Remembering Ram Narayan Kumar
A crusader Punjab will remain indebted to
A Born Human Rights Activist
By Balbir Singh Sooch, Advocate, Ludhiana
It is really painful and sad to know that Ram Narayan Kumar passed away on June 28, 2009 at his house in Kathmandu. He should really be considered as one of the finest human rights researchers, activists and campaigners in South Asia. A crusader Sikh will remain indebted to Ram Narayan Kumar, but I don’t think so.
I personally met him in Ludhiana and Chandigarh when he was allowed to expose freely the Sikh affairs and Sikhs under the garb of acting as the human rights activist when the Sikhs were feeling threatened from the security forces and the Indian agencies.
He was not interested to get justice for the Sikhs in the court of law on the basis of reports prepared by him and his team and thus was not ready to prepare the reports accordingly of that standard as I noticed from his activities and the behaviour.
I did watch him investigating the case of death of former Jathedar of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, Gurdev Singh Kaunke and pointed him out that you are distorting or adding the facts and manipulations in a planned manner, which may not stand the test of law. On this, he felt agitated.
The material was being collected by him and his associates, only for writing a book, which they did, without intending to expose the misdeeds of violation of human rights by the government of India, in the court of law.
I may be wrong to say so. That’s what the government of India wanted from him and his associates, now, settled abroad, so far, I have information about some of them!
July 3, 2009
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Balbir Singh Sooch, Advocate, Ludhiana
Ludhiana
2009-07-03 04:07:28
Kumar fnndly known by all his friends was a cmmitted and dedicated human rights activist and researcher. I worked with him for a year on CCDP , he was my guru, a great colleague to work with and a gem of friend. For me he is still very much there in my heart ! and his teachings , his writings and books will keep him alive always
Kamayani Bali-Mahabal
Mumbai
2009-07-01 02:07:07
Very very sad that the author of the book Ram Narayan Kumar is no more. He died at his house in Kathmandu on June 28. He was gem of a man. He was a South Indian Brahmin by family background and had no links what so ever with Punjab. He felt disturbed by the massive human rights violations in Punjab after 1984 and since then spent the major part of his life bringing the truth about those atrocities to the knowledge of the world and trying to seek justice for the victims of state violence
Pritam Singh
Oxford
2009-06-29 07:06:02
panjab police ex chief kps gill and others should
be prosecuted
mandip grewal
houston tx
2009-06-18 08:06:57
I have got said Book. Despite good presentation
Sikhs' problem has not been resolved though various authors have been making money by selling such books. Political Pandits don't care for such writings. thanks,
Gurmit Singh
Sydney-Australia
2009-06-02 05:06:33
India is evil.
Selvam
Tamilnadu
2009-06-01 12:06:25
We will never forget and forgive the attack and attackers on our Heart Darbar Sahib. I salute Sant Bhindranwale and the rest of Warriors. World need more people like Ram Narayn Kumar.
Singh Sher
Texas USA
2009-06-01 03:06:23
