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	'''Teja Singh Sutantar''' (16 July 1901 − 12 April 1973), also '''Swatantar''', was a national revolutionary of [[India]] who fought for the independence of India from the [[British Empire]] and for the liberation of [[Punjab]] peasantry from the clutches of feudal lords. ~~She~~ was a member of the ~~15th~~ Lok Sabha from [[Sangrur (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Sangrur constituency]] as a CPI candidate. He also was Member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from 1937 to 1945 and member of [[Punjab Legislative Council]] from 1964 to 1969. <ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2270.htm</ref>		'''Teja Singh Sutantar''' (16 July 1901 − 12 April 1973), also '''Swatantar''', was a national revolutionary of [[India]] who fought for the independence of India from the [[British Empire]] and for the liberation of [[Punjab]] peasantry from the clutches of feudal lords. He was a member of the 5th Lok Sabha from [[Sangrur (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Sangrur constituency]] as a CPI candidate. He also was Member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from 1937 to 1945 and member of [[Punjab Legislative Council]] from 1964 to 1969. <ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2270.htm\|title=Members Bioprofile}}</ref>

	He became actively involved in the revolutionary activities during the 1920s when the [[Ghadar Party]] was preparing for the second attempt for the overthrow of British government. Sutantar was sent to [[Turkey]] in 1924 where he joined the Turkish military academy to attain military knowledge.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=VSmFSMCirugC&pg=PA448&lpg=PA448&dq=teja+singh+sutantar&source=bl&ots=FCVgCiEkfJ&sig=wzSM2CjV4NvLVsFrIWdouGjuea0&hl=pa&sa=X&ei=L_y-UOyyPITjrAes74HYCQ&ved=0CC4Q6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=teja%20singh%20sutantar&f=false Partners of British Rule By Mohinder Singh Pannu, p. 448]</ref> In and out of prison several times, Sutantar was among the top national Communist leaders jailed by the British administration in the Deoli Detention Centre in the early-1940's.		He became actively involved in the revolutionary activities during the 1920s when the [[Ghadar Party]] was preparing for the second attempt for the overthrow of British government. Sutantar was sent to [[Turkey]] in 1924 where he joined the Turkish military academy to attain military knowledge.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=VSmFSMCirugC&pg=PA448&lpg=PA448&dq=teja+singh+sutantar&source=bl&ots=FCVgCiEkfJ&sig=wzSM2CjV4NvLVsFrIWdouGjuea0&hl=pa&sa=X&ei=L_y-UOyyPITjrAes74HYCQ&ved=0CC4Q6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=teja%20singh%20sutantar&f=false Partners of British Rule By Mohinder Singh Pannu, p. 448]</ref> In and out of prison several times, Sutantar was among the top national Communist leaders jailed by the British administration in the Deoli Detention Centre in the early-1940's.

	Sutantar was a popular Communist leader in the [[Workers and Peasants Party\|Kirti Kisan Party]] and later Central Committee member and General Secretary of the [[Lal Communist Party Hind Union]].<ref>Judge, Paramjit S. [https://books.google.com/books?id=HvYpVtBXw5kC&pg=PA67 Insurrection to Agitation: The Naxalite Movement in Punjab]. Bombay: Popular Prakashan, 1992. pp. 67–70</ref> The party published a magazine, ''Lal Jhanda'', from 1948-1952 under the editorship of Teja Singh Sutantar, managed by Gandharv Sen. Sutantar was among the tallest leaders in undivided Punjab and, post-Partition, on the Indian side who led the struggles of the peasantry, along with the likes of Bhagat Singh Bilga and Baba Bujha Singh.<ref>Sidhu, Ajmer. From Ghadar to Naxalbari: The Untold Story of Baba Bujha Singh. Tark Bharti Parkashan, 2013.</ref> In 1952 [[Lal Communist Party Hind Union]] merged into [[Communist Party of India]].<ref>Singh, Gurharpal. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=mzjlAAAAMAAJ Communism in Punjab: A Study of the Movement Up to 1967]''. Delhi: Ajanta Publications, 1994. p. 142</ref> He become the president of [[All India Kisan Sabha]] from 1968 to 1973.<ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2270.htm</ref>		Sutantar was a popular Communist leader in the [[Workers and Peasants Party\|Kirti Kisan Party]] and later Central Committee member and General Secretary of the [[Lal Communist Party Hind Union]].<ref>Judge, Paramjit S. [https://books.google.com/books?id=HvYpVtBXw5kC&pg=PA67 Insurrection to Agitation: The Naxalite Movement in Punjab]. Bombay: Popular Prakashan, 1992. pp. 67–70</ref> The party published a magazine, ''Lal Jhanda'', from 1948-1952 under the editorship of Teja Singh Sutantar, managed by Gandharv Sen. Sutantar was among the tallest leaders in undivided Punjab and, post-Partition, on the Indian side who led the struggles of the peasantry, along with the likes of Bhagat Singh Bilga and Baba Bujha Singh.<ref>Sidhu, Ajmer. From Ghadar to Naxalbari: The Untold Story of Baba Bujha Singh. Tark Bharti Parkashan, 2013.</ref> In 1952 [[Lal Communist Party Hind Union]] merged into [[Communist Party of India]].<ref>Singh, Gurharpal. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=mzjlAAAAMAAJ Communism in Punjab: A Study of the Movement Up to 1967]''. Delhi: Ajanta Publications, 1994. p. 142</ref> He become the president of [[All India Kisan Sabha]] from 1968 to 1973.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2270.htm\|title=Members Bioprofile}}</ref>

