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Sir Chhotu Ram (Gotr: Ohlan) was born on 17 Feb 1881 in Ghari Sampla in Rohtak district.
Sir Chhotu Ram's stay at the Christan Mission School was eventful He organised a strike against the incharge of the boarding house for which he was given the nick name 'General Roberts'.
Sir Chhotu Ram was one of the most prominent pre-partition politicians in Punjab and an ideologue of the Jat peasantry and a champion of its interests.
www.jatmahasabha.com.cob-web.org:8888 /scram.htm   (863 words)

  
 Chhotu Ram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Chhotu Ram was the person who initially approved the Bhakhra Dam Scheme.
Sir Chottu Ram collected a large amount of funds for the victims of earth quake of 1934.
Sir Chhotu Ram was one of the most enlightened leaders in modern Haryana.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sir_Chhotu_Ram   (764 words)

  
 Freeindiamedia.com, Express your impartial, radical, grassroot views on current issues.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
It was the arrival of Chhotu Ram era (1923-1945) in the province.
Sir Chhotu Ram was one of the rare souls who descended on earth to save masses from torture and exploitation.
Sir Chhotu Ram had to move heavens and earth to do what he thought he ought to do in the fulfilment of his predetermined mission — debt-free peasantry.
www.freeindiamedia.com /agriculture/8_may_06.html   (1108 words)

  
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Chhotu Ram talked to some of his agriculturist colleagues and was successful in enlisting their cooperation.
It was Chhotu Ram’s strenuous task to convince the Government that the construction of the Bhakra Dam was by all means a necessity for the drought-prone districts of Rohtak, Hissar and Gurgaon, He wanted that the Government should not think in terms of profit or loss but in terms of the welfare of people.
It was in 1937 that Chhotu Ram again raised the matter on the floor of the House in his capacity as the Minister for Development.
www.glue.umd.edu /~vinods/articles/bhakra_chhoturam.htm   (4232 words)

  
 Sir Chhotu Ram (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Sir Chhotu Ram died just before India became free but nobody can deny that through the Unionist Party which he had founded jointly with Sir Fazl-i-Hussain, another leader of rural people, he worked to strengthen the roots of national unity.
That Chhotu Ram would one day decide the fate of thousands of Patwaris as Revenue Minister and the money-lender who smugly underrated the Jat boy would find his whole class tremble at the blows the Unionist leader would strike to uproot usury could hardly be imagined.
Chhotu Ram's was a long, lonely struggle but he was confident that the Punjab peasant will one day awaken and break the unholy combination of the bureaucracy and the urban exploiters.
www.freehomepages.com.cob-web.org:8888 /crsce/chottu.htm   (483 words)

  
 Chhotu Ram
He realized that if the Punjab peasantry were freed from two basic constraints of deprivation of the full right of land for reasons of indebtedness and lack of irrigation Facilities, Their socioeconomic conditions would improve tremendously.
A large number of students have completed their studies with assistance received from Sir Chhotu Ram and have made their mark in the life and are in high positions.
Sir Chhotu Ram will be remembered for what he did for the society at large, on lasting basis.
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 Sir Chhotu Ram - Jatland Wiki
Sir Chhotu Ram(1891-1945) was one of the most prominent pre-partition politicians in Punjab and an ideologue of the Jat peasantry and a champion of its interests.
Sir Chhotu Ram (Gotra Ohlan) was born on 17 Feb 1881 in Ghari Sampla in Rohtak district.
Sir Chhotu Ram was equally vocal in assailing the pre-colonial state for its unjustifiable claims over land.
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 Seth Chhaju Ram Lamba - Alakhpura - Bhiwani - Haryana - India - Jats
Chhaju Ram was the only boy of his village who got enrolled in the primary school of Bawani Khera, five miles away from his native village.
Seth Chhaju Ram was one of the richest brokers of the country, and the only Indian who had 21 palatial buildings in Calcutta.
It is said that Seth ji loaned Rs 30,000 to Sir Chhotu Ram for building the 'Nilli Kothi' in Rohtak as his residence.
www.haryana-online.com /People/seth_chhajju_ram.htm   (1054 words)

  
 PANGS OF THE PARTITION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Sir Chhotu Ram, the Punjab Union Minister, thought it ‘an absurd proposition’.
Sir Sikander Hayat Khan’s scheme recommended the autonomy of provinces with regional legislatures of seven zones within a loose federation.
At the Muslim League Sindh provincial conference held in Karachi in 1938, it was proposed on the initiative of Sir Abdullah Haroon to split the country into two parts, but due to Jinnah’s intervention the proposal was withdrawn.
www.mahapunjab.org /articles/2001/01datta.html   (3026 words)

  
 Sir Chhotu Ram - Haryana Famous People - Jats - Farmers - Haryana Online - India
In an article published in the college magazine in 1907, he reflected on the ways to improve the life in rural areas and curb the monopoly of the village bania, whom he called 'the incarnation of Shylock in our times'.
While teaching at St John's High School and reading law in Agra, Chhotu Ram studied the local conditions in the Agra and Meerut divisions.
Sir Chhotu Ram established the Jat Sabha at
www.haryana-online.com /People/sir_chhotu_ram.htm   (993 words)

