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{{Short description|Indian politician (1964–1997)}} | |||
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}{{Infobox person | {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}{{Infobox person | ||
| name | | name = Chandrashekhar Prasad | ||
| image | | image = Chandrasekhar Prasad.jpg | ||
| birth_date | | caption = Prasad at the time of JNU election | ||
| birth_place | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1964|9|20}} | ||
| death_date | | birth_place = [[Siwan, Bihar]], India | ||
| death_cause | | death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|3|31|1964|9|20|df=y}} | ||
| death_cause = [[Assassination]] | |||
| education | | education = [[Sainik School, Tilaiya]]<br />[[Patna University]]<br /> | ||
[[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] | [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] | ||
| occupation | | occupation = [[Activist]]<br />Student | ||
| organization | | organization = [[All India Students Association]] (AISA) | ||
| party | | party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation]] | ||
| mother | | mother = Kaushalya Devi | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Chandrashekar Prasad''' (20 September 1964 – 31 March 1997)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/politics/gun-killed-jnus-chandrashekhar-secular|title=The Gun That Killed JNU's Chandrashekhar 20 Years Ago Was 'Secular'|last=Kant|first=Krishna|date=1 April 2017|website=[[The Wire (India)]]|access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> popularly known as '''Chandu'''<ref name=":3" /> was a [[student leader]] and later an activist affiliated to the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/jnu-sedition-row/2016/02/18/before-kanhaiya-came-chandu-a-jnu-president-killed-19-years-ago|title=Before Kanhaiya Came 'Chandu': A JNU President Killed 19 Years Ago|publisher=The Quint| | '''Chandrashekar Prasad''' (20 September 1964 – 31 March 1997)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/politics/gun-killed-jnus-chandrashekhar-secular|title=The Gun That Killed JNU's Chandrashekhar 20 Years Ago Was 'Secular'|last=Kant|first=Krishna|date=1 April 2017|website=[[The Wire (India)]]|access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> popularly known as '''Chandu'''<ref name=":3" /> was a [[student leader]] and later an activist affiliated to the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/jnu-sedition-row/2016/02/18/before-kanhaiya-came-chandu-a-jnu-president-killed-19-years-ago|title=Before Kanhaiya Came 'Chandu': A JNU President Killed 19 Years Ago|publisher=The Quint|access-date=2 September 2016|date=2016-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911093025/https://www.thequint.com/jnu-sedition-row/2016/02/18/before-kanhaiya-came-chandu-a-jnu-president-killed-19-years-ago|archive-date=11 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He graduated from the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]], and served as the president of the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union]] for two terms.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> Prasad played a key role in the development of [[All India Students Association]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/jnu-elections-shahabuddin-bail-rjd-mp-protests-340378-2016-09-10|title=After elections, JNU students to raise voice against RJD MP Shahabuddin's bail|last=Purkayastha|first=Parbina|date=10 September 2016|website=[[India Today]]|language=en|access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> | ||
On 31 March 1997, he was assassinated by sharpshooters allegedly in the employ of [[Mohammad Shahabuddin]] of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]], while addressing street corner meetings in the district town of [[Siwan, Bihar]] in support of a strike.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/three-sentenced-to-life-in-chandrasekhar-murder-case/article3220897.ece|title=Three sentenced to life in Chandrasekhar murder case|date=2012-03-25|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-03-10}}</ref> His assassination led to remarkable student protests across | On 31 March 1997, he was assassinated by sharpshooters allegedly in the employ of [[Mohammad Shahabuddin]] of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]], while addressing street corner meetings in the district town of [[Siwan, Bihar]] in support of a strike.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/three-sentenced-to-life-in-chandrasekhar-murder-case/article3220897.ece|title=Three sentenced to life in Chandrasekhar murder case|date=2012-03-25|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-03-10}}</ref> His assassination led to remarkable student protests across India.<ref name=":0" /> In 2012, four people were convicted of his murder and [[Life Sentence|life sentences]] were awarded to each of them; all the convicted were former members of the [[Janata Dal]] (later split into [[Janata Dal (United)]] and [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]).<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/patna-hc-upholds-life-imprisonment-of-four-in-former-jnusu-president-chandrashekhar-murder-case/articleshow/69268553.cms|title=Chandrashekhar murder case: Patna: HC upholds life imprisonment of four in former JNUSU president Chandrashekhar murder case {{!}} Patna News - Times of India|last=Karmakar|first=Debashish|date=10 May 2019|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jnu-vandalised-22375|title=JNU vandalised|date=7 January 2020|website=[[Tribune India]]|language=en|access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Chandrashekhar Prasad was born on 20 September 1964 in [[Siwan, Bihar]]. His father was a sergeant in the [[Indian Air Force]] who died of a heart attack when he was 8 years old. His mother, Kaushalya Devi states that she only got {{INRConvert|150||lk=on|year=1973}} as compensation for her husband's service to the forces but made sure her son was educated well.