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Puwm is|Q d; jnm ip|D sun;m iJl; s|grUr (p|j;b) ids|br 1899 ivc hoiXA. Pus dI apNI Jb;nI Pus d; ipt;, jo iXk relve f;Tk te geTmEn d; k|m krd; sI, Pdo' mr cuk; sI jd Ph aje p|j-ze s;l dI Pumr d; sI. ipt; dI mOt ipLzo' Puwm is|Q nU| a|imRtsr de mShUr ytIm-K;ne ( K;ls; ke'drI ytIm-K;n; ) ivKe s|n 1907 ivc d;Kl kr; idLt; igA. iXs ytIm-K;ne to' hI Pus ne dsvI d; iXmith;n p;s kIt; ate n;l hI iXk vLD; sdIvI pRB;v jo Pus ne gRihN kIt;, Ph sI jilA'v;le b;g d; vEs;KI 13 apREl 1919 d; KunI s;k;. s|n 1940 ivc Pus te cl;Xe gXe ktl de mukLdme dOr;n tftIS kItI gXI ik S;iXd jilA'v;le s;ke sme' Pus d; koXI Br; j;' s;k sb|wI m;irA igA hoN; Xe ijs de bdle ivc Puwm is|Q ne lEfTInE'T gvrnr m;iXkl PDv;iXr d; ktl kIt;. asl ivc mukLdme' dOr;n t;' Pus ne "Br;" d; Sbd ApNe s;re deSv;sIA' lXI vritA sI. ApNe Br;'v;' d; bdl;  lEN d; bh;n; ikLn;' deS BgtI de jJbe n;l BirA hoiXA sI?

Puwm is|Q jd B;rt to' amrIk; phu|icA t;' Pus d; sb|w gdrI b;ibA' n;l juixa; jo B;rt ivc hiqArb|d iX|nkl;b pEd; krn ivc juTe hoXe sn. Ph vI Phn; n';l  rc imc igA. Pus d; k|m sI ik B;rt to' amrIk; a;PuN v;le iX|nkl;bI ivc;rw;r; de svt|trt; s|gr;mIA' d; S;'t mh;s;gr de tLT te sv;gt krn; te PnH;' nU| insict iWk;iNA' te phu|c;PuN;. kuZ sme' b;ad jd Pus nU| Bgt is|Q d; suneh; imila; ik Ph v;ps B;rt A ke k|m kre, t;' Puwm is|Q kuZ hiqAr apNe n;l lE ke v;ps cl; igA. a|imRtsr puLjN to' qoxe idn;' ipzLo' hI Ph puils duAr; fixA; igA ate ibn; l;iXs|s hiqAr rLKN de jurm ivc c;r s;l jelH DLikA irh;.

Bgt is|Q nU| Ph ApN; gUx;H imLtr smZd; sI. s|n 1932 ivc PUwm is|Q nU| kSmIr ivc Bgt is|Q dI foTo lXI ifridA' veiKA igA sI ijs nU| Ph ApN; "gurU" AKd; sI. Pn;'H idn;' ivc Ph iX|nkl;bI gIt;' d; pUr; SokIn sI ate S;iXr ibsml dI nJm
" sr froSI kI tmLn;' ab hm;re idl me' hE --  " K;s tOr te g;Pu'd; hu|d; sI. Phn;' idn;' ivc hI Ph dirxH ivSv;s, inDLrt;, bh;drI te svE-riht kurb;nI de jJbe n;l BrpUr ho cuk; sI. a|greJI B;S; c|gI tr;H' j;Nd; te sohNI bold; sI. Ph moTr mkEnkI j;Nd; sI. trK;N; k|m vI kr lE'd; sI, kXI tr;H' de Bes bdlne Pus ne isK lXe sn.

