Bhulabhai Desai
From left: Jawaharlal Nehru , Rajendra Prasad and Bhulabhai Desai during a session of the All Indian Congress in April 1939
Bhulabhai Jivanji Desai ( Hindi भूलाभाई जीवनजी देसाई ; born October 13, 1877 in Valsad , † May 6, 1946 in New Delhi ) was an Indian independence activist and renowned lawyer .
Life
He was on the defense team of three Indian National Army soldiers charged with treason . Desai was unable to custody due to illness, which is why he belonged to the manageable circle of capable politicians under the British colonial regime . He accepted the task that had been given to him, to seek a cross-religious unit of an independent India.
The name of a street in southern Mumbai was dedicated to him, which is called Breach Candy or Warden Road . ( Bhula Bhai Desai Marg ) His only child Dhirajlal Bhulabhai Desai became a diplomat.
Web links
- Surjit Mansingh: Historical Dictionary of India , Scarecrow Press, 2006, ISBN 9780810865020 , p. 183
Individual evidence
- ↑ Remembering Our Leaders, Vol. 7: Bhulabhai Desai Children's Book Trust, New Delhi 1989, ISBN 9788170117674 , p. 55 ff. Limited preview in Google book search
- ↑ Pravina Bhim Sain, Remembering Our Leaders: Mahadeo Govind Ranade, 1989, p. 55
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| SURNAME | Desai, Bhulabhai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Desai, Bhulabhai Jivanji (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valsad |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1946 |
| Place of death | New Delhi |