Ranjit Singh Kuki Gill

Revisiting the book today :

About the author: 

Ranjit Singh Kuki Gill

Ranjit Singh Gill is the son of Dr. Khem Singh Gill, former Vice-Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana (PAU).

At the age of 24 he was pursuing his Masters in Plant Breeding and Genetics at PAU and was due to submit his thesis. He had received an offer of fellowship from Kansas State to undertake doctoral research which he was planning to take-up soon after. But just months later in 1985, Kuki Gill found himself charged with the murder of prominent Congress politician Lalit Maken and his wife Geetanjali following the aftermath of the 1984 genocide in Delhi.

To evade capture he had escaped to the USA where he spent 13 years in New York’s Metropolitan Correctional Center. In May 2000, Kuki Gill along with companion and fellow inmate Sukhwinder Singh relinquished their appeals to remain in the US of their own volition and opted to return to India. Upon arrival, Kuki was immediately imprisoned.

In 2003, having spent 17 years in detention Kuki was released from prison on parole under strict conditions restricting his movement, whilst awaiting a final hearing to determine his future. At this time his mother was terminally ill and she passed away some time after.

From that time Kuki remained within the confines of Ludhiana along with his supportive father and the devoted wife whom he married after being released.

Early in 2009, the lengthy trial concluded by reaffirming the life sentence that was facing Kuki Gill, and after surrendering himself to police in Delhi he entered the prison system once again. But finally, almost 25 years after the event that changed his life forever, Ranjit Singh Gill became a free man when his sentence was commuted by the Chief Minister of Delhi.

Today, Ranjit Singh ‘Kuki’ Gill is rebuilding his life by working hard with young people from across the Punjab, inspiring them to expect better from their own lives and the society in which they live. He is encouraging countless more Punjabis and Sikhs across the globe through his work with us at Naujawani.com and we are proud to provide the platform to do so.

An extract from the book --' ਕਿਰਸਾਣੀ ਕਿਰਸਾਣੁ ਕਰੇ ' by Ranjit Singh 'Kuki' Gill 

ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ ਸਰਕਾਰਾਂ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਦੇ ਨਿਰਮਾਣ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਹੀ ਬਦਲ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਹਨ । ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਮੁਲਕ ਤੇ ਸੂਬੇ ਦੇ ਨਿਰਮਾਣ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇੱਥੋਂ ਦੀ ਆਰਥਿਕਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਪੱਧਰ ਦਾ ਨਿਰਮਾਣ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇ । ਭਾਵ ਸੂਬੇ ਦੀ ਆਰਥਿਕ ਖੁਸ਼ਹਾਲੀ ਤੇ ਜੀਵਨ ਦਾ ਰਹਿਣ - ਸਹਿਣ ਉੱਚਾ ਚੁੱਕਣਾ ਤੇ ਆਲ਼ੇ - ਦੁਆਲ਼ੇ ਦੀ ਵਸੋਂ ਤੇ ਇਨਸਾਨ ਦਾ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਵਿਕਿਸਤ ਹੋਣਾ ਹੈ । ਜਦੋਂ ਕਿ ਅਜ਼ਾਦੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਆਈ ਕਰੋਨਾ ਦੀ ਮਹਾਂਮਾਹੀ ਨੇ ਦੇਸ਼ ਤੇ ਸੂਬੇ ਦੀਆਂ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਸਹੂਲਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜ਼ਾਹਰ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ । ਪੰਜਾਬ ਜੋ ਗੁਰੂਆਂ - ਪੀਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਹੈ ਤੇ ਉੱਥੋਂ ਦਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ । ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਕੁਦਰਤ ਨੂੰ ਸਰਬ ਵਿਆਪੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਦਰਸਾਇਆ ਹੈ । ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਦਰਜ ਹੈ : 

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਦਿਸੈ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਸੁਣੀਐ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਭਉ ਸੁਖ ਸਾਰ ॥ 

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਪਾਤਾਲੀ ਆਕਾਸੀ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਸਰਬ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥ 

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਵੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਣ ਕਤੇਬਾ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਸਰਬ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥ 

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਖਾਣਾ ਪੀਣਾ ਪੈਨ੍ਹਣੁ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਸਰਬ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥ 

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਜਾਤੀ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਰੰਗੀ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਜੀਅ ਜਹਾਨ ॥ 

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਨੇਕੀਆ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਬਦੀਆ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਮਾਨੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ॥ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਪਉਣੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਬੈਸੰਤਰੁ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਧਰਤੀ ਖਾਕੁ ॥ 

ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਤੂੰ ਕਾਦਿਰੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪਾਕੀ ਨਾਈ ਪਾਕੁ ॥ 

ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਵਰਤੈ ਤਾਕੋ ਤਾਕੁ ॥੨ ॥

ਇਹਨਾਂ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦੀ ਰੌਸ਼ਨੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਸੂਬਾ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਅਵੇਸਲੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦਾ ਪੌਣ - ਪਾਣੀ ਸਰਕਾਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਦਰਸਾਏ ਨਿਰਮਾਣ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਦਿਨੋਂ ਦਿਨ ਪਲੀਤ ਹੋ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ । ਇਸ ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ ਤੋਂ ਵਿਹੂਣੀਆਂ ਸਰਕਾਰਾਂ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ ਸੱਭਿਆਚਾਰਕ ਤੇ ਸਿਆਸੀ ਦੁਰਦਸ਼ਾ ਵੱਲ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਹਨ ।

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Two Trait Approaches to Personality - Allport & Cattell

 

The trait approaches are said to be the best examples of trait approach:

(a)    Allport’s Theory

Gordon W. Allport was the first theorist who by rejecting the notion of a relatively limited number of personality types adopted the trait approach for the description of highly individualized personalities. He gave the following three types of traits:

(i)               Cardinal Traits are primary traits that are so dominant in one’s personal disposition that they colour virtually every aspect of one’s behaviour and attributes. For example, if a person has humourousness as a cardinal trait, he will bring a sense of humour into almost all situations.

(ii)              Central Traits represent those few characteristics tendencies which can be ordinarily used to describe a person. For instance. Honesty, kindness, submissiveness etc.

(iii)            Secondary Traits are not as dominant as the cardinal or central traits. They appear in only a relatively small range of situations.

(b)   Cattell’s Theory

The most recent advanced theory of personality based on the trait approach has been developed by Cattell (1973). He defined a trait as a structure of personality inferred from  behaviour in different situations and described four types of traits:

Common traits – The traits found widely distributed in general population like honesty, aggression and co-operation.

Unique traits – Traits unique to a person such as temperamental traits, emotional reactions.

Surface traits – These can be recognized by manifestations of behaviour like curiosity, dependability etc.

Source traits – These are the underlying structures or sources that determine behaviour such as dominance, submission.

 

In 1946, Cattell compiled a list of 17,000 traits and then reduced it to 171 dictionary words related to personality and called these traits – elements.

In the next step, he identified 35 specific groups and called them surface traits.