Deepak Dhawan

Deepak Dhawan (February 28, 1955 – May 19, 1987) was the State Committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) representing Punjab and also Joint Secretary of Khet Mazdoor Union,^[1] a mass organisation of CPI(M), which campaigns for the rights of landless agricultural labourers.^[2][3] He was a member of All India Students' Federation (AISF) in D.A.V College, Amritsar, and an elected President of Student Council (Progressive Student Front - a united front of SFI and AISF) at Guru Nanak Dev University.^[4] On 19 May 1987, he was killed by Khalistan movement extremists at Sangha village, Tarn Taran district.^[2][5]

Shaheed Deepak Dhawan
Punjab State Committee member, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Personal details
Born	(1955-02-28)February 28, 1955 Khem Karan, Punjab, India
Died	May 19, 1987(1987-05-19) (aged 32) Sangha, Punjab, India
Cause of death	Killed by pro-Khalistan militants
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Height	6.0 ft (183 cm)
Alma mater	Guru Nanak Dev University
Occupation	Communist leader, activist, columnist

Commemoration

On 19 June 2020, on the 33rd anniversary of his death, the Revolutionary Marxist Party of India launched a calendar to commemorate Dhawan and highlight the principles of socialism by which he lived and sacrificed his life.^[6]