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	~~\| name = Seth Kishan Dass~~
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	\| birth_date = 1896		\| birth_date = {{birth year\|1896}}
	\| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab Province (British India)]]		\| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab Province (British India)]]
	\| death_date = 1989		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1989\|1896}}
	\| death_place = [[Bootan Mandi]], [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab]]		\| death_place = [[Bootan Mandi]], Jalandhar, Punjab
	\| occupation = politician, dalit activist, social reformer		\| occupation = politician, dalit activist, social reformer
	\| party = [[Republican Party of India]]		\| party = [[Republican Party of India]]
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	'''Seth Kishan Dass''' was a leather trader, propagator of the [[Ad-Dharm]] movement, and a politician.		'''Seth Kishan Dass''' was a leather trader, propagator of the [[Ad-Dharm]] movement, and a [[politician]].

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Seth Kishan ~~Dass~~ was born ~~into a [[Chamar]] family of Punjab. He traveled to [[Calcutta]] and started working there~~ in ~~leather factories. After~~, ~~some experience he invested in a leather tanning and trading business that flew away~~. ~~With time Kishan Dass became one of~~ the ~~richest traders~~ of the ~~[[Jullundhar]] region and paved the way for fellow Chamars to be in the~~ leather ~~trade~~.<ref>{{~~Cite web~~\|title=~~Literature~~ - ~~upkaar~~.~~com~~\|url=~~http~~://~~upkaar~~.com/~~essays~~/~~Ramesh%20Chander~~/~~2015~~/~~01-pseudo-secularism-a-case-study-21012015.htm\|website~~=~~upkaar.com~~\|access-date=~~2020-05-24~~}}</ref> ~~<!--not sure if flew away means wildly successful or that the business failed-->~~		Seth Kishan Das was born in Mohalla Ramdaspura, Jalandhar. He was born with the Klare surname of the Chamar caste. He established himself as a prosperous leather merchant.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Kshīrasāgara \|first1=Rāmacandra \|title=Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956 \|date=1994 \|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. \|isbn=978-81-85880-43-3 \|page=328 \|url=https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Dalit_Movement_in_India_and_Its_Leaders/Wx218EFVU8MC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=seth+kishan+das&pg=PA328&printsec=frontcover \|access-date=18 September 2025 \|language=en}}</ref>

	Seth became involved in the Ad-Dharm movement with [[Mangu Ram Mugowalia\|Babu Mangu Ram Mugowalia]] and purchased land for Ad Dharm mandals. Today, the Ravi Das High School runs in the place of Mandal.

	Being an [[Ambedkarite]], he was instrumental in bringing [[B. R. Ambedkar\|Babasaheb Ambedkar]] at [[Bootan Mandi]] in Jalandhar for the campaign in the 1951 Punjab elections.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=डॉ. अंबेडकर को जालंधर बुलाने वाले सेठ किशन दास\|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/punjab/jalandhar/news/PUN-JAL-OMC-MAT-latest-jalandhar-news-033539-3137880-NOR.html\|date=2015-12-03\|website=Dainik Bhaskar\|language=hi\|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>		Being an [[Ambedkarite]], he was instrumental in bringing [[B. R. Ambedkar\|Babasaheb Ambedkar]] at [[Bootan Mandi]] in Jalandhar for the campaign in the 1951 Punjab elections.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=डॉ. अंबेडकर को जालंधर बुलाने वाले सेठ किशन दास\|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/punjab/jalandhar/news/PUN-JAL-OMC-MAT-latest-jalandhar-news-033539-3137880-NOR.html\|date=2015-12-03\|website=Dainik Bhaskar\|language=hi\|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>

