Poet of the Revolution: The Memoirs and Poems of Lal Singh Dil

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A poignant biographical memoir and poetry collection chronicling the turbulent life of Lal Singh Dil, a revolutionary Dalit-Punjabi poet who lived through the Naxalite movement.

Author Name	Lal Singh Dil
ISBN	9780670086559
Year of Publication	2012
Pages	216
Language	English
Binding	Hardcover
Publisher	Penguin

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ISBN: 9780670086559
Year Of Publication: 2012
Pages : 216
Language : English
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin

Overveiw

- The book operates as both a historical document and a literary tribute. It captures a rare, ground-level perspective of the Naxalite upheaval of the 1970s, detailing brutal police torture, imprisonment, and the deep emotional scars left behind by a failed revolution.

Meet the Author

Lal Singh Dil (1943–2007) was a prominent revolutionary Punjabi poet and a central figure of the Dalit literary movement in Punjab, known for works like Dastān. The translator, Nirupama Dutt, is a well-known journalist, poet, and translator who worked closely with Dil to bring his life and words to light.

Book Summary

- The narrative traces Dil’s life from his childhood in a lower-caste family, through his conversion to Buddhism, his active involvement in the Naxalite revolutionary underground, to his eventual withdrawal into a quiet life running a tea stall. Interwoven with his raw, striking poetry, the book portrays an uncompromising artist broken by state repression yet defiant in his artistic spirit.

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