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'''Dhanpat Rai Nahar''' ( | '''Dhanpat Rai Nahar''' (1919 - 2009) was an [[India]]n politician and [[trade union]]ist. He was the joint secretary of the [[All India Agricultural Workers Union]] 1982-1992 and vice president of the organisation 1992-2003. He was a member of the [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] State Committee of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] until 2004.<ref name="pd">http://pd.cpim.org/2009/1213_pd/12132009_4.html</ref> | ||
Nahar hailed from a Hindu(kshtriya) family from [[Jalandhar District]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]]. During his school years, he fought against caste-based meal segregation and men/women inequalities in society.During the [[Second World War]] he was sent to [[Singapore]], and became a 2nd Lieutenant in the British Army. He came to join the [[Indian National Army]]. Nahar was arrested during the Manipur campaign of the INA. He was jailed until 1948.<ref name="pd"/> | Nahar hailed from a Hindu(kshtriya) family from [[Jalandhar District]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]]. During his school years, he fought against caste-based meal segregation and men/women inequalities in society.During the [[Second World War]] he was sent to [[Singapore]], and became a 2nd Lieutenant in the British Army. He came to join the [[Indian National Army]]. Nahar was arrested during the Manipur campaign of the INA. He was jailed until 1948.<ref name="pd"/> | ||