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main30.asp?filename=Ne020607Betrayed_by.asp|title=Betrayed by Revolution: "'The CPI (ML) hails Chandrashekhar as a martyr. But his aged mother feels her son's sacrifice was in vain''|date=2 September 2016|publisher=[[Tehelka]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310142820/http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main30.asp?filename=Ne020607Betrayed_by.asp|archive-date=10 March 2016| | Chandrashekhar Prasad was born on 20 September 1964 in [[Siwan, Bihar]]. His father was a sergeant in the [[Indian Air Force]] who died of a heart attack when he was 8 years old. His mother, Kaushalya Devi states that she only got {{INRConvert|150||lk=on|year=1973}} as compensation for her husband's service to the forces but made sure her son was educated well.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main30.asp?filename=Ne020607Betrayed_by.asp|title=Betrayed by Revolution: "'The CPI (ML) hails Chandrashekhar as a martyr. But his aged mother feels her son's sacrifice was in vain''|date=2 September 2016|publisher=[[Tehelka]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310142820/http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main30.asp?filename=Ne020607Betrayed_by.asp|archive-date=10 March 2016|access-date=2 September 2016}}</ref> Chandrashekhar completed his [[intermediate education]] at [[Sainik School, Tilaiya|Sainik School]] in [[Jhumri Telaiya|Jhumri Tilaiya]]. Following his schooling, he was selected for [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] training in [[Pune]]. He joined the program but left it after 2 years stating dissatisfaction.<ref name=":1" /> He subsequently enrolled in [[Patna University]] and became involved in the [[All India Students Federation]] as an active member but became disillusioned with the federation some time afterwards. In 1990, he joined [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] for a [[MPhil]] degree in [[English literature]]. He later started working on a PhD on Bihar's popular folk theater form ''Bidesia'' but was assassinated before he could complete it.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/red-island-erupts/203394|title=Red Island Erupts|last=Joshi|first=Rajesh|date=16 April 1997|website=[[Outlook India]]|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> | ||
== Political activism == | == Political activism == | ||
Chandrashekhar Prasad became associated with the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]] during the formation of the [[All India Students Association]].<ref name=":3" /> In an [[Aligarh]] town hall, he expressed his desire to bring a "revolution" for clean politics in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2016/feb/18/kanhaiya-should-not-meet-slain-jnu-student-leader-chandrashekhar-prasads-fate/5244279a83113d990e77197300fd9af3|title=Kanhaiya should not meet slain JNU student leader Chandrashekhar Prasad's fate|last=Rahmani|first=Hussain|date=18 February 2016|website=[[Rediff]]|language=en|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> He is credited | Chandrashekhar Prasad became associated with the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]] during the formation of the [[All India Students Association]].<ref name=":3" /> In an [[Aligarh]] town hall, he expressed his desire to bring a "revolution" for clean politics in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2016/feb/18/kanhaiya-should-not-meet-slain-jnu-student-leader-chandrashekhar-prasads-fate/5244279a83113d990e77197300fd9af3|title=Kanhaiya should not meet slain JNU student leader Chandrashekhar Prasad's fate|last=Rahmani|first=Hussain|date=18 February 2016|website=[[Rediff]]|language=en|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> He is credited with almost single-handedly building up the All India Students Association during his stay in Jawaharlal Nehru University. He was elected to the body of the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union]] as the vice president for one term and president for two terms. He is described to have played a key role in creating the foundations of [[Workers rights|labourers]], [[Student rights in higher education|students]], [[Women's rights|women's]] and [[dalit]]s rights movements among the students community. After completing his M.Phil., he decided to move back to his hometown of Siwan to start a movement there.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
Prasad was deputed as a youth leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation in Siwan. He began campaigning against corruption and alleged criminal leaders of the region. He is described to have made considerable inroads as a mass leader and posed a threat to the [[Janata Dal]] (later split into [[Janata Dal (United)]] and [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]), the ruling party in Bihar. After his death, [[Brij Bihari Pandey]] stated that [[Mohammad Shahabuddin]], the Member of Parliament from the [[Siwan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Siwan constituency]] was threatened by the activism of Chandrashekhar who was considered as a candidate from the constituency in the upcoming elections.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> | Prasad was deputed as a youth leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation in Siwan. He began campaigning against corruption and alleged criminal leaders of the region. He is described to have made considerable inroads as a mass leader and posed a threat to the [[Janata Dal]] (later split into [[Janata Dal (United)]] and [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]), the ruling party in Bihar. After his death, [[Brij Bihari Pandey]] stated that [[Mohammad Shahabuddin]], the Member of Parliament from the [[Siwan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Siwan constituency]] was threatened by the activism of Chandrashekhar who was considered as a candidate from the constituency in the upcoming elections.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> | ||