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person who can be described as the most famous and well
known bird of the sky of Indian politics almost for half
decade, starting from 1920's days of Non co operation
movement till the days of emergency in 1970's was none
else but the SINDHI FREEDOM FIGHTER, SOCIALIST AND
GANDHIAN leader , Late Shri Jeevatram Bhagwandas Kriplani
, popularly pronounced as ACHARYA KRIPLANI. He was born in
1888 on the 11th day of November ,in Hyderabad Sindh
[Presently a part of Pakistan] but soon after his birth
family shifted to India.
He completed his education with the masters degree [M.A.
in History & Economics] and joined the professional field
as a teacher. He become associated with Shri Madan Mohan
Malviya as his Personal secretary, but soon he left that
and joined Banaras Hindu University for teaching. In the
campus of this ancient and well known university he meet
with Bengali girl Sucheta Majumdar and got married with
her in 1936, later Sucheta Kriplani become the ever first
lady Chief Minister on an Indian State.
Acharya Kriplani was highly impressed by Ideology of
Mahatma Gandhi, He was said to be most ardent disciple of
Gandhi ji. This Sindhi leader was always seen dressed in
Khadi. In the non co operation movement he was closely
associated with Gandhi ji , and join All India Congress
party.
He worked as the General Secretary of the Indian National
Congress from 1934 to 1946, during the partition years, he
was President of party in the year 1946 -1947. British
Government arrested him several times for his involvement
in party programs and movements related with freedom
struggle. From 1927 Gandhi ji assigned him Ashram duty of
looking after the social reforms and education in the
Gujrat & Maharashtra and in fact here people and workers
of the party started calling him "Acharaya" a title
remains in attachment with him for rest of life, but later
he was send in the north for doing the same in Bihar &
Uttar Pradesh, the area which become his fighting grounds
for the rest of life.
After the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, He and
Prime Minister Pandit Jwaharlal Nehru, were not agree on
the principles of Government working and party guidelines.
He was the first member to move the motion of Non
Confidence on the floor of Lok Sabha. His disputes with
Nehru and other congress leaders in the government were
widening hence in 1951 he resigned from the congress
party.
He started new political party, in 1952 he become
President of Socialist Party of India, in 1954 he resigned
also from this party and was independent for rest of his
parliamentary life. During the years from 1946 to 1951 he
was part of the Constituent Assembly of India as a member.
He was among the first opposition leaders, who were
arrested on night of July 26, 1975 during the emergency.
He was elected to Lok Sabha in the years 1952, 1957, 1963
& 1967. After 1970's he started working for social and
environmental causes, hence some people also recalls him
as Sindhi Acharya Bhave. He was of 94 years, when on March
19, 1982, he died. We Sindhi feel proud that such great
leader, who is still considered among the leaders of
century from the subcontinent belongs to Sindhi community. |