Question

What is the name of the book containing English translation of the 100 year old classic Punjabi poem about Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

• A. Drummer Hodge
• B. Poems of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
• C. Poems about war
• D. Khooni Vaisakhi

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

This question is about the title of the English translation of the century-old Punjabi poem on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

1. Drummer Hodge: This is an unrelated poem by a different poet on a different subject altogether.
2. Poems of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre: This is only a descriptive phrase, not the real published title.
3. Poems about war: This is too generic and does not name any actual book on the topic.
4. Khooni Vaisakhi: Written originally by Nanak Singh right after the 1919 massacre and later translated into English by his grandson Navdeep Suri, the book was published under its original name to mark 100 years since the event.

The correct answer is Khooni Vaisakhi, the title carried over from the original Punjabi poem into its English translation.

Answer 2

Translated classics are usually published under their original title rather than a newly invented English description, so the right option here should be the poem's actual Punjabi name, carried over into English.

1. Drummer Hodge: An unrelated poem by a different poet, on the Boer War rather than Jallianwala Bagh.
2. Poems of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre: A generic description of the subject, not the actual published name of the book.
3. Poems about war: Too vague to identify any specific work, and not tied to this translation.
4. Khooni Vaisakhi: Nanak Singh titled his original 1919 Punjabi poem this, and Navdeep Suri's 2019 centenary translation retained the same title in English.

The correct answer is Khooni Vaisakhi, the original title carried through into the English translation.