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Deepak Dhawan

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Shaheed
Deepak Dhawan
Punjab State Committee member, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Personal details
Born(1955-02-28)February 28, 1955
Khem Karan, Punjab, India
DiedMay 19, 1987(1987-05-19) (aged 32)
Sangha, Punjab, India
Cause of deathKilled by pro-Khalistan militants
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Height6.0 ft (183 cm)
Alma materGuru Nanak Dev University
OccupationCommunist 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]

Commemoration

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Institute for Defence Studies & Analysis. Institute for Defence Studies. 1987. p. 987, 994.
  2. ^ a b CPI(M) in Punjab: The Martyrs of the Struggle for National Unity. Communist Party of India (Marxist). 1987. p. 20.
  3. ^ The Annual Register of Indian Political Parties. Michiko & Panjathan. 1989. p. 376.
  4. ^ "Campus Politics". The Tribune. 28 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Ghosts of Khalistan". The Hindu. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. ^ "RMPI launches Calendar to Commemorate Deepak Dhawan". 19 June 2020.