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The novel under review, Khoon De Sohile (translated as ‘Hymns In Blood’), takes its title from a verse of the Guru Granth Sahib written at the time of Mughal king Babur’s maiden attacks on India in the 16th century. ....
Gathered in a formation tight, my friends. Under the tyrant’s orders, they opened fire Straight into innocent hearts, my friends. And fire and fire and fire they did Some thousands of bullets were shot, my friends. Like searing hail they felled our youth A tempest not seen before, my friends. Riddled chests and bodies slid to the ground Each one a target large, my friends. Haunting cries for help did rend the sky Smoke rose from smouldering guns, my friends. Just a sip of water was all they sought Valiant youth lay dying in the dust, my friends. Nanak Singh, a literary giant and ‘Father of the Punjabi Novel’, was present at Jallianwala Bagh on 13 April 1919. Barely 22 at the time, Nanak Singh witnessed General Reginald Dyer’s troops open indiscriminate fire on unarmed civilians protesting against the draconian Rowlatt Act and the arrest of popular freedom fighters Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr Satyapal. ....