	He was elected in the first [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] elections in 1937 and won from [[Adampur Assembly ~~Constituency~~\|Jullundur Assembly Constituency]] (now Adampur) by beating [[Master Gurbanta Singh]], another Ad-Dharm member.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Kumar\|first=Ashutosh\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iTIlDwAAQBAJ&q=1937+jalandhar+assembly+elections+punjab&pg=PA389\|title=Rethinking State Politics in India: Regions Within Regions\|date=December 2016\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|isbn=978-1-315-39145-8\|language=en}}</ref> But he lost in [[1946 Punjab Provincial Assembly election\|1946 Punjab ~~Privincial~~ Assembly elections]]. He was a member of the [[Scheduled Castes Federation\|All India Scheduled Castes Federation]] and President of the Punjab unit of [[Scheduled Caste Federation\|SCF]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Kshīrasāgara\|first=Rāmacandra\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wx218EFVU8MC&q=chamar+social+reformers+maharashtra&pg=PA328\|title=Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956\|date=1994\|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.\|isbn=978-81-85880-43-3\|language=en}}</ref>		He was elected in the first [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] elections in 1937 and won from [[Adampur, Punjab Assembly constituency\|Jullundur Assembly Constituency]] (now Adampur) by beating [[Master Gurbanta Singh]], another Ad-Dharm member.<ref>https://www.bhaskar.com/haryana/rohtak/news/haryana-news-tribute-paid-to-former-minister-seth-kishan-das-on-his-death-anniversary-083539-6039359.html</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Kumar\|first=Ashutosh\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iTIlDwAAQBAJ&q=1937+jalandhar+assembly+elections+punjab&pg=PA389\|title=Rethinking State Politics in India: Regions Within Regions\|date=December 2016\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|isbn=978-1-315-39145-8\|language=en}}</ref> But he lost in [[1946 Punjab Provincial Assembly election\|1946 Punjab Provincial Assembly elections]]. He was a member of the [[Scheduled Castes Federation\|All India Scheduled Castes Federation]] and President of the Punjab unit of [[Scheduled Caste Federation\|SCF]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Kshīrasāgara\|first=Rāmacandra\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wx218EFVU8MC&q=chamar+social+reformers+maharashtra&pg=PA328\|title=Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956\|date=1994\|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.\|isbn=978-81-85880-43-3\|language=en}}</ref>

	His sons were [[Seth Prem Raj]] and [[Seth Mool Raj]] who became the Director of Punjab Mega Leather Cluster. Ltd and Avinash Tanneries at [[Jalandhar]]. His grandsons, [[Steven Kaler]] and [[Avinash Chander]], are, respectively, an MLA from Phillaur and chief parliamentary secretary for Higher Education & Languages Dept.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Former SAD leader Avinash Chander to join Congress on November 29\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/former-sad-leader-avinash-chander-to-join-congress-on-november-29/story-AKqGgYkpxKtw3DaKYPz64H.html\|date=2016-11-25\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en\|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=It's Hell For Leather ~~{{!}} Outlook India Magazine~~\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/its-hell-for-leather/297775\|website=~~www~~.~~outlookindia~~.~~com/~~\|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>		His sons were Seth Prem Raj and Seth Mool Raj who became the Director of Punjab Mega Leather Cluster. Ltd and Avinash Tanneries at [[Jalandhar]]. His grandsons, [[Steven Kaler]] and [[Avinash Chander]], are, respectively, an MLA from Phillaur and chief parliamentary secretary for Higher Education & Languages Dept.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Former SAD leader Avinash Chander to join Congress on November 29\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/former-sad-leader-avinash-chander-to-join-congress-on-november-29/story-AKqGgYkpxKtw3DaKYPz64H.html\|date=2016-11-25\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en\|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=It's Hell For Leather \|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/its-hell-for-leather/297775\|website=Outlook India Magazine \|first1=S.P. \|last1=Sharma \|date=25 August 2016 \|access-date=2020-05-24 \|url-status=live \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181002130907/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/its-hell-for-leather/297775 \|archive-date= Oct 2, 2018 }}</ref>

	== ~~Dalit capitalism~~ ==		Seth Kishan Das provided financial support to construct the 'Ad Dharam' building, which later became Guru Ravidass High School.<ref name="Ravidass High School">{{cite web \|last1=Ram \|first1=Ronki \|title=Ad-Dharm Movement and Dalit Consciousness in Punjab \|url=https://www.ambedkartimes.com/page6.html \|website=Ambedkar Times \|access-date=18 January 2024}}</ref>
	~~He was one of the first people who pioneered~~ Dalit ~~capitalism~~ in ~~India~~. ~~Today, Bootan Mandi in Jalandhar is a leather hub because of the capitalist mindset of Kishan Dass~~. ~~Because of him Dalits, particularly the [[Chamar]]s ([[Ad~~-~~Dharmi]]), became seths (merchant) in the Doaba region and many industrialists like Seth Sundar Das, Seth Satpall Mall, Seth Mool Raj, etc. all got to flourish in their businesses.~~

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	[[Category:1989 deaths]]		[[Category:1989 deaths]]
	[[Category:Indian politicians]]		[[Category:20th-century Indian politicians]]

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| birth_date = 1896
| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab Province (British India)]]
| death_date = 1989
| death_place = [[Bootan Mandi]], [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab]]
| occupation = politician, dalit activist, social reformer
| party = [[Republican Party of India]]
| movement = [[Ad-Dharm| Ad-Dharm movement]]
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'''Seth Kishan Dass''' was a leather trader, propagator of the [[Ad-Dharm]] movement, and a politician.

