A Pen for Liberation

Bhagat Singh wrote "Why I Am An Atheist" in 1930 while he was a prisoner in the Lahore Central Jail. "The People", a weekly publication by Lala Lajpat Rai, published this book in 1931. To be clear, this is a 24-page essay rather than a book. This essay opens with a question whether vanity was the cause of Bhagat Singh’s atheism. Obviously, so many people had blamed him of being an atheist and he responded to this accusation clearly through this essay. He claimed that neither arrogance nor vanity prevented him from keeping his belief. He rejects the existence of the omnipotent supreme entity; vanity is not the cause of his denial.  Bhagat Singh has been atheist since he was a young, ordinary man. He comes from a pretty religious household. He used to spend hours reciting the Gayatri Mantra in class, in fact. But ultimately he started questioning his belief, and he began to think on disbelief. When he joined the revolutionary party and when he came to know his comrade...

I n 1917, when Lenin made the Russian Revolution possible, at that time the Indian Revolutionaries were also fighting the struggle for Indian Independence. Many among those were inspired by the Russian Revolution. Bhagat Singh was getting trained in Marxism during his time at the National College Lahore and Dwarkadas Library. Bhagat Singh with his comrades sent a telegram to the Soviet Union on November 7, 1930, greeting the Great Russian Revolution.  On January 21, 1930, the accused in the Lahore Conspiracy Case appeared in the court wearing red scarves. As soon as the magistrate took his chair Bhagat Singh, with his comrades raised slogans "Long Live Socialist Revolution", "Long Live Communist International",  "Long Live People" "Lenin's Name Will Never Die", and "Down with Imperialism". Bhagat Singh then read the text of this telegram in the court and asked the magistrate to send it to the Third International. Bhagat Singh was on...

  Sharing you the most significant essay written by Bhagat Singh just a few days before he was executed. this part of To The Young Political Workers can tell you two things: 1.  What were the plans of Bhagat Singh to bring the socialist revolution in India.  2.  The plan has not become obsolete and still stands relevant. if you are a young person involved in politics (or wish to be involved) and a question haunts you "how does such a revolution is brought?" this will help you.  For any revolutionary party a definite programme is very essential. First, you must know that revolution means action. It means a change brought about deliberately by an organized and systematic work, as opposed to sudden and unorganised or spontaneous change or breakdown.  And for the formulation of a programme, one must necessarily study: 1.  The goal. 2.  The premises from where were to start, (the existing conditions).  3.  The course of action, i.e., the mean...