Narhar Vishnu Gadgil
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Narhar Vishnu Gadgil | |
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Pattom Thanu Pillai | |
1st Minister of Power | |
In office 15 August 1947 – 12 December 1950 | |
Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
Preceded by | Office Established |
Succeeded by | Gulzarilal Nanda |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 January 1896 British India (Now in Madhya Pradesh, India) |
Died | 12 January 1966 | (aged 70)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Education | Fergusson College |
Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (10 January 1896 – 12 January 1966) was an Indian
Gadgil graduated from Fergusson College in Pune in 1918, and obtained a degree in Law in 1920.[3]
Activities before India's independence
Gadgil was born a member of the
In India's pre-independence days, freedom fighters Lokmanya
In India's pre-independence days, Gadgil served as the secretary of Poona District Congress Committee (1921–25), the president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (1937–45), and the whip and secretary of the Congress Legislative Party (1945–47). He was elected to the central Legislative Assembly in 1934.
Gadgil was a pioneer in social reform movements in Maharashtra in the 1930s.[6][7]
During the Civil Disobedience Movement, which began in 1930, Gadgil was listed as a leader for the Maharashtra Civil Disobedience Committee and the Pune War Council.[5]
Service after India's independence
Between 1947 and 1952 Gadgil served as a minister in the first central cabinet of independent India. He held the portfolios of Public Works, and Mines and Power. In his first year in the central Cabinet, he initiated the project of building a military-caliber road from Pathankot to Srinagar via Jammu in Kashmir as a part of India's activities in the 1947 Indo-Pakistan War. As a cabinet minister, he also initiated the important development projects pertaining to Bhakra, Koyna, and Hirakund dams. He was a member of the Congress Working Committee from 1952 to 1955.
Gadgil served as the governor of
He was associated with several public associations and institutions, including Sarvajanik Sabha, Pune; Young Men's Association, Pune; Maharashtra Youth League, Bombay; Pune Central Cooperative Bank; and Pune Municipality.
His son
and his grandson Anant Gadgil is currently spokesman for Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.Honour
The Indian Post & Telegraph Department issued a commemorative postage stamp in Gadgil's honour in 1985.[1]
Authorship
Gadgil wrote several books and articles on politics, economics, law, and history. He was elected president of
The following are some of Gadgil's books:
- Pathik (autobiography)
- Rajya Shastra Wichar
- Shubha Shastra
- Waktrutwa Shastra
- Gyanbache Arthashastra
- Government from Inside
- Shikhancha Itihaas (history of Sikhs)
References
- ^ a b "Narhar Vishnu Gadgil". Indian Postage Stamp Site. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ Marpakwar, Prafulla (18 June 2014). "Congress plays Brahmin card: Congress plays Brahmin card in Maharashtra, makes governor nominate Anant Gadgil to Vidhan Parishad | Mumbai News". The Times of India. TNN.
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- ^ Joshi, P. K. (1989). Gadgil Kulavruttanta [The Gadgil Family Genealogy Almanac] (in Marathi). Pune. pp. 213–216.
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- ^ Who's Who 1996 (PDF). New Delhi, India: Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha. 1997. p. 126.