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'''Sarwanand Koul Premi''', also spelled '''Sarvanand Kaul Premi''' (2 November 1924 – 1 May 1990), was a famous [[ | '''Sarwanand Koul Premi''', also spelled '''Sarvanand Kaul Premi''' (2 November 1924 – 1 May 1990), was a famous [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] poet, journalist, research scholar, Gandhian, social reformer and independence activist living in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]], India. He along with his young married son, Verinder (27) was kidnapped and executed by Islamic assailants in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/a-poet-of-hope/|title=A Poet of hope|website=www.dailyexcelsior.com|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kashmirherald.com/featuredarticle/realtragedyofkashmir.html|title=Real Tragedy of Kashmir|website=www.kashmirherald.com|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.earlytimesnews.com/newsdet.aspx?q=201624|title=The Unsung Hero of Kashmiriyat - Sarwanand Kaul Premi - Early Times Newspaper Jammu Kashmir|website=www.earlytimesnews.com|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jknewspoint.com/jkca-pays-tributes-to-the-sarwanand-koul-premi-on-his-27th-death-anniversary/|title=JKCA pays tributes to the Sarwanand Koul Premi on his 27th death anniversary|last=Editorjknews|website=jknewspoint.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/banished-from-home-i-1502436679.html|title=Banished from Home ~ I - The Statesman|date=2017-08-13|work=The Statesman|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/exodus-of-kashmiri-pandits-january-19-jammu-and-kashmir-304487-2016-01-19|title=Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits: What happened on January 19, 26 years ago?|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-09-01}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and education == | ==Early life and education == | ||
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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]]. Later, he obtained his [[B.A. and Hon's in Hindi(Prabhakar)]] from Pnjab University, [[M.A.]] and [[B.Ed.]] degrees from [[Jammu and Kashmir University]]. From 1942 to 1946, he worked underground for the [[Quit India Movement]] and was arrested six times during this period. | 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]]. Later, he obtained his [[B.A. and Hon's in Hindi(Prabhakar)]] from Pnjab University, [[M.A.]] and [[B.Ed.]] degrees from [[Jammu and Kashmir University]]. From 1942 to 1946, he worked underground for the [[Quit India Movement]] and was arrested six times during this period. | ||
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. He returned to Kashmir and joined the education department of Jammu and Kashmir as a teacher from 1954 | 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. He returned to Kashmir and joined the education department of Jammu and Kashmir as a teacher from 1954 to 1977.<ref>[http://www.shehjar.com/list/16/87/1.html Pandita, R. (2007). ''Pt. Sarwanand Kaul Premi''. Retrieved from http://www.shehjar.com/list/16/87/1.html]</ref> | ||
==Personal life == | ==Personal life == | ||
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== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
In 1997, he was posthumously awarded a | In 1997, he was posthumously awarded a gold medal by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir for his contributions to the field of social, cultural and communal amity.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
[[File:News, Report,.jpg|thumb|News | [[File:News, Report,.jpg|thumb|News report on Mr. Sarwanand Premi and Virender Premi's murder]] | ||
On the evening of | On the evening of 29–30 April 1990, three masked assailants entered his home and kidnapped him and his younger son, Virendra Koul. Their dead bodies were found on 1 May 1990. Their murders were part of a series of killings of prominent personalities from the minority Kashmiri Hindu community during the rise of the anti-India, pro-Pakistan Islamic militant movement in Kashmir.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||