  
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Sir Adamjee Pirbhai himself was soon to get embroiled in an anti-clerical movement within his own community for which he was to sacrifice his time and his fortune.
Sir Syed Ahmad's political philosophy, as appropriate to the concerns of the emerging Muslim salariat in the UP, was cast in Muslim ethnic terms (rather than 'communal', which is a pejorative term).
It is clear from this that Sir Syed Ahmad's political horizons were defined by the boundaries of the UP and he did not extend the logic of his argument to Muslim majority provinces where his argument could be inverted.
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 Hurdles of bias
In one corner of the Sir Chhotu Ram Sports Stadium in Rohtak, a few girls practise the uneven bars as part of gymnastic training.
The Chhotu Ram stadium, which is the only one in the entire district, has no proper tracks.
Former Olympian Ram Mehar Singh, who represented India in the 1956 Olympics in athletics, said that the situation could be much better for women in Haryana if the government showed some initiative.
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Chaudhary Charan Singh was born on Dec 23, 1902 in Noorpur in western Uttar Pradesh.
Like Sir Chhotu Ram, he came from a rural, peasant family and went on to become a lawyer.
However, unlike Sir Chhotu Ram, he was a product of Jat cultural assertion and the Arya Samaj movement and hence did not use caste as a rallying point.
www.jatmahasabha.com /ccsingh.htm   (425 words)

  
 Punjabi.net discussions chat forums
Sir Chhotu Ram was born on 24 Nov 1881 in Ghari Sampla in Rohtak district.
Sir Chhotu Ram established the Jat Sabha at Rohtak in 1912.
There was an ambivalent relationship between Sir Chhotu Ram and the British, an aspect ignored by historians who have studied his role within the framework of military loyalist and imperial patronage in Punjab.
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Lekh Ram on Sept. 25, 1914 in Teja Khera village of Sirsa district.
Sahib Ram was elected M.L.A. in a by-election on the Congress party ticket.
Sahib Ram courted arrest as a 'satyagrahi' in the presence of Ch.
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 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana
While leaders of various parties were attending rallies and functions to further their political interests in the name of celebrating Sir Chhotu Ram’s birth anniversary, residents of a small village, near here, celebrated the occasion differently.
Mr Balraj, caretaker of the gaushala, said the aim was to propagate the ideology and teachings of Sir Chhotu Ram.
Former HPCC President and grandson of Sir Chhotu Ram, Mr Birender Singh, today said he was committed to follow the footprints of his grandfather and for the welfare of the farmers and poor people he would not hesitate to rise above politics.
www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20041125/haryana.htm   (3348 words)

  
 Chhotu Ra and Yadav (1996) The crisis in India: Reflections of Sir Chhotu Ram   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Chhotu Ra and Yadav (1996) The crisis in India: Reflections of Sir Chhotu Ram
The crisis in India: Reflections of Sir Chhotu Ram
Collection of essays predominantly on the political condition of India during British rule in 1920s.
www.getcited.org /pub/100311915   (38 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
The Chief Minister said Garhi Sampla village, the birthplace of Sir Chhotu Ram, would be renamed as Chhotu Ram Nagar with immediate effect as a mark of respect to the late farmers’ leader.
He said Sir Chhotu Ram was a messiah who considered Devi Lal worthy of carrying on the farmers’ struggle after him.
In a scathing attack on Sir Chhotu Ram’s grandson Birender Singh, Mr Chautala said a person who had proposed the name of Mr Bhajan Lal for the Chief Minister’s office could never claim to be the successor to the great leader.
www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20041125/main5.htm   (533 words)

  
 Follow on Sir Chhotu's footsteps: Hooda
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today called upon the people to emulate the principles propagated by Deen Bandhu Sir Chhotu Ram, who championed the cause of the poor people and worked for the emancipation of the labourers and the peasantry.
While addressing a gathering after unveiling the statue of Sir Chhotu Ram at Gohana on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the great nationalist, the Chief Minister said the great leader's life was an inspiration for him.
Later, while interacting with the media persons, he said that he had elicited the views of the farmers regarding the acquisition of their lands for setting up Rajiv Gandhi Education City at Sonepat, and all their problems had been resolved.
news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/India/20061125/518128.html   (171 words)

  
 Central Chronicle--Bhopal
Bhopal, Nov 19: Sir Chhotu Ram Senior Secondary School, Haryana clinched the All India CBSE hockey championship boys (19) title held at Maj Dhyanchand ground.
Sir Chhotu Ram defeated Pooja Model School in a very interesting match.
Sir Chhotu Ram's Nihal Singh scored the lone goal for the team.
www.centralchronicle.com /20061120/2011034.htm   (386 words)

