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eventREF E-0011739Revised

9 May 1950

Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal dies

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22 Aug 2019
Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal dies

Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal, journalist and campaigner for Indian rights in SA, died in Ajmer, India. Dayal was one of the organisers of the Indian strike led by Mohandas Gandhi at Newcastle in 1913, and was a representative of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC).

References:

Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v. 2.

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011739

South African History Online (2011) 'Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal dies', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011739 (Accessed: 1 November 2026).

South African History Online, Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal dies [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011739, (accessed 1 November 2026).

"Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal dies." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011739. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal dies." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011739.

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