Ankit Love, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir

Ankit Love
Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir
Head of the House of Dogra
Period Since 2015
Predecessor Hari Singh
Born (1983-08-07) 7 August 1983
New Delhi, India
Full name
Ankit Love
House House of Dogra
Father Bhim Singh
Mother Mala Jay

Ankit Love, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir (born 7 August, 1983) is a British Kashmiri musician and claimant to the headship of the House of Dogra[1][2][3] as descendant of Raja Dhruv Dev.[4] He is also a descendant of Dogra rajput General and Vizier Zorawar Singh Kahluria.[5] He is the founder and leader of the One Love Party in the United Kingdom.[6][7][8]

Early Life

Ankit Love is the only son of Bhim Singh and Mala Jay founders of the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party.[9][10] His grandfather was Thakur Birbal Singh who fought for the Allies of World War II. Through his father's ancestry in Udhampur, Love is a member of the royal family.[11] His mother named him Love at birth,[12] hoping he would bring peace to Jammu and Kashmir embroiled in the prolonged and ongoing armed Kashmir conflict.[13][14]

He studied at the American Community School in Surrey, UK.[15] After which he studied acting at the California Institute of the Arts.[16][17]

Career

Ankit Love's 2012 music video Beethoven Burst was featured on MTV.[18][19] He released the music video Spill the Milky Way in 2014.[20]

He founded the techno-progressive, One Love Party in October 2015, which he leads.[21] Love decided to become involved in politics despite his father Bhim Singh's disapproval[22] after losing his Belgravia home[23] and having to live in hostel dorms in Hackney.[24][25]

Love was the youngest candidate for Mayor of London in 2016.[22] He has been three times candidate for Member of Parliament in Great Britain.[26][27] In the 2016 Richmond Park by-election he stood using the title of Maharaja Jammu and Kashmir.[28][29]

He has spoken out against human right abuses in Kashmir,[30] and campaigns theatrically for clean air and renewable energy.[31][32]

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References

  1. Andrei, Thomas (2016-05-05). "The unknown revolutionary royal who wants to be London's next Mayor". Huck Magazine. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  2. Hancock, Edith (2016-04-11). "An exiled emperor is running for London mayor". City A.M. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  3. Lowe, Josh (6 May 2016). "What's it Like to Run for Mayor of London?". Newsweek. Retrieved 4 December 2016. he says he has a claim to the sovereignty
  4. "All of a Sudden, Kashmir Has a King, Living in Exile!". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  5. Hitchens, Chris (13 June 2015). "War torn nation of Jammu-Kashmir has new 31-year-old libertine Holy Emperor (Maharaja)". CNN. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  6. "Interview with Ankit Love: One Love party leader", SW Londoner News / via YouTube, 2016-07-12, retrieved 2016-12-04
  7. Rags, Martel (29 April 2016). "Ankit Love from the One Love Party". ITV via facebook. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  8. "Ankit Love - The Emperor in London, UK (Who Wants to Be London Mayor!)". AOL UK. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  9. "British Kashmiri To Stand For UK By-Election". NDTV. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  10. News, Martin Downer, Special to Gulf (2016-05-04). "Kashmiri 'Maharajah' bidding to be London mayor". Gulf News. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  11. "Ankit Love Stand in London Mayor Election". Rajasthan Patrika. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016 via youtube. Hindi Original: जम्मू कश्मीर के उधमपुर की शाही परिवार की English Translation: Ankit Love of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur royal family.
  12. Poulomi, Das (4 May 2016). "Meet Ankit Love, the 'Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir' who is running for London Mayor". Business Insider India. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  13. "London mayoral polls: 'Maharaja' with message of peace". The Indian Express. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  14. "The Millennial 'Hippie 2.0' Running for Mayor of London to Legalize Weed and Fix the Housing Crisis | VICE | United States". VICE. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-12-01. My mum named me Love when I was born in the hope that I'd bring peace there.
  15. "'Emperor of Kashmir' running for London mayor. This is not a joke". Catch News India. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  16. "School of Theater Class Notes". CalArts. Retrieved 2016-12-04. Ankit Love (Acting 04) is raising funds for his first feature film for which he wrote the screenplay. It's a version of Romeo and Juliet set in 1913 British India. He's also launching a fashion label as well as recording his second album.
  17. Ul-Hassan, Isfaq (2016-05-05). "Prince of peace' Ankit Love tries his luck at London's mayoral polls". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 2016-12-04. Ankit later moved to the US and trained at the California Institute of the Arts.
  18. Kirkinis, Andreas (2016-05-05). "The ex-MTV sensation aiming to be London's pro-weed mayor". Dazed. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  19. "Ankit Love | Music Videos, News, Photos, Tour Dates". MTV. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  20. Joshi, Amita (2016-04-12). "Watch London Mayor candidate let his hair down in pop music video". Get West London. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  21. "One Love Party - Registration". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  22. 1 2 Bose, Adija (2 May 2016). "Meet Ankit Love, The 32-Year-Old 'Maharaja Of Jammu & Kashmir' Running For London Mayor". Huffington Post India. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  23. Bartholomew, Emma. "Mayoral candidate drew up manifesto while homeless and living in Hackney hostel". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  24. "Response from Ankit Love of the One Love Party (London Mayoral Elections Open Letter)". Al-Mizan Charitable Trust. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  25. "Ankit Love on the Chrissy B Show". Chrissy B Show. My Channel via YouTube. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016. Interview appears at 27:00 and lasts till 48:00 in the video.
  26. Taylor, Rebecca (15 June 2016). "'Only God can judge me': One Love candidate releases rap video as he pledges to fight for cleaner air". Wandsworth Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  27. "'Love' candidate to contest poll". The Press News. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  28. "A Dogra bids to make it in UK politics – again". Hindustan Times. 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  29. Demianyk, Graeme (2016-12-02). "Lib Dem Sarah Olney Wins Richmond Park In Shock By-Election Victory". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 2016-12-03. Maharaja Jammu and Kashmir of the One Love Party leaves Richmond upon Thames College in Richmond ahead of Zac Goldsmith.
  30. Ahmad, Riyaz (26 June 2016). "Emperor of Kashmir in London". Kashmir Link. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  31. Heritage, Stuart (2016-05-05). "From pints to propaganda... it's the London mayoral election awards". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-12-04. refers to air pollution as 'chemical air wastes of mass destruction'
  32. "Maharaja Jammu and Kashmir on London Live TV". London Live TV. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016 via YouTube.
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