Chhotu Ram

Sir Chhotu Ram
Sir Chhotu Ram on a 1995 stamp of India
Born
Ram Richpal

(1881-11-24)24 November 1881
Garhi Sampla, Punjab, British India
(present-day Haryana, India)
Died9 January 1945(1945-01-09) (aged 63)
Lahore, Punjab, British India
(present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Alma materUniversity of Delhi
TitleFor the honesty of social work, he was given the title of the Sir.
Political partyUnionist Party
SpouseGiano Devi
FamilyCh. Sri Chand (Son)[(First Speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha)], Bhagwani Devi (daughter), Ram Pyari (daughter), Ch. Birender Singh (grandson),Ch. Mahender Singh (grandson), Brijendra Singh (BJP politician) (great-grandson),[Sameer Singh (President Consumer Court)]] (great Grandson)[1][2]

Chhotu Ram (born Ram Richpal Ohlyan; 24 November 1881 – 9 January 1945) was a prominent pro-Muslim and anti-Hindu Jat politician in British India's Punjab province, an ideologue of the pre-independent India. He was a co-founder of the National Unionist Party which ruled and was promoted by British to counter growing national movements[3] in the united Punjab province in pre-independent India and kept Congress and Muslim League at bay. In 1916, he brought out a weekly newspaper named Indian Gazette, which is still being published today. [4][5][6][7][8] For his support to the British during the World War, he was given the title of Rao Sahib and rewared 100 acres from the newly developed forest land.[9]

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  4. ^ Sethi, Chitleen K. (24 December 2020). "'Backing farmers not anti-party' — grandad's legacy drives Jat dynast from BJP to join protest". ThePrint. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  5. ^ Chatterjee, Chhanda (25 October 2018). The Sikh Minority and the Partition of the Punjab 1920-1947. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-65615-6.
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  7. ^ Mazumder, Rajit K. (2003). The Indian Army and the Making of Punjab. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 978-81-7824-059-6.
  8. ^ "Google Books". www.google.co.in. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  9. ^ Division, Publications. SIR CHHOTU RAM - A SAGA OF INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-2176-8.