Comrade Dhanwantri (7 March 1902 – 13 July 1953) was a freedom fighter and one of the founder of
Communist Party of India in
Jammu and Kashmir. During the
British Raj
The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent;
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, he was arrested by the British authorities and jailed for an overall period of 17 years out of his total adult life of 34 years.
The Communist Party of India Jammu and Kashmir State headquarters, Dhanwantri Bhavan, is named in his honor.
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1902 births
1953 deaths
Indian independence activists
Indian independence activists from Jammu and Kashmir
Communist Party of India politicians from Jammu and Kashmir