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Editors: Vinod Mubayi (New York) and Raza Mir (New Jersey).
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THIS ISSUE OF INSAF BULLETIN IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF HARI SHARMA, THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF INSAF
HARI SHARMA: 1934-2010
It is with deepest sorrow that we announce the death of our friend and comrade, Hari Prakash Sharma, on March 16 following a prolonged battle with cancer. Hari took his last breath at his home of 42 years at Burnaby (a suburb of Vancouver), British Columbia, surrounded by his comrades Harinder Mahil, Raj Chouhan, and Chin Banerjee. All of them had come together in 1976 to form the Vancouver Chapter of the Indian People’s Association in North America (IPANA), which had been founded by Hari and many others at a meeting in Montreal in 1975.
ALTERNATIVES
On behalf of Alternatives and Alternatives International I extend my heartfelt condolences to all his family, friends and comrades. His passing away is a great loss to us and to the cause of secularism. He will be fondly remembered as a comrade and a friend.
ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN MUSLIMS OF AMERICA
Hari Sharma’s legacy will continue to guide us for a long time as we struggle against bigotry and injustice and try to serve the cause of peace.
BRITISH COLUMBIA SENIORS SHANTHI NILAYAM (LET SENIORS GLOW)
We are deeply saddened on the demise of our dear friend, mentor and above all a leader from whom the Tamil community derived strength and encouragement throughout their struggle for emancipation and deliverance from oppression.
CANADA-PHILIPPINES SOLIDARITY ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND MIGRANTS BC
We members of the Canada-Philippines Solidarity on Human Rights and Migrants B.C., extend our condolences to the family of Dr. Hari Sharma, to his comrades and to the South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy (SANSAD) on his passing away.
COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST-LENINIST) PCC (NEW DEMOCRACY)
The Provisional Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) dips its red banner in memory of Comrade Hari P. Sharma. He passed away leaving behind many comrades, friends and well-wishers all over the world on 17 March 2010. He was 75 years old at the time of his death.
CERAS (SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH AND RESOURCE CENTER, MONTREAL)
CERAS mourns the passing of Hari Sharma and offers condolences to his comrades, friends and family. Many of us in CERAS had a long association with Hari and worked with him in many organizations and coalitions dedicated to democracy for all in India, the Indian sub-continent and many parts of the world.
FRASER VALLEY PEACE COUNCIL
Dear friends and supporters, Compassionate academic Scholar, left wing intellectual, civil rights activist, a great human being, and an undefeated political leader Hari Sharma was defeated yesterday by aching cancer disease at the age of 75.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF PEOPLES’ STRUGGLE
As chairperson of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle and on my personal behalf, I wish to convey most heartfelt condolences to the family, comrades and friends of Prof. Dt. Hari Sharma on his passing away.
SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN’S COMMUNITY CENTRE
Please except our deepest condolences. I am very sad to hear the death of Hari Sharma. I had the honour to meet with him in two different occasions in Montreal.
HARI SHARMA: OBITUARIES FROM INDIVIDUALS
This section contains obituaries sent by individuals arranged in alphabetical order. (ed)
Kanu Sanyal (1932-2010): The architect of Naxalbari Peasant Uprising and of the Rectification Attempts
Daya Varma
The political foundation of the Naxalbari Peasant uprising of 1967, the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution initiated by the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong, crumbled a long time ago. The architect of Naxalbari, Kanu Sanyal (Krishna Kumar Sanyal), died 43 years later on March 23. He did not die daydreaming of the success of Naxalbari. Hopefully, he died dreaming, nevertheless, for a bright future for the masses of India.
OBITUARY: Comrade Kanu Sanyal (1932-2010)
Santosh Rana
The CPI(ML) PCC dips its red banner in memory of comrade Kanu Sanyal, the legendary leader of Naxalbari peasant uprising. Com Kanu Sanyal expired on 23 March, 2010.
OBITUARY: Girija Prasad Koirala (1925-2010)
Baburam Bhattarai
An era in Nepali politics has come to an end with the sad demise of Girija Prasad Koirala on March 20. It is a great loss to the anti-monarchy democratic movement in the country. Starting as a militant trade union leader in the late 1940s during the Rana autocracy GPK devoted his whole life to the liberal democratic cause through the subsequent Shah autocracy to the final republican democratic era inaugurated in 2008. Perceived as a staunch anti-communist during most of his political life, he played a leading role in forging an anti-monarchy united front with the Maoist revolutionaries to usher in a republican set-up and died as a patron deity in the fragmented political firmament of Nepal. Hence, this heartfelt tribute from a Maoist communist.
MIT CONFERENCE – CHALLENGES TO SECULARISM AND RULE OF LAW IN INDIA
A Workshop Sponsored by the Program in Human Rights & Justice, Center for International Studies Massachusetts Institute of Technology April 9, 10, 2010
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