One of the most prominent activists in Gujarat, Mukul Sinha, expired today in Ahmedabad city. As per this report, he was 63 years old and is survived by his wife and son..One of the people behind the “Truth of Gujarat”, Sinha was initially drawn into activism whilst completing his PhD at the Physical Research Laboratory at Ahmedabad. He went on to become one of the founders of the civil liberties organisation, Jan Sangharsh Manch. Sinha was an active participant before the Nanavati Commission, a body constituted to look into the Godhra riots of 2002..Speaking to Bar & Bench, Gagan Sethi said that the best way to describe Sinha was to quote from the song, “Man of La Mancha”, used in a musical adaptation of the Spanish classic, Don Quixote. Described as a “soft spoken” and extremely “endearing” man, Sinha was someone who earned the respect of a wide section of society, including agents of the State such as those in the police forces, and the bureaucracy..With his roots in the trade union movement, Sinha was always ready to look at the larger picture and engage with those around him. “It wasn’t just his appearances before the Nanavati Commission,” says Sethi, “this was a man who stood up for civil liberties for more than two decades.”.“He was an incredible man”, says Sethi, “who dreamt the impossible dream.”.Image taken from Mr. Sinha’s facebook page
One of the most prominent activists in Gujarat, Mukul Sinha, expired today in Ahmedabad city. As per this report, he was 63 years old and is survived by his wife and son..One of the people behind the “Truth of Gujarat”, Sinha was initially drawn into activism whilst completing his PhD at the Physical Research Laboratory at Ahmedabad. He went on to become one of the founders of the civil liberties organisation, Jan Sangharsh Manch. Sinha was an active participant before the Nanavati Commission, a body constituted to look into the Godhra riots of 2002..Speaking to Bar & Bench, Gagan Sethi said that the best way to describe Sinha was to quote from the song, “Man of La Mancha”, used in a musical adaptation of the Spanish classic, Don Quixote. Described as a “soft spoken” and extremely “endearing” man, Sinha was someone who earned the respect of a wide section of society, including agents of the State such as those in the police forces, and the bureaucracy..With his roots in the trade union movement, Sinha was always ready to look at the larger picture and engage with those around him. “It wasn’t just his appearances before the Nanavati Commission,” says Sethi, “this was a man who stood up for civil liberties for more than two decades.”.“He was an incredible man”, says Sethi, “who dreamt the impossible dream.”.Image taken from Mr. Sinha’s facebook page
