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About Chaman Lal

Chaman Lal (Prof.chaman [at] gmail.com) is presently Dean, Faculty of Languages, at Panjab University in Chandigarh and is editor of The Bhagat Singh Reader. He is the world’s leading authority on the life and work of Bhagat Singh.
  • #FarmersDyingModiEnjoying

    Farmers in protest: Learning from the past and creating history with a real definition of nationalism

    Chaman Lal

    “The nationalists to be effective must harness the nation into action, into revolt.… The nation will stir itself to action only on assurance of nationalization. i.e.… Freedom from slavery of Imperialist—capitalists.” —Bhagat Singh

  • The Revolutionary Legacy of Bhagat Singh: An Interview with Chaman Lal

    Chaman Lal and Bernard D'Mello

    Chaman Lal retired as professor of Hindi translation from the Centre of Indian Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and is now associated with the Centre for Comparative Literature as Professor-Coordinator at the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.  His most recent book is Understanding Bhagat Singh (Aakar Books, Delhi, 2013). BD: March 23 marks the […]

  • Remembering Bhagat Singh on the 75th Anniversary of His Martyrdom

    Chaman Lal

    Men cannot be sacrificed to the machine.  The machine must serve mankind, yet the danger to the human race lurks, menacing, in the industrial region. — Scott Nearing, Poverty & Riches Scott Nearing was a frequent contributor to Monthly Review.   His column “World Events” ran in Monthly Review from 1953 to 1972. Bhagat Singh, 23 […]

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