English Internationale (with lyrics)

Dr Rajbahadur Gour was a multifaceted personality. He was very affectionate and friendly to me who was more than 20 years younger to him and I have friendly acquaintance with his daughter Tamara and other relatives. I took an extensive interview of Dr. Rajbahadur Gour and published it in Volume 5: Part 1 of my 5-volume work on (compilation of interviews of) famous revolutionary freedom fighters in India published by RAVI SASI ENTERPRISES, Hyderabad. That interview I will post in this blog soon. I am also Convener, Marxist Study Forum, Hyderabad and we used to and do still conduct at least two meetings a year - one to commemorate the Martyrs of our freedom struggle on Bhagat Singh Day (23 March) and the other the October Socialist Revolution Day on 7 November. When Dr Rajbahadur Gour was active and not bed ridden he used to regularly come and speak in our meetings to which we used to invite scholarly persons of widely differing views and denominations. He used to turn up before time and taunt me "Sharma, you are the organizer, why are you late?" He was an amiable personality and used to crack jokes occasionally. He always took things in stride with a smile. It is difficult to forget him. He was quite sympathetic to people's woes and problems.

Baba, my best friend

When I was very young, I would not understand why my father used to be in Delhi most of the time. I used to miss him a lot, especially when my mom beat me. He was the only person who protected and supported me. I used to come down with a fever when I didn't see him for a long time. I later understood that he was a Rajyasabha member and duty kept him away from me for these extended periods.


I lost him on 7th October 2011. Now I miss him again. This time, I lost him forever.