  
 The Hindu : New Delhi News : Sir Chhotu Ram's birth anniversary
The Hindu : New Delhi News : Sir Chhotu Ram's birth anniversary
NEW DELHI: The 125th birth anniversary of Sir Chhotu Ram will be celebrated at Talkatora Indoor Stadium here this Sunday under the auspices of Akhil Bharatvarshiya Jat Mahasabha and Deenbandhu Sir Chhotu Ram Birthday Celebration Committee.
He was secular to the core and strove to improve the lot of the poor peasantry across the country, particularly in Punjab.
www.hindu.com /2006/11/24/stories/2006112406710400.htm   (161 words)

  
 Khalistan Affairs Center - September 06   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
They are doing this business illegally, violating the legislation got enacted, in the 1930’s, by the legendary Jat leader Sir Chhotu Ram of the Unionist Party.which emancipated the peasants from the clutches of the money lenders and restored the right of land to the tiller.
Readers may recall that Sir Chhotu Ram’s legislation (the Punjab Relief Indebtedness Act, 1934 and the Punjab Debtor’s Protection Act 1936) had made a provision that non-tillers like money lenders will have no right to get agricultural land from farmers in lieu of debt.
The Sir Chhotu Ram formula is not applied any more in the Punjab according to a report in the Tribune by Manoj Kumar, published on July 2, 2006, headlined, “Sir chhotu Ram formula can still save farmer’s lives.” (www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060703/nation.htm#4)
www.khalistan-affairs.org /home/khalistancalling/2006/september06.aspx   (1225 words)

  
 The Hindu : Other States / Haryana News : Hooda, Chautala lay claim to Chhotu Ram's legacy
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his predecessor and Indian National Lok Dal supremo Om Parkash Chautala held parallel functions in the Jat-dominated Rohtak belt on Friday to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of the legendary Sir Chhotu Ram.
Both leaders called upon the people to emulate the principles propagated by Deen Bandhu Sir Chhotu Ram, who championed the cause of the poor and worked for emancipation of labourers and the peasantry, but criticised each other and claimed to be carrying forward his "true legacy".
Stating that these "problems" had been resolved, he assured that no injustice would be meted out to the farmers and their interest would be fully protected.
www.hindu.com /2006/11/25/stories/2006112504220500.htm   (350 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
The relics of Sir Chhotu Ram being transported to India at the Wagah checkpost in Amritsar on Wednesday.
A high-profile welcome was accorded to the relics of the champion of farmers, Sir Chhotu Ram, at the joint checkpost when Mr Shahzad Ali Khan from Lahore handed these over to Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, Mr Parkash Singh Badal and MLAs from Haryana were present.
The personal belongings of Sir Chhotu Ram included two cane chairs, a sword, a door with frame, two windows and a durri which was knitted in jail in Rohtak and was presented to him.
www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20041118/main5.htm   (292 words)

  
 Tehelka - The People's Paper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
A grandson of legendary Jat leader, the late Sir Chhotu Ram, Singh had fancied himself as the natural inheritor of the mantle of the Congress’ Jat face in Haryana.
The Bhajan Lal camp is already divided with son, Deputy CM Chander Mohan, and a relative, Fatehabad MLA, Durra Ram, differing with both Lal and younger son, Bhiwani mp Kuldeep Bishnoi, over the attack on Hooda.
Testimony of the iron hand with which the high command dealt with Hooda’s foes was on show last week when Congress general secretary in-charge for Haryana, Janardhan Dwivedi, addressed the HPCC office-bearers in Chandigarh.
www.tehelka.com /story_main18.asp?filename=Ne081906Sonias_Blue_Eyed.asp   (994 words)

  
 Haryana to spend Rs 70 crore on sports
The Haryana government will spend Rs 70 crore on promotion of sports in the state, with Rs 40 crore earmarked for the construction of stadia in villages in the state.
This was stated by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda while speaking at a state-level function organised here in the memory of Sir Chhotu Ram.
Mr Hooda announced Rs one crore for construction of gymnasium hall in local Sir Chhotu Ram Stadium.
news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Sports/20060624/372671.html   (206 words)

  
 The Hindu : Other States / Haryana News : Sir Chhotu Ram's belongings brought to India (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The personal belongings of Jat leader Sir Chhotu Ram were today brought to the country from Lahore and received by the Haryana Chief Minister, Om Prakash Chautala, and Shiromani Akali Dal chief, Parkash Singh Badal, here.
Shehzad Ali Khan, the son of Nawab of Malerkotla Shaukat Ali Khan, whose family was now living in the house once occupied by Sir Chhotu Ram, accompanied the duo to the border to hand over the items to Mr.
Chautala used the opportunity to take a swipe at the Congress saying the UPA Government led by the party had done little for the farmers and did not permit him to visit Pakistan to bring the personal belongings of Sir Chhotu Ram.
www.hinduonnet.com.cob-web.org:8888 /2004/11/18/stories/2004111806080500.htm   (240 words)

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