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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).
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 ...
Apr 6, 2024 · ‘The Caged Lion of Kashmir’, Chitralekha Zutshi’s biography of Sheikh Abdullah (1905-1982), adds a new perspective to the life of a man who rose from obscurity to become one of the...
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...
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.
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...
Mar 10, 2023 · No wonder, Sheikh Abdullah’s grave has been guarded round the clock since the insurgency began in 1990, protecting it from being vandalised by the people who once called him Sher-i-Kashmir. From a great leader, he became a politician — this sums up his journey.
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.
Mahajan’s threat to go to Lahore to sign deal with Jinnah hung in the air; then a piece of paper was passed to the Prime Minister. “Sheikh Abdullah, who was staying in the Prime Minister’s ...
