
From Sreeramulu to Dallewal: A history of hunger strikes in struggle for justice & rights – The Times of India
Potti Sriramulu and Jagjit Singh Dallewal (R) NEW DELHI: Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a hunger strike since November 26 of last year, is not the first to resort to such an extreme form of protest. Sikh leaders in post-Independence India have a long history of undertaking prolonged fasts for various…