Avtar Singh Malhotra

Avtar Singh Malhotra
ਅਵਤਾਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਮਲਹੋਤਰਾ
Born (1917-04-18)18 April 1917
Rawalpindi, Punjab, British Raj (now Pakistan)
Died 23 May 2005(2005-05-23) (aged 88)
Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Occupation Politician

Avtar Singh Malhotra (Punjabi: ਅਵਤਾਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਮਲਹੋਤਰਾ; 18 April 1917 – 23 May 2005)[1] was a Punjabi politician belonging to the Communist Party of India from Punjab, India. He is famous for his active leadership to communist and patriotic resistance in 1980's during separatist insurgency in Punjab.[2]

Biography

Born on 18 April 1917, at Rawalpindi, British Punjab (now in Pakistan), Mr Malhotra spent his childhood there.

After passing the MA (English) in first division in the 1940s, Mr Malhotra became a lecturer of English in a college at Rawalpindi. He joined communist movement during this period. He quit his job in 1945 and became the editor of the communist party publication weekly Jange Azadi.

Books

New Age Printing Press, 1988)

References


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