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Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982) was an Indian politician who played a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir. [4] Abdullah was the founding leader of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (later renamed Jammu and Kashmir National Conference) and the 1st elected Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir ...
May 19, 2024 · Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, prominent figure in India’s struggle for independence from British rule. He fought for the rights of the Kashmir region and won a semiautonomous status for Jammu and Kashmir within independent India. He founded the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC).
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Jan 7, 2024 · In the life of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, the fierce Kashmiri nationalist who took on the Dogra monarchy, challenging its exploitative political and social machinery, ushering in sweeping land reforms, securing J&K’s accession to India and later spending two decades in prison for championing Kashmiri self-determination, you can see the ...
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- Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was the second prime minister of Jammu and Kashmir, who took office in 1948.
- Influenced by the progressive ideas in Aligarh Muslim University, Abdullah developed the thought of questioning feudalism.
- Abdullah was sent to three year imprisonment for launching the Quit Kashmir movement against Maharaja Hari Singh.
- In 1953, Sheikh Abdullah was accused of conspiring against the state and was arrested in the 'Kashmir conspiracy case'. He was jailed for eleven years.
Apr 12, 2024 · In a new biography, Sheikh Abdullah: The Caged Lion of Kashmir, Chitralekha Zutshi builds a complex portrait of a key figure of India’s modern history. As Kashmir remains a contested question...
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Mar 10, 2023 · Sheikh Abdullah: The great leader who became a politician. He was called Sher-i-Kashmir because of the admiration that Kashmiris had for him. His grave is now protected from vandalism by the same people who gave him that name. Written by Reapan Tikoo.
Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was born on 5 December 1905, in a village on the outskirts of Srinagar, Kashmir. He went on to play a dominant role in Kashmiri politics for over half a century, and was instrumental in Jammu and Kashmir’s accession to the Indian Union.
