Content deleted Content added
m sp |
Added important information from reference Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
Line 22:
Suman lost his father at the meager age of 3, leaving the familial responsibilities at the hands of Tara Devi. Suman completed his primary education at Jaul and Chambakhal.<ref name=":0" />
In 1938, Suman attended a political event organised in Srinagar by the district [[Indian National Congress|Congress Committee]]. Here, he had the opportunity to meet [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] and [[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit|Vijaylaxmi Pandit]]. Suman is said to have narrated the dismal state of Tehri and Uttarakhand to Nehru, who along with other leader at the conference inspired him to embrace Gandhian Methodology with a renewed fervour. After meeting several political and social activists in the conference he decided to doamplify somethingand expand his efforts for the [[Garhwali people|people of Garhwal]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rawat |first=Hansa |title=Sri Dev Suman – The Valiant Soul of Garhwal |url=https://www.euttarakhand.com/sri-dev-suman}}</ref>
Suman wed Vinay Laxmi in 1938, and the latter would go on to represent the [[Devprayag Assembly constituency|Devprayag Constituency]] as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legistlave Assembly]] for two consequtive terms in 1957 and 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |title=उत्तराखंड सत्ता-संग्राम 2022: उत्तर प्रदेश विधान सभा में देवप्रयाग से दो बार विधायक चुनी गईं विनय लक्ष्मी सुमन |url=https://www.amarujala.com/dehradun/uttarakhand-election-2022-vinay-laxmi-suman-elected-twice-as-mla-in-up-assembly-from-devprayag |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>
== Independence movement ==
| |||