushed and brutally beaten by upper-caste Jat men armed with iron rods and axes. He lost both his arms and a leg in the attack. It was punishment for having fought for justice for his minor daughter who had been gang-raped. But his spirit was not broken, and he continues to fight for equality and dignity for millions like him, inspiring them with his revolutionary songs and his courage. https://speakingtigerbooks.com/product/the-ballad-of-bant-singh ER -