Khooni Vaisakhi: A Poem from the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, 1919

About book- The poem Khooni Vaisakhi was originally written by Nanak Singh ji, was a survivor of the infamous jalliawala bagh massacre. This book is a translation done by his grandson. When this poem was published in May 1920, Britishers destroyed all the copies and banned it. This book consists the poem, a chapter on the incident and the Nanak Singh ji, a chapter by the grandson of Sir Sydney Rowlatt and a chapter by a historian.Ok! I won't be getting over this book in my near future.About packaging- it was good as always. Kudos amazon!👍

Excellent book, covering the infamous historic Jallianwala Bagh massacre in the form of a heart touching poem penned by Nanak Singh novelist. Nanak Singh, 21 at that time, was also present at Jallianwala Bagh to witness the massacre firsthand. This event prompted him to write the poem ‘Khooni Baisakhi’ which sold millions of copies. The English translation is a masterpiece in itself.

A moving account of the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre and the events leading up to it, in verse, by someone who was present in the Bagh on that fateful day.The original Punjabi verse is transliterated in Devnagari, and also vividly translated in English (keeping the metre intact!) by Navdeep Suri.A Foreword and short articles explaining the history of the event add to the reader's understanding.Particularly poignant is the piece by Justin Rowlatt, great grandson of Sir Sidney Rowlatt, the author of the Rowlatt Act which was at the root of the protests that led to the massacre.Strongly recommended.

It's a long forgotten ballad by Nanak Singh which accurately captures the events of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.