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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 ...
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.
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.
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.
May 19, 2024 · “Sheikh Abdullah: The Caged Lion of Kashmir” by Chitralekha Zutshi is the second book in the Indian Lives series, edited and curated by Ramachandra Guha. The biography offers a comprehensive exploration and a nuanced examination of Sheikh Abdullah’s life and legacy set against the backdrop of Kashmir’s tumultuous history in the 20th ...
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...
Sep 19, 2014 · Kashmir is not just an awkward stormy corner of the Indian subcontinent, it is the birthplace of a new social order - and in spite of his (the Sheikh's) naturally broad and unexclusive mind, Sheikh Abdullah is a religious man, devoted to his own religion, Islam.
Sep 8, 2019 · On Sheikh Abdulla’s 37th death anniversary, ThePrint examines the lion’s rise and fall, and his contribution to the identity of Jammu & Kashmir. Sheikh Abdullah was born on the outskirts of Srinagar in Soura on 5 December 1905. His father, who died 11 days before he was born, was a trader of Kashmiri shawls.
