Sumant Mehta (Aged 91) born on July 1, 1877, was a physician, independence activist, and social worker from 20th-century India. Educated in London, he served as the personal physician of the Gaekwad rulers of Baroda State before entering public life in 1921. He was involved in social and political activities along with his wife, Sharda Mehta. Sumant’s father, Batukram Shobharam Mehta, was a personal physician of Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda State and had studied in England. His mother, Dahigauri, belonged to Surat. Sumant was a grandson of social reformer Durgaram Mehta and a maternal grandson of Gujarati novelist Nandshankar Mehta.
After his father’s death in 1903, Sumant joined as a personal physician of the Gaekwad. He travelled with Gaekwad to China, Japan, Germany, France, England, the US and Canada in 1910–11, which broadened his perspectives. He was influenced by the religious texts and works of Ramkrishna Paramhansa, Swami Vivekananda and Omar Khayyam.
Sumant attended the Indian National Congress in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in 1906. Influenced by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, he joined the Servants of India Society and decided to spend the rest of his life in public service in 1915. He left his services to the Gaekwads and entered public life in 1921 with his wife.
In 1923, he served as the president of the Gujarat Kisan Sabha held at Sojitra. He participated in the relief work of the flood in Gujarat in 1927 and organized a youth conference in 1929. He established an Ashram in Shertha village near Kalol in 1936.
Sumant worked for the welfare of farmers, laborers, and tribal people. With Indulal Yagnik, he organized a rally of farmers during the Indian National Congress in Haripura in 1938. He was arrested and imprisoned in Jalalpore Jail for his participation in the civil disobedience movement. He spent five years in the jails of Sabarmati, Visapur, and Nashik for his participation in the independence movement. He passed away by 15 December 1968.
Sumant Mehta
(1877 – 1968) – (Gujarart)
Sumant Mehta (Aged 91) born on July 1, 1877, was a physician, independence activist, and social worker from 20th-century India. Educated in London, he served as the personal physician of the Gaekwad rulers of Baroda State before entering public life in 1921. He was involved in social and political activities along with his wife, Sharda Mehta. Sumant’s father, Batukram Shobharam Mehta, was a personal physician of Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda State and had studied in England. His mother, Dahigauri, belonged to Surat. Sumant was a grandson of social reformer Durgaram Mehta and a maternal grandson of Gujarati novelist Nandshankar Mehta.
After his father’s death in 1903, Sumant joined as a personal physician of the Gaekwad. He travelled with Gaekwad to China, Japan, Germany, France, England, the US and Canada in 1910–11, which broadened his perspectives. He was influenced by the religious texts and works of Ramkrishna Paramhansa, Swami Vivekananda and Omar Khayyam.
Sumant attended the Indian National Congress in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in 1906. Influenced by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, he joined the Servants of India Society and decided to spend the rest of his life in public service in 1915. He left his services to the Gaekwads and entered public life in 1921 with his wife.
In 1923, he served as the president of the Gujarat Kisan Sabha held at Sojitra. He participated in the relief work of the flood in Gujarat in 1927 and organized a youth conference in 1929. He established an Ashram in Shertha village near Kalol in 1936.
Sumant worked for the welfare of farmers, laborers, and tribal people. With Indulal Yagnik, he organized a rally of farmers during the Indian National Congress in Haripura in 1938. He was arrested and imprisoned in Jalalpore Jail for his participation in the civil disobedience movement. He spent five years in the jails of Sabarmati, Visapur, and Nashik for his participation in the independence movement. He passed away by 15 December 1968.
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