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Title: | Interview of Darshan Singh |
Issue Date: | 5-Jul-2001 |
Abstract: | Profie of Darshan Singh, communist activist and trade union leader from Punjab. Born in Lahore in 1930, his family migrated to India after Partition. Initially worked in a engineering factory, and later joined the Bhakra Nangal Dam Project. Led a movement of 15,000 workers at the Bhakra project in 1952, where Singh and other leaders were arrested and jailed. Also launched a movement of farmers, against betterment levy, in 1961. Went on to organise various other industries and emerged as a prominent trade union leader. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14121/2883 |
Appears in Collections: | Interviews Interviews |
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