Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik (Aged 80), also known as Indu Chacha, was born on 22 February 1892. He was an Indian independence activist who smuggled the Indian tricolour flag, hoisted by Madam Bhikaji Cama, from Germany to India. Yagnik was a leader of the All India Kisan Sabha and led the Mahagujarat Movement, which demanded separate statehood for Gujarat on 8 August 1956. He was also a writer and filmmaker.
In 1957, Yagnik was elected to the 2nd Lok Sabha from Ahmedabad constituency in the erstwhile Bombay state. During his college days, Yagnik was deeply influenced by Annie Besant. In 1915, he started publishing an English language magazine, Young India, from Bombay. In the same year, he began the Gujarati monthly Navjivan ane Satya, of which he was the editor until 1919, when he handed it over to Mahatma Gandhi. Yagnik wrote the first 30 chapters of Gandhi’s autobiography in Yeravada jail after taking dictation from him.
In 1918, he participated in the Kheda Satyagraha led by Gandhi. He became the secretary of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee in 1921. In October 1922, he started another Gujarati monthly, Yugadharm. The British imprisoned him from April 1923 to March 1924. He was imprisoned again during 1940–41 for his anti-war campaign.
Yagnik started or edited several magazines, including Young India, Navjivan ane Satya, and Yugadharm, and newspapers, such as Mumbai Samachar, Nutan Gujarat, The Bombay Chronicle, and Hindustan. His company, Young India Pictures, produced more than ten Gujarati films. India Post issued a postage stamp depicting his photo. A statue of Indulal Yagnik was erected in a small garden at the east end of Nehru Bridge, Ahmedabad, and the garden was named after him. He passed away by 17 July 1972.
Indulal Yagnik
(1892 – 1972) – (Gujarart)
Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik (Aged 80), also known as Indu Chacha, was born on 22 February 1892. He was an Indian independence activist who smuggled the Indian tricolour flag, hoisted by Madam Bhikaji Cama, from Germany to India. Yagnik was a leader of the All India Kisan Sabha and led the Mahagujarat Movement, which demanded separate statehood for Gujarat on 8 August 1956. He was also a writer and filmmaker.
In 1957, Yagnik was elected to the 2nd Lok Sabha from Ahmedabad constituency in the erstwhile Bombay state. During his college days, Yagnik was deeply influenced by Annie Besant. In 1915, he started publishing an English language magazine, Young India, from Bombay. In the same year, he began the Gujarati monthly Navjivan ane Satya, of which he was the editor until 1919, when he handed it over to Mahatma Gandhi. Yagnik wrote the first 30 chapters of Gandhi’s autobiography in Yeravada jail after taking dictation from him.
In 1918, he participated in the Kheda Satyagraha led by Gandhi. He became the secretary of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee in 1921. In October 1922, he started another Gujarati monthly, Yugadharm. The British imprisoned him from April 1923 to March 1924. He was imprisoned again during 1940–41 for his anti-war campaign.
Yagnik started or edited several magazines, including Young India, Navjivan ane Satya, and Yugadharm, and newspapers, such as Mumbai Samachar, Nutan Gujarat, The Bombay Chronicle, and Hindustan. His company, Young India Pictures, produced more than ten Gujarati films. India Post issued a postage stamp depicting his photo. A statue of Indulal Yagnik was erected in a small garden at the east end of Nehru Bridge, Ahmedabad, and the garden was named after him. He passed away by 17 July 1972.
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