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The Ballad of Bant Singh: a qissa of courage

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt. Ltd. 2016 New DelhiDescription: 213pISBN:
  • 9789385288302
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.56880954552 D8B2
Summary: 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/
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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.

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