Khurshed Framji Nariman (Aged 65), also known as Veer Nariman, was born in 1883. He was one of the second generation Parsi stalwarts in the Indian National Congress and remained Mayor of Bombay for a year starting in 1935. After obtaining his B.A. and L.L.B. degrees, he began his career as a lawyer and soon ventured into politics as a youth leader, gaining the support of Vallabhbhai Patel and working with the Bombay Municipality.
Nariman gained public attention in 1928 for his bold protest against the British engineer George Buchanan, who was involved in the Bombay “Backbay Reclamation” scandal. Despite being cited for libel, Nariman exposed the scandalous financial arrangements involved in the scheme. Later, he was elected as the president of the Bombay Provincial Congress Committee and then became the Mayor of Bombay. However, his 1933 publication “Whither Congress? ‘Spiritual Idealism’ or ‘Political Realism’: Some Random Thoughts on the Poona Conference and After” was unpopular among party members.
In 1930, he was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and organized and led the civil disobedience movement (Salt March) in Bombay. He also led the Bombay province contingent at the All India Congress Committee (AICC). Nariman continued as the Mayor of Bombay from 1935 to 1936.
After the Congress secured the majority in the 1937 provincial elections in the Bombay Presidency, Nariman was overlooked for the position of Chief Minister in favor of B. G. Kher. He accused the party high command of communal bias, but no investigation was undertaken by Jawaharlal Nehru. Gandhi responded to a separate appeal but could not find any proof for Nariman’s accusations. As a result of his vociferous but unsubstantiated charges, he was expelled from the Congress party.
Nariman’s attempts to reestablish himself in the freedom movement through the All India Forward Bloc, founded in 1939 by Subhas Chandra Bose, were unsuccessful. Nariman Point in Bombay is named after him. He resided at Ready Money Mansion near Horniman Circle (then Elphinstone Circle) in Mumbai, and the road is now named Veer Nariman Road in his honor. He passed away in 1948.
Veer Nariman
(1883 – 1948) – (Maharashtra)
Khurshed Framji Nariman (Aged 65), also known as Veer Nariman, was born in 1883. He was one of the second generation Parsi stalwarts in the Indian National Congress and remained Mayor of Bombay for a year starting in 1935. After obtaining his B.A. and L.L.B. degrees, he began his career as a lawyer and soon ventured into politics as a youth leader, gaining the support of Vallabhbhai Patel and working with the Bombay Municipality.
Nariman gained public attention in 1928 for his bold protest against the British engineer George Buchanan, who was involved in the Bombay “Backbay Reclamation” scandal. Despite being cited for libel, Nariman exposed the scandalous financial arrangements involved in the scheme. Later, he was elected as the president of the Bombay Provincial Congress Committee and then became the Mayor of Bombay. However, his 1933 publication “Whither Congress? ‘Spiritual Idealism’ or ‘Political Realism’: Some Random Thoughts on the Poona Conference and After” was unpopular among party members.
In 1930, he was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and organized and led the civil disobedience movement (Salt March) in Bombay. He also led the Bombay province contingent at the All India Congress Committee (AICC). Nariman continued as the Mayor of Bombay from 1935 to 1936.
After the Congress secured the majority in the 1937 provincial elections in the Bombay Presidency, Nariman was overlooked for the position of Chief Minister in favor of B. G. Kher. He accused the party high command of communal bias, but no investigation was undertaken by Jawaharlal Nehru. Gandhi responded to a separate appeal but could not find any proof for Nariman’s accusations. As a result of his vociferous but unsubstantiated charges, he was expelled from the Congress party.
Nariman’s attempts to reestablish himself in the freedom movement through the All India Forward Bloc, founded in 1939 by Subhas Chandra Bose, were unsuccessful. Nariman Point in Bombay is named after him. He resided at Ready Money Mansion near Horniman Circle (then Elphinstone Circle) in Mumbai, and the road is now named Veer Nariman Road in his honor. He passed away in 1948.
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