Bhai Parmanand ( 04 November 1876 – 08 December 1947) was an Hindu Nationalist and a prominent leader of the Hindu Mahasabha. In 1908-1909 ,He advocated for the partition of India along the religious lines. He declared that Hindus and Muslims India are two different nations
Parmanand was born into a prominent family of the Punjab, Mohyal Brahmins.His father, Tara Chand Mohyal, came from Kariala, Jhelum District and was an active religious missionary with the Arya Samaj movement.
While reading letters of Lala Lajpat Rai to him in 1909, he had jotted an idea that 'the territory beyond Sindh could be united with North-West Frontier Province into a great Musulman Kingdom. The Hindus of the region should come away, while at the same time the Musulmans in the rest of the country should go and settle in this territory'.
Parmanand died on 8 December 1947 of a heart attack. He was survived by his son Dr. Bhai Mahavir, a prominent member of the Jana Sangh and BJP
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