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[[File:Sarwanand Koul Premi.jpg|thumb|Sarwanand Koul Premi]] | [[File:Sarwanand Koul Premi.jpg|thumb|Sarwanand Koul Premi]] | ||
'''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 | '''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 terrorism|Islamic terrorists]] 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 == | ||
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|Anantnag]] district. They were a farming family and used to live in the village of Sof-Shali, near the [[Kokernag|Kokarnag]] tourist area in the Anantnag District of Kashmir. Premi's father was the first matriculate to receive further education. | 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|Anantnag]] district. They were a farming family and used to live in the village of Sof-Shali, near the [[Kokernag|Kokarnag]] tourist area in the Anantnag District of Kashmir. Premi's father was the first matriculate to receive further education. | ||
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 | 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 [[University of the Punjab|Punjab 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 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> | 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> | ||
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==Personal life == | ==Personal life == | ||
In 1948, he married Oma who came from the village of Hangalgund (Anantnag). They had 3 sons and 4 daughters. | In 1948, he married Oma kaul who came from the village of Hangalgund (Anantnag). They had 3 sons and 4 daughters. | ||
== Work == | == Work == | ||