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Ajmer Singh (born 1948) is a Sikh political thinker and author in the
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. He was an
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for the majority of his life, working underground for 31 years. He is currently active in Sikh ideology and history, writing a series of books on Sikh history, and has been termed a Khalistan proponent.How extremist elements hijacked farmers' rally and Deep Sidhu's role in chaos
The Tribune, 27 January 2021.
He is said to have been a deep influence on
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. the erstwhile founder of the Sikh activist organisation
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.


Early life

Ajmer Singh was born on 15 June 1948 in Mandi Kalan,
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in
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, India. His parents were Gurdial Kaur and Bir Singh.Ajmer Singh
Singh Brothers, retrieved 13 March 2023.
He enrolled for the
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at the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering Coll in
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. But he left with his studies incomplete and joined the sikh activist movement. He is said to have become the leader of activists in Punjab and remained underground for 10 years.Jaspal Singh Sidhu
Distorting Indian Freedom Struggle History to Strengthen Indian Nationalism anchored to Hindu Religious Ethos
Sikh Siyasat News, 14 October 2013.


Literary career

Ajmer Singh was transformed after the events of 1984, when the Indian government launched an attack on the Golden Temple against the sikhs there. He visited Delhi two weeks later and drew conclusions about its political motivations. He wrote reports in his Leftist organisation's monthly newspaper and is said to have reconnected with his
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.Ajmer Singh
''1984 Living History'' website, 29 January 2014.
Afterwards, he wrote a series of four books on the history of Sikh politics in the 20th century, which included one on the 1984 developments termed "The unimaged catastrophe" and another termed the "Ideological encirclement of Sikhs". He also dug into the history of the
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of the early 20th century, and came up with the conclusion that it was primarily a Sikh revolutionary movement rather than an Indian nationalist movement. He wrote a book highlighting his interpretation.


Works

* ''Kis Bidh Ruli Patshahi: Sikh Rajniti Da Dukhant'', Singh Brothers 2009. * ''1984 - Anchitvia Kaihair'' 984 – The unimagined catastrophe Singh Brothers, 2012. .Jagmohan Singh
1984 –Who, What, How and Why
The World Sikh News, 2017
* ''Vihvin Sadi Di Sikh Rajniti'' ikh politics in the twentieth century Singh Brothers, 2014. * ''Teeje Ghallughare Ton Baad Sikhan Di Sidhantak Gherabandi'' deological encirclement of Sikhs after third holocaust Singh Brothers, 2015. .Surjit Singh
"Ajmer Singh’s New Book on Post 1984 Holocaust To Be Released on June 20"
Sikh24, 16 June 2015.
Book on Sikh politics released
The Tribune, 20 June 2015.
* ''Gadari Babe Kaun Sun? Anmattiya De Kur Dahvihayan Da Khandan'' ho were Ghadari Babas? Rejection of distorted claims Singh Brothers, 2013. . * ''Tufanan Da Shah Aswar Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha, Singh Brothers, 2017. * ''Shaheed Kartar Singh Srabha'', Tarkbharti Publications, 2018. * ''Shaheed Jaswant Singh Khalra: Soch, Sangharsh Te Shahadat'', Singh Brothers 2020.


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Writer Ajmer Singh picked up by Police
The Times of India, 6 January 2006. {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Ajmer 1948 births Punjabi-language writers Activists from Punjab, India Living people