Personal Life
Haksar was born in 1913, Gujranwala (now in Pakistan) in a Kashmiri Brahmin Family. He studied Sanskrit at home and obtained an M.Sc. from Allahabad university, Uttar Pradesh. He went on to study in the London School of Economics. As a student of Allahabad university, he was a resident of Mayo Hall & made frequent visits to the Anand Bhawan, the house of Motilal Nehru. Parmeshwar was a voracious reader of art history & also a connoisseur of paintings. During his interlude in London, UK, he was influenced by Socialism and become associated with the Marxists.
During the latter years of his life, Haksar became associated with the Delhi Science Forum and initiatives on Human Rights, opposition to mindless neo-liberal policies and secularism. He lost his eyesight during the last 10 years of his life. Haksar died at the age of 85, on 27 November 1998.
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