no edit summary
>Arjun Madathiparambil Muraleedharan No edit summary |
->Arjun Madathiparambil Muraleedharan No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Indian politician}} | |||
{{For|other people called Teja Singh|Teja Singh (disambiguation){{!}}Teja Singh}} | {{For|other people called Teja Singh|Teja Singh (disambiguation){{!}}Teja Singh}} | ||
{{BLP sources|date = January 2015}} | {{BLP sources|date = January 2015}} | ||
| Line 14: | Line 15: | ||
| occupation = professional revolutionary | | 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. | '''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> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||