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Letter
to
Jaidev
Gupta
[Bhagat
Singh
wrote
this
letter
to
Jaidev
Gupta,
a
close
friend
from
his
schools
days,
for
some
books.
It
gives
an
idea
of
the
type
of
books
he
used
to
study
in
jail.
It
also
shows
as to
how
keen
he
was
about
the
intellectual
development
of
his
comrades.]
Lahore
Central
Jail
24.7.30
MY
DEAR
JAIDEV,
Please
take
following
books
in my
name
from
Dwarkadas
Library
and
send
them
through
Kulvir
on
Sunday:
Militarism
(Kari
Liebknecht)
Why
Men
Fight
(B.
Russel)
Soviets
at
Work
Collapse
of
the
Second
International
Left-Wing
Communism
Mutual
Aid
(Prince
Kropotkin)
Fields,
Factories
and
Workshops
Civil
War
in
France
(Marx)
Land
Revolution
in
Russia
Spy
(Upton
Sinclair)
Please
send
one
more
book
from
Punjab
Public
Library:
Historical
Materialism
(Bukharin).
Also,
please
find
out
from
the
librarian
if
some
books
have
been
sent
to
Borstal
Jail.
They
are
facing
a
terrible
famine
of
books.
They
had
sent
a
list
of
books
through
Sukhdev's
brother
Jaidev.
They
have
not
received
any
book
till
now.
In
case
they
have
no
list,
then
please
ask
Lala
Firoz
Chand
to
send
some
interesting
books
of
his
choice.
The
books
must
reach
them
before
I go
there
on
this
Sunday.
This
work
is a
must.
Please
keep
this
in
mind.
Also
send
Punjab
Peasants
in
Prosperity
and
Debt
by
Darling
and 2
or 3
books
of
this
type
for
Dr.
Alam.
Hope
you
will
excuse
me
for
this
trouble.
I
promise
I
will
not
trouble
you
in
future.
Please
remember
me to
all
my
friends
and
convey
my
respect
to
Lajjawati.
I am
sure
if
Dutt's
sister
came
she
will
not
forget
to
see
me.
With
regards
Bhagat
Singh
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