Punjab
Journalist Jagtar Singh Bhullar’s new book “Khaki, Khadku te Kalam – Kale Daur Di Dastan” releasing on April 18
Chandigarh, April 15, 2023: Chandigarh based Journalist Jagtar Singh Bhullar’s fourth book “Khaki, Kharkku te Kalam-Kale Daur di Dastan” will be released on April 18 at Chandigarh Press Club.
This book is based on the stories of journalists who covered that period of Punjab from 1978 to around 1995, staying in different districts of Punjab, especially Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran, Moga, and Chandigarh.
This period has caused a lot of damage to Punjab politically, socially, and economically.
“In this book, one will get to read a lot about the journalism of 25 famous journalists of Punjab as well as their bravery, loyalty to society, family, and institutions, and the role they played under all kinds of pressure. Their experiences, bitter truths, and stories about what happened to Punjab have been made a part of the book. Today’s journalists can neither think nor guess how difficult journalism was in that period. From morning to night and then to morning, there was only the fear that today I would not become the headline of some other newspapers or my own newspaper,” said Jagtar Singh Bhullar.
“If the complete names of the terrorist groups were not printed in the news, then the threat of that organization in the morning and if the news about the fake police encounter was published, then the threat of the government and Police authorities would have been certain. Militants’ press notes in the homes and then police intimidation had become a part of life. Many Journalists have also been sacrificed during this unnecessary fight,” he added.
This book will be released by Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhawan, National Minority Commission Chairman Iqbal Singh Lalpura, CPIM State Secretary Comrade Sukhwinder Singh Sekhon, and Chief Minister Punjab Bhagwant Mann’s OSD Manjit Singh Sidhu.
Similarly, Ramesh Vinayak Executive Editor of Hindustan Times, Baljit Singh Balli Editor-in-Chief Babushahi, Senior Journalist, and Author Jagtar Singh and Sarabjit Pandher will share their views.
The Function will be held at Chandigarh Press Club on April 18 at 10:30 am. Jagtar Singh Bhullar’s earlier Dehshat De Parchhavein ( Shadows of Terror), Press Room, and research-based book “Punjab Sian Mein Chandigarh Bolda” have appeared in the court of readers.
