Yashwant Singh Parmar: Difference between revisions

'''Yashwant Singh Parmar''' (4 August 1906 – 2 May 1981) was an [[India]]n politician. He was a leader of the [[Indian National Congress]] and the first [[List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh|Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh]] state. He was born at Chanhalag village near Basahan in a [[Rajput]] family in the erstwhile [[princely state]] of [[Sirmaur district|Sirmour]]. He studied in the [[Forman Christian College|Christian College]] in [[Lahore]] and later received his PhD from [[Lucknow University]] in 1944.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060805/edit.htm#8|title=Parmar: Proud pahari and able leader|last=Sharma|first=Ambika|date=5 August 2006|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|access-date=12 January 2010|location=Chandigarh}}</ref>  

He was born on 4 August 1906 in Chanhalag village of Sirmaur district.<ref name="Yashwant Reference1">{{cite news |last1=Rajeev |first1=khanna |title=Why YS Parmar Remains a Legend, Given Most Present Day Politicians |url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/9/17760/Why-YS-Parmar-Remains-a-Legend-Given-Most-Present-Day-Politicians |access-date=25 February 2021 |publisher=The Citizen |date=24 October 2019}}</ref> He earned a doctorate from Lucknow University.<ref name="Yashwant Reference1" /> He passed away on 2 May 1981.<ref name="Yashwant Reference1" />