Shri Rajesh Sharma teaches English at Punjabi University, Patiala. He had read Sepia Leaves last year and expressed the desire to follow my writing. Here are his views, read on.
Tags: 1984, Khalistan, military school, Mrs. Gandhi assasination, Operation Bluestar, Punjab, riots
Every writer seeks one review/response that validates the work back to the writer. D P Satish brought the book home to me.
‘Roll of Honour’ is an evocative novel. You keep thinking about it even days after you have finished reading it. … Sandhu tells this story lucidly. He draws no conclusions, gives no sermons and offers no solutions. He refrains from turning the story into a tearjerker.’
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Tags: 1984, anti-Sikh riots, Bluestar, Khalistan, Mrs. Gandhi, Punjab, Roll of Honour
A few weeks back I found many of my Sikh friends abroad protesting against the would be hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana. Then the media was full of news. His sentence was deferred and the media went silent on the issue. I traveled to Balwant Singh’s village to learn about the man. The article in two parts:
Tags: 1984, assasination, militants, Punjab, Rajoana