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Pearay Mohan Dattatreya (c. 1895 - 23 December 1936) was an Indian lawyer, senior assistant editor of The Tribune, and author of An Imaginary Rebellion and How It was Supressed (1920), published shortly after the release of the Indian Congress report on the Punjab disturbances of 1919, and in which included a foreword by Lala Lajpat Rai.[1][2][3]
Pearay Mohan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pearay Mohan Dattatreya c. 1895 Lahore |
| Died | 23 December 1936 |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, writer, politician |
| Years active | 1914-1936 |
| Notable work | Fasānah-i-Jung-i-Yurap (1914) An Imaginary Rebellion and How It was Supressed (1920) |
Biography
editPearay Mohan was born in 1895 in Lahore, to Brij Mohan Dattatreya Kaifi, an Urdu and Persian scholar and poet.[4][5] In 1914 he co-authored with the journalist, Bishan Sahai Azad, a text in Urdu on the story of the the war in Europe, titled Fasānah-i-Jung-i-Yurap.[6] In 1915 he graduated from Government College, Lahore, having received the top prize in economics and philosophy.[4] He gained a law degree in 1917 and began practicing in Lahore, before being called to the Bar.[5]
In 1920 Mohan published an account of martial law in Punjab, titled An Imaginary Rebellion and How It was Supressed.[1] Upon its release it was banned and copies confiscated by the British government in India.[4][5] In November of that year he joined The Tribune, for which he became senior assistant editor, working with Kali Nath Roy.[5]
Mohan brought several cases to court, including some against the Railway for reserving special seats for Anglo-Indians on trains.[4] In 1930 he successfully filed a suit against the Secretary of State for India, for his own wrongful search and detention by the senior superintendent of police of Lahore, James Scott, when the Simon Commission arrived in India on 30 October 1928.[4][7][8] He later became senior vice-president of the Punjab Journalists’ Association, and was planning to contribute further in politics.[4]
Mohan died on 13 December 1936, at the age of 41 years.[4]
Selected publications
edit- An Imaginary Rebellion And How It Was Suppressed (1920). Lahore: Khosla Brothers. 1920.
References
edit- ^ a b Condos, Mark (2017). "Intorduction: fear, panic, and the violence of Empire". The Insecurity State. Cambridge University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-108-41831-7.
- ^ Singha, Radhika (2020). "The ends of War: homecoming for the Indian soldier and follower, 1914-21". The Coolie's Great War: Indian Labour in a Global Conflict, 1914-1921. Oxford University Press. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-19-752558-6.
- ^ Pathak, Rashmi (2007). "Firing in the Bagh". Punjab Through the Ages. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Sarup & Sons. p. 58. ISBN 81-7625-738-9.
- ^ a b c d e f g Bakaya, Ravi M. (September 2005). "Dr. Ram Mohan Datatreya". Kasmir Sentinel. 10 (7, 8, 9): 22–23 – via yumpu.
- ^ a b c d Walia, Varinder; Bagga, Neeraj (13 April 2006). "Jallianwala Bagh revisited". The Tribune. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Das, Santanu (2018). "Ambivalence and dissent: from war pamphlets to women's folksongs". India, Empire, and First World War Culture: Writings, Images, and Songs. Cambridge University Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-107-08158-1.
- ^ "Mr J. A. Scott denies allegations". Civil & Military Gazette. Lahore. 3 July 1930. p. 7.
- ^ "Journalist's pursuit for damages: RS.100 for wrongful restraint". Civil & Military Gazette. Lahore. 16 August 1930. p. 6.