Pyare Lal Kureel
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Pyare Lal Kureel | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1952-1957 | |
| Succeeded by | Raja Dinesh Singh |
| Constituency | Banda cum Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1916 |
| Died | 27 December 1984 (aged 68) |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Smt.Krishna Kumari |
Pyare Lal Kureel 'Talib' (27 December 1916 – 27 December 1984) was an Indian politician, Urdu poet and Dalit activist.
Pyare Lal Kureel was born to Manuva Ram Kureel, who was a subedar-major into British Indian Army, and was also honoured by Imperial Service Order. They left their native place and moved to Lucknow due to various incidents of discrimination against them. His elder brother, Mohanlal Kureel served in the Chamar Regiment and been part of INA.[1]
He did B.A from Forman Christian College (Lahore), MA and also LLB from University of Lucknow and started practicing as a lawyer in the District Court.[2]
Political career
In 1942 he joined Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Scheduled Caste Federation and became president of its Lucknow branch. He became a member of the Central Legislative Assembly in the same year and served until 1946. He also became Secretary of the Independent Party in the Central Assembly. Later he gave support to Congress and joined it.[3]
In 1952, he became Member of Parliament from Banda cum Fatehpur constituency sharing seat with Shive Dayal and served until 1957. He also served as the member of Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.[4][5]
He also became a member of the Electoral College for Presidential Election in 1982.[6]