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Artiste Dedicated to the Working Class

Thu, 2009-01-08 16:29 | Sudhanva Deshpande
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Sudhanva Deshpande from Jana Natya Manch writes about how Janam paid tributes to its martyr Safdar Hashmi this year.Janam conducted a slew of programs which included stage performances and a public address by CITU veteran Mohd. Amin.

Plays,Applause and Bullets : Safdar Hashmi's Street Theatre

Fri, 2009-01-02 19:26 | Eugene van Erven
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Eugene van Erven writes about the Progressive Indian theater movement and recollects his acquaintance with Safdar Hashmi and Jana Natya Manch.

Safdar Hashmi Amar Rahe

Fri, 2009-01-02 12:10 | Vijay Prashad
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Vijay Prashad recollects Safdar Hashmi and his contribution to the People's Theater movement.

Source: 
http://www.proxsa.org/culture/safdar.html

Safdar Hashmi: Dying to keep ideals alive

Fri, 2009-01-02 11:57 | SHUBHRA AURITA ROY
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"Comrade, your name, your actions, your commitment will never be forgotten. Your courage brings strength to these arms today. Your love will envelop us, today and in the future. We will not give up hope. Though you no longer walk beside us, your laughter and your songs will rise again from our throats, and when we advance to new revolutionary goals, your example will be there before us, encouraging us to forge further ahead. Comrade, farewell!"

Pragoti pays homage to Safdar Hashmi,the veteran people's theater artist and activist who was murdered in cold blood,by the Congress goons, while performing a play in the streets of Sahibabad, on the outskirts of Delhi,on the afternoon of January 1, 1989.

Reproduced here are two articles written by Shubhra Aurita Roy and Vijay Prashad, commemorating Safdar. Attached is one excellent assessment of Safdar's work, by Eugene Van Erven, Courtesy MIT Press.

Source: 
http://www.dancewithshadows.com/society/safdar-hashmi-satyendra-dubey.asp

Martyrs day in Bengal

Mon, 2008-09-01 17:40 | Ganasakthi
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August 31 is commemorated as Shahid Dibash (Martyrs’ Day) in West Bengal to remember the martyrdom of eighty peasants during the Food Movement. September 1 is commemorated as Student Martyrs’ Day when the peaceful march of students in solidarity with the peasants was attacked by the Police on September 1, 1959. Four students were killed in the police firing. The list of martyrs of the Left Democractic Movement has grown ever since. The waves of democratic struggle led to the formation of the first United Front government in the state, which was dislodged through conspiracies.