Sarwanand Koul Premi



Sarwanand Koul Premi, also spelled Sarvanand Kaul Premi (2 November 1924 – 1 May 1990), was a Kashmiri poet, journalist, research scholar, Gandhian, social reformer and independence activist living in Jammu & Kashmir, India. Along with his young married son, Verinder (27), he was kidnapped, tortured and killed by Islamic terrorists in 1990.

For a few years he worked for the Village and the Khadi Industries Board (a state enterprise) as well as the Industries Department of Punjab. He returned to Kashmir and joined the education department of Jammu and Kashmir as a teacher from 1954 to 1977.

Published work

 * Kalami Premi
 * Payami Premi
 * Rood Jeri
 * Osh ta Vush
 * Gitanjanli (Translations)
 * Russi Padshah Katha
 * Panctchadar (poetic collections)
 * Bakhti Koosum
 * Akhri Mulaqat
 * Mathur Devi
 * MIrza Kak (life and works)
 * Mirza Kak Ji Wakhs
 * Kashmiri ki beeti
 * Bagwat Gita (Translations 1)
 * Taj
 * Rupa Bhawani

Death


He along with his son was murdered and hanged by Kashmiri Islamic separatist militants on 1 May 1990.