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Sarwanand Koul Premi, also spelled Sarvanand Kaul Premi (2 November 1924 – 1 May 1990), was a Kashmiri poet, journalist, research scholar, Gandhian, social reformer and independence activist living in Jammu & Kashmir, India. Along with his young married son, Verinder (27), he was kidnapped and executed by Islamic terrorists in 1990.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Sarwanand was the son of Gopi Nath Koul and Omravati Koul, who were members of the Kashmiri Pandit family of Soaf-Shali (ancient Sanskrit name: Supt-Shaleshwar) village in Kashmir's Anantnag district. They were a farming family and used to live in the village of Sof-Shali, near the Kokarnag tourist area in the Anantnag District of Kashmir. Premi's father was the first matriculate to receive further education.[citation needed]
After his initial schooling, Premi was admitted to mission High School in Anantnag where from he passed his Matriculation in 1939 and enrolled in Punjab University, Lahore.[citation needed] Later, he obtained his B.A. and Hon's in Hindi(Prabhakar) from Punjab University, M.A. and B.Ed. degrees from Jammu and Kashmir University.[citation needed] From 1942 to 1946, he worked underground for the Quit India Movement and was arrested six times during this period.[citation needed]
For a few years he worked for the Village and the Khadi Industries Board (a state enterprise) as well as the Industries Department of Punjab.[citation needed] He returned to Kashmir and joined the education department of Jammu and Kashmir as a teacher from 1954 to 1977.[7]
Published work[edit | edit source]
- Kalami Premi
- Payami Premi
- Rood Jeri
- Osh ta Vush
- Gitanjanli (Translations)
- Russi Padshah Katha
- Panctchadar (poetic collections)
- Bakhti Koosum
- Akhri Mulaqat
- Mathur Devi
- MIrza Kak (life and works)
- Mirza Kak Ji Wakhs
- Kashmiri ki beeti
- Bagwat Gita (Translations 1)
- Taj
- Rupa Bhawani[8]
Death[edit | edit source]
He along with his son was murdered and hanged by Kashmiri Islamic separatist militants on 1 May 1990.[9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "A Poet of hope". www.dailyexcelsior.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "Real Tragedy of Kashmir". www.kashmirherald.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "The Unsung Hero of Kashmiriyat - Sarwanand Kaul Premi - Early Times Newspaper Jammu Kashmir". www.earlytimesnews.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ Editorjknews. "JKCA pays tributes to the Sarwanand Koul Premi on his 27th death anniversary". jknewspoint.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "Banished from Home ~ I - The Statesman". The Statesman. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits: What happened on January 19, 26 years ago?". India Today. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ↑ Pandita, R. (2007). Pt. Sarwanand Kaul Premi. Retrieved from http://www.shehjar.com/list/16/87/1.html
- ↑ Kartik Chandra Dutt (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 585–. ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5.
- ↑ "Why did terrorists kill my father: Kashmiri Pandit poet's son recalls night clock stopped ticking for him".