lgBg 1933 ivc Puwm is|Q iX|DIA zD ke iX|glE'D lXI rv;n; hoiXA ate s|n 1935 tk Pqe puj igA. zetI hI Ph s;re l|dn nU| j;Nn lg igA ikP'ik pEdl turn d; Ph SokIn sI. iXk q;' ijLqe Ph apNe hmvtnIA' nU| vLDI igNtI ivc iml skd; sI Ph q;' sI gurduAr; SefrDJ buLS. gurduAre t;' Ph aksr j;'d; rih|d; sI pr ApNe desv;sIA' to' aNgOilA hI rih|d; sI. Pqe kuZ ku iX|nkl;bI ivc;r v;le imtLr;' ivco' Pus d; sLB to' vLD; imtLr iSv is|Q jOhl sI. iCXk idn Pus ne imtLr jOhl nU| ikh; "kuZ k;r; krn dI " skIm bN; irh; h;'. jd kXI mhIne kuZ vI n v;pirA t;' iXk idn iSv is|Q ne t;an; m;irA ik Puwm is|Q aEve' gLl;' hI m;rd; hE krn v;l; nhI'. Pus to' mgro' Ph iSv is|Q nU| hOlI hOlI imlNo' QTd; igA te s|n 1940 tk PuLk; hI imlNo' hT igA

m;rc 13, 1940 nU| Pus ne iX|DIA Aifs ivc iXk noiTs pixHA ijs ivc XIsT iX|DIA asosIXeSn dI kEksTn h;l ivc mIiT|g hoN b;re iliKA sI ate Pqe sr m;iXkl PDv;iXr de h;Jr hoN b;re vI iJkr kIt; hoiXA sI. mIiT|g 3vje SurU hoXI ijs dI l;rD JETlE'D pRw;ngI kr irh; sI ate ijs ivc l;rD lEim|gTn, sr lUXI Den te sr m;iXkl PDv;iXr ne vI B;Sn idLte. iXh s;re vkt; mohrlI kt;r dIA' kursIA' te sje-bEWe sn  ate Puwm is|Q h;l de sLje p;se Kx; sI. ijP' hI mIiT|g Ktm hoXI, golIA' cldIA' dI Av;J AXI te sr m;iXkl PDv;iXr iDgd; veiKA igA ate Pus de n;lde s;qI vI JkmI hoXe. Pwm is|Q ne Pqo' BLjN dI iXk iX|c vI koiSS n kItI. Pus de irv;lvr dIA' ze dIA' ze golIA' cl cukIA' sn.

puils ne PUwm is|Q nU| fx ke tl;SI lXI t;' Pus de koT dI sLjI jeb ivLco' 17 golIA', Pus dI pE'T dI sLjI jeb co' 8 golIA' ate iXk c;kU Pus de PvrkoT co' br;md kite gXe.

Pse idn pxt;l dOr;n puils iXnspEkTr ircrD DeHTn ne jd golIA' de c;r Kol Puwm is|Q de s;HmNe meJ Pute rLKe t;' Puwm is|Q bol PuiWA " nhI', nhI', s;re hI ze " ate Pus ne dove' hLq;' dIA' ze Pu'gl;' KxIA' kr ke vI smZ;iXA. Puwm is|Q k;hl; sI ik mukLdm; zetI Ktm hove te ikse hor nU| ksUrv;r n Wihr;iXA j;Xe. Pus ne spLST ikh; sI ik Ph ikse sB; j;' p;rTI vLlo' nhI'. iXk sme' Pus ne iXh vI ikh; "mrn dI menu| koXI pRv;h nhI', buLYe hoN tk PuDIkN d; kI f;iXd;? iXh c|g; nhI'. jv;nI c hI mrn; c|g; hE ate Xeho hI mE' c;hu|d; h;'. ApNe deS lXI hI t;' mrn; hE."

