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| name = Pandit Badri Datt Pandey<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1882|2|15|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Haridwar]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1965|1|13|1882|2|15|df=y}}<br />
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| occupation = Historian, Freedom Fighter, Social Reformer, Politician<br />
| known_for = [[Indian independence movement]]<br>[[Coolie-Begar movement]]<br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]]<br />
| constituency = [[Almora (Lok Sabha constituency)|Almora]]<br />
| term_start = September 1957<br />
| term_end = 1962<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
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'''Pandit Badri Datt Pandey''' (15 February 1882 – 13 January 1965) was an Indian historian, [[Indian independence movement|freedom fighter]], social reformer, and later a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] from [[Almora (Lok Sabha constituency)|Almora]] in independent India.<ref name=gov>{{cite news |title=Badri Datt Pandey |url=https://indianculture.gov.in/node/2794860 |publisher=Indianculture.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Badri Datt Pandey was born on 15 February 1882 in [[Haridwar]] to Vinayak Pandey, a [[Vaidya]] (traditional physician). After the death of his parents when he was seven years old, he moved to [[Almora]], where he received his education.<ref name=Jagran/><br />
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== Work ==<br />
In 1903, Badri Datt Pandey worked as a teacher before joining a government job in [[Dehradun]], which he later left for journalism. From 1903 to 1910, he worked for newspaper, ''Leader'' in Dehradun. In 1913, he founded Almora Akhbar, using it as a platform to support the independence movement.<ref name=Jagran/><br />
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Along with [[Govind Ballabh Pant]], he was one of the foremost political leaders from [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]], then a part of the [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]] in [[British India]]. He was popularly known as "Kumaon Kesari", a title he earned following the [[Coolie-Begar movement]] in 1921.<ref name=gov/><br />
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Almora Akhbar, where he served as editor, was shut down by British authorities due to its anti-government stance. Subsequently, he raised funds to start a new newspaper, Shakti, which was launched on 15 October 1918, the day of Vijayadashami.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Govt. P.G. College, Bageshwar|url=http://www.gpgcbageshwar.org/|website=gpgcbageshwar.org|accessdate=2015-09-04|archive-date=2 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002165513/http://www.gpgcbageshwar.org/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pathak |first1=Shekhar |title=A hundred years ago, a fiery speech in Uttarakhand escalated the protests against forced labour |url=https://scroll.in/article/983754/a-hundred-years-ago-a-fiery-speech-in-uttarakhand-escalated-the-protests-against-forced-labour |publisher=[[Scroll.in]] |date=12 January 2021}}</ref><br />
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During his time, Kumaoni society was affected by the practice of Nayak Pratha, in which member of Nayak caste used to sell their daughters into prostitution for their livelihood. Badri Datt Pandey actively campaigned against this practice, which eventually led to legislative action to abolish it.<ref>{{cite news |title=जानिए कौन थे कुमाऊं केसरी बद्री दत्त पांडे, जिनसे घबराते थे अंग्रेज – कुमाऊं केसरी बद्री दत्त पांडे |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/uttarakhand/state/dehradun/pandit-badri-datt-pandey-indian-freedom-fighter/uttarakhand20211030063440901 |publisher=ETV Bharat |date=30 October 2021 |language=hi}}</ref> Badri Datt Pandey was imprisoned for one year in 1921, 18 months in 1930, one year in 1932, and three months in 1941. He was also jailed during the [[Quit India Movement]] in 1942.<ref name=Jagran>{{cite news |last1=Shukla |first1=Skand |title=बद्री दत्त पांडे ने कुली बेगार प्रथा के खिलाफ आंदोलन को दी धार, चीन युद्ध के समय सबकुछ भेंट कर दिया सरकार को |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/nainital-who-is-badri-dutt-pandey-role-who-start-movement-against-kuli-begar-pratha-22946724.html |publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]] |date=2 August 2022 |language=Hindi}}</ref><br />
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His book, ''Kumaon Ka Itihas'', is a comprehensive historical treatise on the Kumaon region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.culturaltrends.in/product/kumaon-ka-itihas|title = Kumaon ka Itihas}}</ref><ref name=gov/><br />
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