In this episode, I present a short story written by Yashpal, an eminent Hindi writer whose work has been compared with that of Munshi Prem Chand. Yashpal was born in Kangra Hills in 1903. He was an early follower of Gandhi Ji's non-violent approach, but after meeting Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev at the National College in Lahore, he became a full-fledged revolutionary, turning himself to be a fugitive in 1929 when he tried to blow up a train carrying Viceroy Lord Irwin. On release from prison, he dedicated himself to writing fiction and propagating the communist ideology. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1970. He died in 1976 at the age of 73. He left behind a rich literary legacy consisting of a dozen novels, five collections of short stories, and a travelogue.
In this episode, I present a short story written by Yashpal, an eminent Hindi writer whose work has been compared with that of Munshi Prem Chand. Yashpal was born in Kangra Hills in 1903. He was an early follower of Gandhi Ji's non-violent approach, but after meeting Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev at the National College in Lahore, he became a full-fledged revolutionary, turning himself to be a fugitive in 1929 when he tried to blow up a train carrying Viceroy Lord Irwin. On release from prison, he dedicated himself to writing fiction and propagating the communist ideology. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1970. He died in 1976 at the age of 73. He left behind a rich literary legacy consisting of a dozen novels, five collections of short stories, and a travelogue.