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>Arjun Madathiparambil Muraleedharan at 13:22, 24 April 2021

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{{BLP sources|date = January 2015}}
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| name = Teja Singh Sutantar
| image =Teja S Sutantar. Jalandhar. 31 Mar 1964.jpg
| caption = Teja Singh Sutantar
| birth_date = {{birth date|1901|07|16|df=y}}
| birth_place =Aluna, Gurdaspur Dist, (British India)
| death_date = {{death date and age|1973|04|12|1901|07|16|df=y}}
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| party = [[Communist Party of India]]
| occupation = professional revolutionary
}}
'''Teja Singh Sutantar''' (16 July 1901 − 12 April 1973), also '''Swatantar''', was a national revolutionary of [[India]] who fought for the independence of India from the [[British Empire]] and for the liberation of [[Punjab]] peasantry from the clutches of feudal lords. She was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha from [[Sangrur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sangrur constituency]] as a CPI candidate. He also was Member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from 1937 to 1945 and member of [[Punjab Legislative Council]] from 1964 to 1969. <ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2270.htm</ref>

He became actively involved in the revolutionary activities during the 1920s when the [[Ghadar Party]] was preparing for the second attempt for the overthrow of British government. Sutantar was sent to [[Turkey]] in 1924 where he joined the Turkish military academy to attain military knowledge.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=VSmFSMCirugC&pg=PA448&lpg=PA448&dq=teja+singh+sutantar&source=bl&ots=FCVgCiEkfJ&sig=wzSM2CjV4NvLVsFrIWdouGjuea0&hl=pa&sa=X&ei=L_y-UOyyPITjrAes74HYCQ&ved=0CC4Q6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=teja%20singh%20sutantar&f=false Partners of British Rule By Mohinder Singh Pannu, p. 448]</ref> In and out of prison several times, Sutantar was among the top national Communist leaders jailed by the British administration in the Deoli Detention Centre in the early-1940's.

Sutantar was a popular Communist leader in the [[Workers and Peasants Party|Kirti Kisan Party]] and later Central Committee member and General Secretary of the [[Lal Communist Party Hind Union]].<ref>Judge, Paramjit S. [https://books.google.com/books?id=HvYpVtBXw5kC&pg=PA67 Insurrection to Agitation: The Naxalite Movement in Punjab]. Bombay: Popular Prakashan, 1992. pp. 67–70</ref> The party published a magazine, ''Lal Jhanda'', from 1948-1952 under the editorship of Teja Singh Sutantar, managed by Gandharv Sen. Sutantar was among the tallest leaders in undivided Punjab and, post-Partition, on the Indian side who led the struggles of the peasantry, along with the likes of Bhagat Singh Bilga and Baba Bujha Singh.<ref>Sidhu, Ajmer. From Ghadar to Naxalbari: The Untold Story of Baba Bujha Singh. Tark Bharti Parkashan, 2013.</ref> In 1952 [[Lal Communist Party Hind Union]] merged into [[Communist Party of India]].<ref>Singh, Gurharpal. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=mzjlAAAAMAAJ Communism in Punjab: A Study of the Movement Up to 1967]''. Delhi: Ajanta Publications, 1994. p. 142</ref> He become the president of [[All India Kisan Sabha]] from 1968 to 1973.<ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2270.htm</ref>

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