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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 ...
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).
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 ...
Dec 5, 2017 · Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah is the father of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah. Known as 'Sher-e-Kashmir', Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was born 112 years back on this day. He played a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir.
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...
Jan 13, 2024 · The second biography in the Indian Lives series, Sheikh Abdullah: The Caged Lion of Kashmir by Chitralekha Zutshi, edited by Ramachandra Guha, successfully captures the essence of its subject...
Born In: Soura, Kashmir. Died On: 8th September, 1982. Career: Politician. Sheikh Abdullah was one of the most distinguished political leaders who ruled in the Kashmir valley, prior to the Indian Independence and post the freedom struggle in India.
Sep 19, 2014 · Sheikh Abdullah, the Lion of the Valley, has been aroused once again. But what are the thoughts behind his recent roar? What is the motivation at the back of his mysterious move?
Sep 8, 2019 · Constitutional scholar AG Noorani has written that, Sheikh Abdullah’s Kashmiri nationalism clashed with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s Indian nationalism. It was this very clash which led to his imprisonment in 1953 for 11 years on the charge of plotting accession to Pakistan and waging war against India.
May 29, 2018 · Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah (1905-1982) earned the peasants' trust during a transitional period that raised hopes for an independent nation of Kashmir. Despite being imprisoned nine times, his fight for human rights helped win partial autonomy from India.
