India, Aug. 30 -- Sajjan Kumar's death reminds us that 1984 was undoubtedly a one-sided organized massacre of a specific community, instigated orchestrated and sustained by the establishment.

A few days ago, on August 20, a man named Sajjan Kumar died in Safdarjung Hospital while serving a life sentence. Who was Sajjan Kumar, and what was his role in one of the most horrific public atrocities to occur in post-Independence India?

Public memory is fickle and transient and needs to be constantly reminded of past evil so that we do not repeat the same mistake or forget the true character of the people or party responsible for these crimes. Moreover, the current generation of Indians (many of whom were not even born when such incidents occur...