Remembering Tera Singh Chan, who brought IPTA to Punjab
Sarika Sharma India was at war with China in 1962 and, along with several other Leftist leaders, Tera Singh Chan was jailed over the suspicion that his sympathies lay with the Communist neighbour. At the same time, ironically enough, inspiring the masses on radio was his song “Eh pyaari Bharat maa”. Punjab newspapers took note of the dichotomy and the government was forced to release Chan. As we celebrate the poet-playwright’s birth centenary this year, his writings are still inspiring — like his poem “Desh de kisaan, aa gaye vich maidan” reverberating at the Delhi borders that ar...
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