Book release: 'Gatha Udham Singh' written by HC Arora
‘Gatha Udham Singh’, a book on freedom fighter Udham Singh, written by senior advocate of Punjab and Haryana high court HC Arora, was released by him along with Right to Information Act (RTI) activist Jatinder Jain on the 75th martyrdom day of Saheed Udham Singh here on Friday.
This is his fifth book on freedom fighters.
He has authored books on Bhagat Singh, Madan Lal Dhingra, Kartar Singh Sarabha and Kanshi Ram including Gadar Lehar.
In the book, he has tried to elaborate the history of Udham Singh through poems.
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