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	'''Nahakul Pradhan''' (born 1918 - June 1973) also known as '''Nakul Pradhan''' was a leader of Pro Democracy Movement in erstwhile Himalayan Kingdom of [[Sikkim]]. He held several cabinet positions in State Council of Sikkim - a constitutional government under the erstwhile [[Chogyal]] regime including the Executive Councillor. He has led the [[Sikkim State Congress]] for several years.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/09/23/archives/2-sikkimese-ask-closer-indian-tie-congress-party-chiefs-urge-full.html\|title=2 SIKKIMESE ASK CLOSER INDIAN TIE; Congress Party Chiefs Urge Full Accession in View of Chinese Threat\|first=Paul\|last=Grimes\|date=September 23, 1959\|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> He was the editor of Sikkim's first monthly news magazine ''Kanchenjunga''(1957), which his maternal uncle [[Kashiraj Pradhan]] started.<ref>Kanchenjunga and Sikkim Press: How Media Started Its Practice in Sikkim</ref>		'''Nahakul Pradhan''' (born 1918 - June 1973) also known as '''Nakul Pradhan''' was a leader of Pro Democracy Movement in erstwhile Himalayan Kingdom of [[Sikkim]]. He held several cabinet positions in State Council of Sikkim - a constitutional government under the erstwhile [[Chogyal]] regime including the Executive Councillor. He has led the [[Sikkim State Congress]] for several years.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/09/23/archives/2-sikkimese-ask-closer-indian-tie-congress-party-chiefs-urge-full.html\|title=2 SIKKIMESE ASK CLOSER INDIAN TIE; Congress Party Chiefs Urge Full Accession in View of Chinese Threat\|first=Paul\|last=Grimes\|date=September 23, 1959\|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> He was the editor of Sikkim's first monthly news magazine ''Kanchenjunga''(1957), which his maternal uncle [[Kashiraj Pradhan]] started.<ref>Kanchenjunga and Sikkim Press: How Media Started Its Practice in Sikkim</ref>

	He has four sons, the eldest ~~one~~ is S.K.Pradhan, a two time former member of [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]. Journalist and singer [[Nitesh R Pradhan]] is his grandson.		He has four sons and four daughters, the eldest son is S.K.Pradhan, a two time former member of [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]. Journalist and singer [[Nitesh R Pradhan]] is his grandson.

	==Honours==		==Honours==

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'''Nahakul Pradhan''' (born 1918 - June 1973) also known as '''Nakul Pradhan''' was a leader of Pro Democracy Movement in erstwhile Himalayan Kingdom of [[Sikkim]]. He held several cabinet positions in State Council of Sikkim - a constitutional government under the erstwhile [[Chogyal]] regime including the Executive Councillor. He has led the [[Sikkim State Congress]] for several years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/09/23/archives/2-sikkimese-ask-closer-indian-tie-congress-party-chiefs-urge-full.html|title=2 SIKKIMESE ASK CLOSER INDIAN TIE; Congress Party Chiefs Urge Full Accession in View of Chinese Threat|first=Paul|last=Grimes|date=September 23, 1959|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> He was the editor of Sikkim's first monthly news magazine ''Kanchenjunga''(1957), which his maternal uncle [[Kashiraj Pradhan]] started.<ref>Kanchenjunga and Sikkim Press: How Media Started Its Practice in Sikkim</ref>

He has four sons, the eldest one is S.K.Pradhan, a two time former member of [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]. Journalist and singer [[Nitesh R Pradhan]] is his grandson.

==Honours==

* 1965 - Pema Dorji Decoration - Presented by the [[Chogyal of Sikkim]], the third highest civilian honour in the former [[Kingdom of Sikkim]].
* 1998 - Swatantrata Senani Tamra-Patra by the [[Government of Sikkim|State Government of Sikkim]] (Posthumous) for contribution to establishment of democracy.
* The Government of Sikkim has named Central Pendam - Rangpo road as ''Nahakul Pradhan Marg''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesikkimchronicle.com/west-pendam-singtam-belt-a-potential-yet-overlooked-tourist-destination/|title=West Pendam-Singtam belt, a potential yet overlooked tourist destination|first=Nitesh R.|last=Pradhan|date=November 30, 2019}}</ref>

===Sources===

* {{Cite book
| last = Bareh
| first = Hamlet
| year = 2001
| title = Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim
| chapter = Introduction
| publisher = Mittal Publications
| isbn = 978-81-7099-794-8
| chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=jrr7HPr8NAQC
| access-date =19 June 2011
}}

==References==

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[[Category:People from Sikkim]]
[[Category:People from Sikkim by district]]
[[Category:People from Sikkim by occupation]]
[[Category:Newar]]
[[Category:Journalists from Sikkim]]
[[Category:Sikkim politicians]]
[[Category:Sikkim politicians by party]]
[[Category:People from East Sikkim district]]
[[Category:1918 births]]
[[Category:1973 deaths]]

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