Puwm is|Q nU| birksTn jelH BeijA igA. Pqo' Pus ne iSv is|Q jOhl n;l icLWIA' duAr; mux r;bt; pEd; kIt;. ApN; n;m Pus ne muhLmd is|Q aJ;d ate jOhl d; n;m kevl imsTr is|Q hI ilKN; SurU kIt;. Puwm is|Q ne bhut v;r iSv is|Q p;so' pustk;' te gurb;NI de guTikA' dI hI m|g kItI sI. pr jd Pus dI m|g pUrI n hoXI t;' Puwm is|Q ne h;r ke 30 m;rc nU| iSv is|Q nU| iX|j muK;tb kr ke icLWI ilKI " ipAre imsTr j;hl is|Q " B;v ik murK nU| smZ nhI' APu'dI. S;iXd Puwm is|Q nU| iSv iis|Q to' hI pt; lLigA sI ik iX|glE'D de kuZ p|j;bI Pus de mukLdme de bc;P lXI m;iXA iXkLWI krn lLge sn t;' hI Pus ne iSv is|Q nU| iliKA ik Ph t;' l;xIH mOt nU| ivAhuN lXI itAr bEW; hE. pr n;l hI Pus ne guTke dI m|g mux duhr;XI. mXI dI 20 trIK tk mukLdme dIA' peSIA' pE'dIA' rhIA' pr iSv is|Q n;l Pus nU| imln nhI' idLt; igA sI. jUn 4, 1940 nU| PlD belIH dI sE'TRl kirmInl korT ivc Puwm is|Q ne ApN; kevl iXh ibAn hI idLt;:" mE' ksUrv;r nhI' ate apNe bc;P lXI hor kuZ nhI' kh;' g;."

jUn dI 5 trIK nU| korT ne Pus nU| mujrm kr;r de'idA' F;'sI dI sJ; suN;XI. turt hI Pus nU| pE'Tnivle dI jelH Bej idLt; igA.

Pqo' Pus ne 7 jUn nU| ifr l|dn de gurduAre de sEkTrI nU| icLWI ilK ke gurb;NI de guTke dI m|g kItI. kXI  idn;' b;ad iSv is|Q jelH de srk;rI p;drI nU| imlN c k;my;b hoiXA te Pus nU| ikh; ik iXh w;rimk pustk;' f;'sI dI sJ; v;le muhLmd is|Q aJ;d nU| phu|c;PN dI Kecl kre. iSv is|Q nU| kde vI Puwm is|Q n;l imlN dI AigA n imlI. a;iKr 31 jul;XI 1940 nU| Puwm is|Q F;'sI te lTk; idLt; ate aj tk Ph ApNI iksm d; iXLko iXk anoK; mh;N ShId biNA hE.

- ipR|: blbIr is|Q (inPU y;rk )


Udham Singh's Last Words:

"DOWN WITH BRITISH IMPERIALISM!"

Going through the riff-raf of mailing list messages I found this one to be of interest, Hope it interests you too.

Reprinted to mark the 59th anniversary of Udhan Singh's death

In July 96, the Indian Workers Association (GB) held a Commemoration Rally in Southall, London, to honour the Indian patriot and anti-imperialist fighter Udham Singh. Comrade Adolfo Olaechea, spokesman for Committee Sol Peru accepted the invitation of this important workers organisation to address that rally. We publish here the text of that speech.

In order to inform the members of this list about this theme, we reproduce here an article on the subject in the IWA's official magazine, LALKAR in its July/ August 96 edition.

UDHAM SINGH'S LAST WORDS: "DOWN WITH BRITISH IMPERIALISM!"

July 31 this year marks the 59th Anniversary of the execution of Udham Singh by British imperialism. On 4 June 1940 he was arraigned before Mr. Justice Atkinson at the Central Criminal Court charged with the murder of Sir Michael O'Dwyer, the butcher notorious for the Amritsar (Jallianwalla Bagh) massacre, which claimed the lives of several hundred innocent and unarmed Indian men, women and children, whose only crime had been to attend a peaceful protest meeting. Udham Singh pleaded not guilty. The trial lasted two days, at the end of which Udham Singh was found guilty and given the death sentence.

On 15 July the Court of Criminal Appeal heard and dismissed Udham Singh's appeal against the death sentence, and he was hanged at Pentonville Prison on 31 July.

Prior to passing sentence, Mr. Justice Atkinson asked Udham Singh if he had anything to say, to which the latter replied in the affirmative and proceeded to read from prepared notes. Throughout he was repeatedly interrupted by the Judge, who ordered the press not to report Udham Singh's statement, which has remained buried for56 years in the dark rooms reserved for secret government documents.

At long last it has been released to the Public Records Office, file MEPO 3/1743. The IWA-GB and LALKAR proudly report this statement, which clearly brings out Udham Singh's intense hatred of British imperialism, his ardent love for India and his burning desire to see it free, and also his internationalism, his love for the international proletariat, including the British proletariat.

