Gurmukh Singh Musafir
Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir | |
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Amritsar, Punjab | |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 1968–1976[1] | |
Constituency | Punjab |
Personal details | |
Born | Gurmukh Singh 15 January 1899 British India now in Pakistan |
Died | 18 January 1976 Delhi, India | (aged 77)
Political party | Indian National Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal |
Spouse | Ranjit Kaur |
Source: [1] |
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He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi, given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters in 1978 for his short story collection, Urvar Par[3] and was posthumously decorated with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest Indian civilian award given by Government of India.[4]
Early life
Musafir was born on 15 January 1899 at
He completed primary education from the village primary school and then went to
He was appointed to the highest religious office of Sikhism Jathedar of the Akal Takht from 12 March 1930 to 5 March 1931.[6]
Political career
Musafir joined the freedom movement in the early 1920s and courted arrest several times till 1947. He courted arrest in the
In 1949, he became the President of the
Musafir was a member of the Indian delegations to the International Peace Conference in Stockholm in 1954, World Peace Conference in Helsinki in 1965, and the World Peace Conference in Berlin in 1969. He also led the Indian delegations to the World Progressive Writers Conference in Japan in 1961 and the Indian Writers Afro-Asian Conference in Baku in 1965.
Role in Constituent Assembly of India
Source:[8]
Musafir[9] was elected to the Constituent Assembly from Congress Party. In the Constituent Assembly he spoke[10] on the issues of citizenship[11] and separate electorates.[12]
Offices held
- Member of A.I.C.C, since 1930
- Member of Constituent Assembly – 1946–52
- Member of Lok Sabha – 1952–57, 1957–62, 1962–66
- President, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee- 1947–59
- Member, Working Committee A.I.C.C – 1952–57
- Member, Executive Committee of the Congress Party in Parliament – 1952–1966
- Member Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Committee since its inception
- Chairman Reception Committee, Sixty- first session of the Indian National Congress held at Amritsar in 1956
- Member, Legislative Council Punjab – 1966–68
- Chief Minister, Punjab – 1966–67
- Rajya Sabha member in April 1968 and April 1974
Writer and poet
Musafir was also a poet and writer. His writings became profile following the massacre of Jallianwala Bagh when he wrote about the Indian National struggle. While he is more famous for being a politician, noted Punjabi critics like Kartar Singh Duggal, Raghbir Singh Sirjana and Gurbhajan Gill have all spoken about Musafir's contribution to Punjabi literature, particularly his work during the freedom struggle.[13]
His published works include nine collections of poems (Sabar De Bann, Prem Ban, Jivan Pandh, Musdfaridn, Tutte Khambh, Kadve Sunehe, Sahaj Sumel, Vakkhrd Vakkhrd Katrd Katrd and Duur Nerhe); eight of short stories (Vakkhn Duma, Ahlane de Bot, Kandhdn Bol Paidn; Satdl Janvari; Allah Vale, Gutdr, Sabh Achchhd, and Sastd Tamdshd); and four biographical works (Vekhya Sunya Gandhi, Vekhya Sunya Nehru, BaghlJamail and Vehvin Sadi de Shahid). He represented Indian writers at international conferences at Stockholm in 1954, and at Tokyo in 1961.
He recorded the reminiscences of his association with
Death
On 17 January 1976, Giani Gurmukh Singh experienced a massive heart-attack after dining with his friends in the house of
References
- ^ "Rajya Sabha Members Biographical Sketches 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2006.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Official list of Awardees[permanent dead link] Sahitya Akademi website.
- ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2007)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 30 May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2009.
- ISBN 978-81-908204-4-8.
- ^ The Tribune. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- The Tribune. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "CADIndia". cadindia.clpr.org.in. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "CADIndia". cadindia.clpr.org.in. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "CADIndia". cadindia.clpr.org.in. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "CADIndia". cadindia.clpr.org.in. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "CADIndia". cadindia.clpr.org.in. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Bharti, Vishav (21 July 2019). "Politician at work, storyteller at heart". The Tribune. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ISBN 978-81-237-2765-3.
Further reading
- ISBN 81-237-2765-8.