Badri Datt Pandey

Pandit Badri Datt Pandey (15 February 1882 – 13 February 1965) was an Indian historian, freedom fighter and subsequently, a Member of Parliament from Almora in independent India.

Along with Govind Ballabh Pant, he was one of the foremost political leaders from Uttarakhand (then a part of the United Provinces in British India). He was popularly known as, and remains remembered in the region as, the Kumaon Kesari. This title is derived after "Coolie-Begar movement" in 1921. He also published a revolutionary newspaper"Shakti" in 15 oct 1918 the day of Vijaydhashmi.[1]

His book in Hindi on the history of Kumaon is a compendium and a treatise on Kumaon, and is titled, Kumaon Ka Itihas.[2]

References
  1. "Govt. P.G. College, Bageshwar". www.gpgcbageshwar.org. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. http://www.culturaltrends.in/product/kumaon-ka-itihas


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