Deepak Dhawan

Deepak Dhawan was the State Committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) representing Punjab and also Joint Secretary of Khet Mazdoor Union,[1] a mass organisation of CPI(M), which campaigns for the rights of landless agricultural labourers.[2][3] He was a member of All India Students Federation (AISF) in D.A.V College, Amritsar, and an elected President of Student Council (Progressive Student Front - a united front of SFI and AISF) at Guru Nanak Dev University.[4] On 19 May 1987, he was killed by Khalistan movement extremists at Sangha village, Tarn Taran district.[2][5]

Deepak Dhawan
Punjab State Committee member, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Personal details
Born(1955-02-28)February 28, 1955
Khemkaran
DiedMay 19, 1987(1987-05-19) (aged 32)
Sangha, Tarn Taran district
Cause of deathKilled by Khalistan movement extremists
NationalityIndian
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Alma materGuru Nanak Dev University
OccupationCommunist leader, activist, columnist

Commemoration

On 19 June 2020, on the 33rd anniversary of his death, the Revolutionary Marxist Party of India launched a calendar to commemorate Dhawan and highlight the principles of socialism by which he lived and sacrificed his life.[6]

References
  1. Institute for Defence Studies & Analysis. Institute for Defence Studies. 1987. p. 987, 994.
  2. CPI(M) in Punjab: The Martyrs of the Struggle for National Unity. Communist Party of India (Marxist). 1987. p. 20.
  3. The Annual Register of Indian Political Parties. Michiko & Panjathan. 1989. p. 376.
  4. "Campus Politics". The Tribune. 28 April 2018.
  5. "Ghosts of Khalistan". The Hindu. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. "RMPI launches Calendar to Commemorate Deepak Dhawan". 19 June 2020.
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