First edition of Shaheed Bhagat Singh::Dastavezon ke Aaine Men was released on 18th December to mark the martyrdom of Kakori case martyrs-Bismil_Ashfaq-Rajinder Lahir-Roshan Singh and later Chandershekhar Azad. It was released by Kuldip Nayar in the presence of two nephews of Bhagat Singh-Abhey Singh Sandhu and Kiranjit Singh Sandhu, along with the two authors/editors MJS Waraich and me. The information minister Priyaranjan Das Munshi presided over the function. The other book=The Eternal Rebel biography of Bhagat Singh by MJS Waraich was also released. Dastavez updated edition was published in Urdu in 2014. Its updated Marathi edition was also published in Marathi in 2016.And HarperCollins came out with English edition of complete writings of Bhagat Singh in English in 2019. Now after 12 years, the second edition of Dastavez has been published around same time now updated to four volumes with 30 more writings added to 100 documents of first edition. This edition is now published as joint edition of Publication Divison and Sasta Sahitya Mandal, known for its quality but inexpensive publications with network spread to all railway stations in India. Hope this new edition will reach more readers in cheap price all over India. The book launch of this edition may be held during World Book Fair Delhi between 4th January to 12th January 2020 at Pragati Maidan New Delhi.
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