== Biography ==
Seth Kishan Dass was born into a [[Chamar]] family of Punjab. He traveled to [[Calcutta]] and started working there in leather factories. After, some experience he invested in a leather tanning and trading business that flew away. With time Kishan Dass became one of the richest traders of the [[Jullundhar]] region and paved the way for fellow Chamars to be in the leather trade.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Literature - upkaar.com|url=http://upkaar.com/essays/Ramesh%20Chander/2015/01-pseudo-secularism-a-case-study-21012015.htm|website=upkaar.com|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref> 

Seth became involved in the Ad-Dharm movement with [[Mangu Ram Mugowalia|Babu Mangu Ram Mugowalia]] and purchased land for Ad Dharm mandals. Today, the Ravi Das High School runs in the place of Mandal.

Being an [[Ambedkarite]], he was instrumental in bringing [[B. R. Ambedkar|Babasaheb Ambedkar]] at [[Bootan Mandi]] in Jalandhar for the campaign in the 1951 Punjab elections.<ref>{{Cite web|title=डॉ. अंबेडकर को जालंधर बुलाने वाले सेठ किशन दास|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/punjab/jalandhar/news/PUN-JAL-OMC-MAT-latest-jalandhar-news-033539-3137880-NOR.html|date=2015-12-03|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>

He was elected in the first [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] elections in 1937 and won from [[Adampur Assembly Constituency|Jullundur Assembly Constituency]] (now Adampur) by beating [[Master Gurbanta Singh]], another Ad-Dharm member.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kumar|first=Ashutosh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iTIlDwAAQBAJ&q=1937+jalandhar+assembly+elections+punjab&pg=PA389|title=Rethinking State Politics in India: Regions Within Regions|date=December 2016|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-315-39145-8|language=en}}</ref> But he lost in [[1946 Punjab Provincial Assembly election|1946 Punjab Privincial Assembly elections]]. He was a member of the [[Scheduled Castes Federation|All India Scheduled Castes Federation]] and President of the Punjab unit of [[Scheduled Caste Federation|SCF]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kshīrasāgara|first=Rāmacandra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wx218EFVU8MC&q=chamar+social+reformers+maharashtra&pg=PA328|title=Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956|date=1994|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=978-81-85880-43-3|language=en}}</ref>

His sons were [[Seth Prem Raj]] and [[Seth Mool Raj]] who became the Director of Punjab Mega Leather Cluster. Ltd and Avinash Tanneries at [[Jalandhar]]. His grandsons, [[Steven Kaler]] and [[Avinash Chander]], are, respectively, an MLA from Phillaur and chief parliamentary secretary for Higher Education & Languages Dept.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former SAD leader Avinash Chander to join Congress on November 29|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/former-sad-leader-avinash-chander-to-join-congress-on-november-29/story-AKqGgYkpxKtw3DaKYPz64H.html|date=2016-11-25|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=It's Hell For Leather {{!}} Outlook India Magazine|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/its-hell-for-leather/297775|website=www.outlookindia.com/|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>

== Dalit capitalism ==
He was one of the first people who pioneered Dalit capitalism in India. Today, Bootan Mandi in Jalandhar is a leather hub because of the capitalist mindset of Kishan Dass. Because of him Dalits, particularly the [[Chamar]]s ([[Ad-Dharmi]]), became seths (merchant) in the Doaba region and many industrialists like Seth Sundar Das, Seth Satpall Mall, Seth Mool Raj, etc. all got to flourish in their businesses.

== References ==
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[[Category:Dalit politicians]]
[[Category:Indian businesspeople]]
[[Category:Ambedkarites]]
[[Category:1896 births]]
[[Category:1989 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian politicians]]