Prem Nath Dogra (24 October 1884 – 21 March 1972), also known as Pandit Prem Nath Dogra, was a leader from Jammu and Kashmir who worked for total integration of the state with India.[1] He is commonly referred to as Sher e Duggar. He was instrumental in forming the Jammu Praja Parishad party in 1947 along with Balraj Madhok and opposed the policies of Sheikh Abdullah.[2] He was later elected the president of Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1955 for a brief period. He dedicated himself to the service of downtrodden poor and proletariat part of society.
Early life
Prem Nath Dogra was born on October 24, 1884, in Smailpur village, Jammu, as the only child of Pandit Anant Ram to a Dogra Brahmin family. He spent early life in Lahore for studies. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1908.[3]
Jammu Praja Parishad
As president of the Jammu and Kashmir Praja Parishad in 1949, Dogra was arrested along with hundreds of members of the party for demanding only the Indian flag remain official. He was arrested again on November 26, 1952, during a demonstration against the hoisting of both the state and Indian flag in Jammu. The arrest and further developments led to the Praja Parishad agitation spreading to other parts of Jammu and Kashmir.[4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ "In Samba, PM rakes up bias against Jammu".
- ↑ "Girdhari Lal Dogra had friends across party lines: Arun Jaitley". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015.
- ↑ Pandit Prem Nath Dogra – A Legend at archive.today (archived 26 February 2022(Date mismatch))
- ↑ Praja Parishad Party — the forgotten name behind the removal of Article 370 in J&K at archive.today (archived 26 February 2022(Date mismatch))
- ↑ Pandit Prem Nath Dogra – A Legend at archive.today (archived 26 February 2022(Date mismatch))
Further reading
- Behera, Navnita Chadha (2007), Demystifying Kashmir, Pearson Education India, ISBN 978-8131708460
- Jaffrelot, Christophe (1996), The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, ISBN 978-1850653011