Sarwanand Koul Premi

Sarwanand Koul Premi, also spelled Sarvanand Kaul Premi (2 November 1924 – 1 May 1990), was a Kashmiri poet, journalist, research scholar, Gandhian, social reformer and independence activist living in Jammu & Kashmir, India. Along with his young married son, Verinder (27), he was allegedly kidnapped, tortured and killed by Islamic terrorists in 1990.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Early life and education

Sarwanand was the son of Gopi Nath Koul and Omravati Koul, who were members of the Kashmiri Pandit family of Soaf-Shali village in Kashmir's Anantnag district. They were a farming family and used to live in the village of Sof-Shali, near the Kokarnag tourist area in the Anantnag District of Kashmir. Premi's father was the first matriculate to receive further education.

After his initial schooling, Premi was admitted to mission High School in Anantnag where from he passed his Matriculation in 1939 and enrolled in Punjab University, Lahore. Later, he obtained his B.A. and Hon's in Hindi(Prabhakar) from Punjab University, M.A. and B.Ed. degrees from Jammu and Kashmir University. From 1942 to 1946, he worked underground for the Quit India Movement and was arrested six times during this period.

For a few years he worked for the Village and the Khadi Industries Board (a state enterprise) as well as the Industries Department of Punjab. He returned to Kashmir and joined the education department of Jammu and Kashmir as a teacher from 1954 to 1977.[7]

Published work

  • Kalami Premi
  • Payami Premi
  • Rood Jeri
  • Osh ta Vush
  • Gitanjanli (Translations)
  • Russi Padshah Katha
  • Panctchadar (poetic collections)
  • Bakhti Koosum
  • Akhri Mulaqat
  • Mathur Devi
  • MIrza Kak (life and works)
  • Mirza Kak Ji Wakhs
  • Kashmiri ki beeti
  • Bagwat Gita (Translations 1)
  • Taj
  • Rupa Bhawani[8]

Death

News report on Mr. Sarwanand Premi and Virender Premi's murder

He along with his son was murdered and hanged by Kashmiri Islamic separatist militants on 1 May 1990.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "A Poet of hope". www.dailyexcelsior.com. 29 April 2017. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Real Tragedy of Kashmir". www.kashmirherald.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Unsung Hero of Kashmiriyat - Sarwanand Kaul Premi - Early Times Newspaper Jammu Kashmir". www.earlytimesnews.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Editorjknews. "JKCA pays tributes to the Sarwanand Koul Premi on his 27th death anniversary". jknewspoint.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Banished from Home ~ I - The Statesman". The Statesman. 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits: What happened on January 19, 26 years ago?". India Today. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Pandita, R. (2007). Pt. Sarwanand Kaul Premi. Retrieved from". Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Kartik Chandra Dutt (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 585–. ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5.
  9. ↑ "Why did terrorists kill my father: Kashmiri Pandit poet's son recalls night clock stopped ticking for him". Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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