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Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa
Born
(1933-03-07) 7 March 1933 (age 91)
Hassanpur, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Nationality
Indian
Occupation(s)
Civil rights activist, political activist
Known for
Hunger strike against detention of political prisoners
Surat Singh Khalsa (born 7 March 1933), also known as "Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa" is a civil rights and political activist, from the Indian state of Punjab. Surat Singh Khalsa has been involved with various political struggles related to Sikhs in Punjab, however he is currently in the limelight for a hunger strike[1] as a form of peaceful protest against illegal and prolonged detention of political prisoners.
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