Summary:
NEW DELHI: A poem on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by acclaimed Punjabi writer Nanak Singh which was banned by the British after its publication in 1920 has now been translated into English. Singh was present at Jallianwala Bagh on April 13, 1919. Its manuscript was subsequently lost.After long years, the poem has been rediscovered and now translated into English by the author's grandson and diplomat, Navdeep Suri. With little formal education beyond the fourth grade, he wrote an astounding 59 books and received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1962. He was 22 years old at the time..