Name of the Book: - Why I am An Atheist and other works
Author: - Bhagat
Singh
No of Chapters: -
18
Number of Pages: - 128
Single sentence description of Book: - Bhagat Singh: - Beyond the filmy depiction
What this book is about: - The book is a
compilation of 18 letter written by Bhagat Singh during various phases of his journey
of revolution. These 18 letters provide a brilliant insight about the thoughts
of Bhagat Singh about various aspects of life. The book covers the main topic
why he was atheist in the form of essay, which he has written in Lahore central
jail in 1930 in response to his religious friends who presumed that he had
turned atheist because of vanity. At the age of 23, he explained his view about
being atheist in a lucid way. Some of the other interesting letters included
his letter to Shaheed Sukhdev, Demands for political prisoners, why he refused
to attend the court, letter to young political workers etc. He lays extreme
importance of education in the path of revolution. He stated that greatest sin
in this world is to be poor. When Sukhdev thought of committing suicide, he wrote
a letter to him explaining that mere thought of suicide will completely defeat
the purpose of revolution
Few Special insights from the
Book: -
1. Bhagat Singh has
written a letter to his father that he will not defend himself, when he came to
know that his father had made a written request to British Government stating
that Bhagat Singh be given chance to prove his innocence.
2.
He wrote a letter to Punjab Governor
that they should be shoot instead of to be hanged, as they are war prisoners.
3.
He believed that man must have the
strongest feeling of love which he should confine to one individual, rather make
it universal.
4.
Revolution as per Bhagat Singh thoughts
does not have any place for personal vendetta, nor it is the cult of the bomb
and the pistol. Instead, it means the present order of things which is based of
manifest injustice must change.
5.
Book mentions the unknown freedom fighters
which are not known to present generation namely Ran Rakshas and Bhan Singh (First
laid down his life after 63 days of hunger strike and other one died the death
of great hero after silently undergoing in human tortures for full six months)
6.
Bhagat Singh refused to attend the
court when the demands of the prisoners were not met. He wrote a letter stating
that undertrial prisoners cannot be treated like convicted prisoners.
Overall Review: - Book is an
excellent collection of letters explaining his thoughts about love, revolution,
poetry, suicide and many more subjects. It gives completely different picture of
Bhagat Singh what we had seen in Hindi films. success and many more. Overall a
book is good read and can provide true information about Bhagat Singh.
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