Madan Lal Dhingra Martyrdom Centenary Commemoration Meeting in Birmingham on 15th August 2009

 

Martyrdom of Madan Lal Dhingra-Centenary Commemoration

 

Date :      15^th August 2009 ( Saturday )

Place:       Holyhead School, Holyhead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham  B21 0HN

Time :      3pm to 6pm

 

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Madan Lal Dhingra was an Indian freedom fighter, political activist and  a revolutionary studying Engineering  in England. There he killed Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie, a British official. It was  hailed as one of the first acts of revolution in the Indian independence movement in the 20th century.

100 years ago on 17^th August 1909, Madan Lal Dhingra was hanged in London’s Pentonville prison.His dead body was buried in the prison yard and a  brick in the nearby wall was marked MLD. Dhingra’s body was re-patriated to India on December 13, 1976.

Indian Workers Association Great Britain invites you to pay homage on the 100^th anniversary of Madan lal Dhingra’s martyrdom .The speakers will speak about  Madan Lal Dhingra’s life , current crisis of  imperialism and  the political and economic situation in Britain today.

Programme :

Speakers :

Avtar Jouhl : General Secretary  Indian Workers Association Great Britain

Harpal Brar : Editor Lalkar, President Communist Party of Great Britain ( M.L)

Dave Roberts : Socialist Labour Party

Cultural Programme :

Poetry and songs : Ashwani Kumar, Surinder Virdee, Parkash Azad and many more.

 

Sheera Johal                               Harbhajan Dardi

 President                                           Secretary

Organised by  : Indian Workers Association Great Britain,(B’ham and Sandwell Branch)

346 Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham  B21 9QL

Tel : 0121 551 4679