Member of Parliament Kesineni Srinivas (Nani) releasing a book on Baba Banda Singh Bahadhur written by Katuru Ravindra Trivikram at the gurdwara at Gurunanak Colony in Vijayawada on Sunday. —Photo: Ch.Vijaya Bhaskar |
Last month, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had released a commemorative silver coin to mark the 300th martyrdom day of Banda Singh Bahadur. |
“The book is released commemorating the 300 years of military commander’s martyrdom. All over the country this day is celebrated with pomp and gaiety,” said Harmohinder Singh Sahani, president of the Sikh community.
Narrating the heroics of the warrior, Mr. Sahani said that as per the diktat of Guru Govind Singh, the Nanded-born Sadhu raised an army and proceeded to Punjab to kill the culprits responsible for the killing of Guru Govind Singh’s sons and father.
Mr. Sahani said the community was keen make the book available in all schools and libraries in Andhra Pradesh and has printed 3,000 copies. “The cover price of the 100-page book is Rs. 50,” he added.
Mr. Ravindra said he took 15 days to write the book. “For the readers the book will be an engrossing one as I wrote in a historical novel style”. Incidentally, this septuagenarian writer had written books on Guru Nanak Dev, Guru Govind Singh and Guru Arjun Singh and as Air Force man fought two wars in 1965 and 1971.