| Deepak Dhawan | |
| Term End: | 19 May 1987 |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Khem Karan, Tarn Taran District, Punjab, India |
| Height: | 6.0 ft. (183 cm) |
| Death Place: | Sangha, Tarn Taran District, Punjab, India |
| Death Cause: | Killed by pro-Khalistan militants |
| Occupation: | Communist leader, activist, columnist |
Deepak Dhawan (February 28, 1955 – March 19, 1987) was the State Committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) representing Punjab and also Joint Secretary of Khet Mazdoor Union,[1] a mass organisation of CPI(M), which campaigns for the rights of landless agricultural labourers.[2] [3] He was a member of All India Students Federation (AISF) in D.A.V College, Amritsar, and an elected President of Student Council (Progressive Student Front - a united front of SFI and AISF) at Guru Nanak Dev University.[4] On 19 May 1987, he was killed by Khalistan movement extremists at Sangha village, Tarn Taran district.[2] [5]
On 19 June 2020, on the 33rd anniversary of his death, the Revolutionary Marxist Party of India launched a calendar to commemorate Dhawan and highlight the principles of socialism by which he lived and sacrificed his life.[6]