Deepak Dhawan | |
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Punjab State Committee member, Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
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Born | Khemkaran | February 28, 1955
Died | May 19, 1987 Sangha, Tarn Taran district | (aged 32)
Cause of death | Killed by Khalistan movement extremists |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Height | 6.0 ft (183 cm) |
Alma mater | Guru Nanak Dev University |
Occupation | Communist leader, activist, columnist |
Deepak Dhawan (February 28, 1955 – March 19, 1987) was the State Committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) representing Punjab and also Joint Secretary of Khet Mazdoor Union, [1] a mass organisation of CPI(M), which campaigns for the rights of landless agricultural labourers. [2] [3] He was a member of All India Students Federation (AISF) in D.A.V College, Amritsar, and an elected President of Student Council (Progressive Student Front - a united front of SFI and AISF) at Guru Nanak Dev University. [4] On 19 May 1987, he was killed by Khalistan movement extremists at Sangha village, Tarn Taran district. [2] [5]
On 19 June 2020, on the 33rd anniversary of his death, the Revolutionary Marxist Party of India launched a calendar to commemorate Dhawan and highlight the principles of socialism by which he lived and sacrificed his life. [6]
Deepak Dhawan | |
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Punjab State Committee member, Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
Personal details | |
Born | Khemkaran | February 28, 1955
Died | May 19, 1987 Sangha, Tarn Taran district | (aged 32)
Cause of death | Killed by Khalistan movement extremists |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Height | 6.0 ft (183 cm) |
Alma mater | Guru Nanak Dev University |
Occupation | Communist leader, activist, columnist |
Deepak Dhawan (February 28, 1955 – March 19, 1987) was the State Committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) representing Punjab and also Joint Secretary of Khet Mazdoor Union, [1] a mass organisation of CPI(M), which campaigns for the rights of landless agricultural labourers. [2] [3] He was a member of All India Students Federation (AISF) in D.A.V College, Amritsar, and an elected President of Student Council (Progressive Student Front - a united front of SFI and AISF) at Guru Nanak Dev University. [4] On 19 May 1987, he was killed by Khalistan movement extremists at Sangha village, Tarn Taran district. [2] [5]
On 19 June 2020, on the 33rd anniversary of his death, the Revolutionary Marxist Party of India launched a calendar to commemorate Dhawan and highlight the principles of socialism by which he lived and sacrificed his life. [6]