Comrade Dhanwantri (7 March 1902 – 13 July 1953) was a freedom fighter and one of the founder of

Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. The CPI considers the Foundation of the Communist Party of India, December 26, 1925 Cawnpore (Kanpur) conference as its foundation date. Between 1946 and 1951, the CPI led m ...

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. During the

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, he was arrested by the British authorities and jailed for an overall period of 17 years out of his total adult life of 34 years. The Communist Party of India Jammu and Kashmir State headquarters, Dhanwantri Bhavan, is named in his honor.

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