History of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha

by Ram Chandra

History of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha by Comrade Ram Chandra Ed. Malwinder Jit Singh Waraich Rs. 495/-, Pg. 289 ISBN 978-81-89899-61-9 Naujawan Bharat Sabha was not only the precursor of HSRA, but also its public face, which simultaneously nurtured its core members. It was committed to work in close co-operation with the Congress so much so that their provincial conferences were held on the same dates and at the same venue alternately. Its manifesto not only fore shadowed the ideological moorings of HSRA, but it also went beyond the politico-ideological domain by taking social agenda too in its stride. The sweep of the writing is comprehensive enough to take into account all the contemporary political developments thereby making it a rich source of country's history in its own right.

Genres: India

289 pages, Hardcover

Published February 1, 2008

Reviews

[Kushal Srivastava · Rating 4 out of 5]

He was a contemporary of Bhagat Singh so lots of him in the book. The book could have used an editor but it has so much krantikari masala that i would definitely recommend it. It has aatishi chakkar, hansraj “wireless”, a Bina Das who fired at the Bengal governor, and a socialist group made of 10-16 years old kids. But all the information is scattered and interesting bits are rather small and lots of pages discussing either the infighting of different socialist/communists groups or sometimes just repeating things.

[Neer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read another edition of the book which had been published by the author himself. Comrade Ram Chandra was a college-mate of Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev and details the formation of the NBS in this book. I wish he had added more reminiscences of the two martyrs.

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