It is time that he was honoured as a staunch anti-imperialist and unswerving internationalist, not only by people of Indian origin but also by the British proletariat which remains mainly ignorant of this remarkable man.

SHORTHAND NOTES OF THE STATEMENT MADE BY UDHAM SINGH

after the Judge had asked him if he had anything to say as to why sentence should not be passed upon him according to Law. Facing the Judge, he exclaimed: "I say down with British Imperialism. You say India does not have peace. We have only slavery. Generations of so called civilization has brought us everything filthy and degenerating known to the human race. All you have to do is to read your own history. If you have any human decency in you you should die with shame. The brutality and bloodthirsty way in which the so called intellectuals, who call themselves rulers of civilization in the world are of bastard blood.........

MR JUSTICE ATKINSON: I am not going to listen to a political speech. If you have anything relevant to say about this case say it.
UDHAM SINGH: I have to say this. I wanted to protest.
THE ACCUSED BRANDISHED THE SHEAF OF PAPERS FROM WHICH HE HAD BEEN READING.
THE JUDGE: Is it in English?
UDHAM SINGH: You can understand what I am reading now.
THE JUDGE: I will understand much more if you give it to me to read.
UDHAM SINGH: I want the Jury, I want the whole lot to hear it.
MR. G.B. MC CLURE (Prosecuting) reminded the Judge that under Section 6 of the Emergency Powers Act he could direct that Udham Singh's speech be not reported or that it could be heard in camera.
THE JUDGE (To the accussed): You may take it that nothing will be published of what you say. You must speak to the point. Now go on.
UDHAM SINGH: I am protesting. This is what I mean. I am quite innocent about that address. I never understood about that address. I am going to read this now.
THE JUDGE: Well, go on.
While the accused was perusing the papers, the Judge reminded him ";You are only to say why sentence should not be passed according to law". UDHAM SINGH (shouting): "I do not care about sentence of death. It means nothing at all. I do not care about dying or anything. I do not worry about it at all. I am dying for a purpose".
Thumping the rail of the dock, he exclaimed: "We are suffering from the British Empire!."
Udham Singh continued more quietly: "I am not afraid to die. I am proud to die, to have to free my native land and I hope that when I am gone, I hope that in my place will come thousands of my countrymen to drive you dirty dogs out, to free my country".
"I am standing before an English jury. I am in an English court. You people go to India and when you come back you are given a price and put in the House of Commons. We come to England and we are sentenced to death".
"I never meant anything; but I will take it. I do not care anything about it, but when you dirty dogs come to India there comes a time when you will be cleaned out of India. All your British Imperialism will be smashed".
"Machine guns on the streets of India mow down thousands of poor women and children wherever your so called flag of democracy and Christianity flies."
"Your conduct, your conduct - I am talking about the British government. I have nothing against the English people at all. I have more English friends living in England that I have in India. I have great sympathy with the workers of England. I am against the Imperialist government.
"You people are suffering workers. Everyone are suffering through these dirty dogs; these mad beasts. India is only slavery. Killing, mutilating and destroying - British Imperialism".
"People do not read about it in the papers. We know what is going on in India".
MR JUSTICE ATKINSON: I am not going to hear any more.
UDHAM SINGH: You do not want to listen to any more because you are tired of my speech, eh? I have a lot to say yet.
THE JUDGE: I am not going to hear any more of that statement.
UDHAM SINGH: You asked me what I have to say. I am saying it. Because you people are dirty. You do not want to hear from us what you are doing in India.
THRUSTING HIS GLASSES back into his pocket, Udham Singh exclaimed three words in Hindustani and then shouted: "Down with British Imperialism! Down with British dirty dogs"!
AS HE TURNED TO LEAVE THE DOCK, the accused spat across the solicitors table.
AFTER SINGH had left the dock the Judge turned to the press and said: "I give direction to the Press not to report any of the statements made by the accussed in the dock. You understand, members of the press?"
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO look at the file on Udham Singh, which has at last been released, are welcomed to come to the Udham Singh Centre, 346 Soho Road, Birmingham B21 9LQ (Telephone: 0121 551 4679)

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