The Blood of Baisakhi: The Forgotten Fire of Udham Singh is a powerful historical narrative that brings to light the long-ignored legacy of one of India’s most fearless revolutionaries Udham Singh.
Set against the backdrop of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, British colonial cruelty, and India’s fractured caste and political landscape, this book is both a biography and a bold social commentary. With rich detail and insight, author Mayankaditya Lohiya dives deep into Singh’s life-his pain, exile, defiance, and ultimate act of vengeance in Caxton Hall.
From revolutionary Europe to British prisons, from caste politics to lost legacies, this book tells a story India has not fully acknowledged. Why has Udham Singh remained in the shadows of freedom history? Was it caste? Politics? Or silence by design?
Meticulously researched and passionately written, this book challenges narratives and asks uncomfortable questions, making it essential reading for anyone who believes history is more than just names in textbooks.
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Mayankaditya lohiya
Mayankaditya Lohiya is a passionate young author and independent thinker, known for combining history, activism, and critical inquiry in bold and compelling ways. At just 16 years old, he is already the author of Mindscape Unveiled, his debut book that explored the complexities of human consciousness and society. With The Blood of Baisakhi, he turns his attention toward the overlooked martyrdom of Shaheed Udham Singh, a revolutionary whose life and legacy have often been ignored or diminished by political and social systems.
Born with an insatiable curiosity for the untold and unheard, Mayankaditya doesn’t just research history, he questions how it is remembered and more importantly, how it is forgotten. His writing is a blend of personal conviction and academic discipline, drawing from historical documents, suppressed letters, and social analysis to bring forth a fresh narrative. As a student deeply immersed in the political and cultural landscape of India, he represents a rising generation that refuses to accept selective storytelling.
With this book, Mayankaditya challenges the silence around caste, marginalization, and the sanitization of revolutionary histories. Why has Udham Singh, despite his ultimate sacrifice, not been honored like his peers? Is it because of his caste? His ideology? Or the discomfort he poses to neat nationalist frameworks?
Beyond the pages, Mayankaditya is committed to inspiring youth to question, read critically, and reclaim the stories that history books have left behind. He represents a voice that insists history must serve truth, not convenience.
