Yusuf Meherally
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Yusuf Meherally was an India
n freedom fighter and socialist leader. He was elected Mayor
of Bombay in 1942 while he was imprisoned in Yerawada Central Prison.
He was the founder of the National Militia, Bombay Youth League and the Congress Socialist Party and played a role in several peasant and trade union movements. He coined the term 'Simon Go Back'
He coined the term "quit india"and was part of the Quit India Movement
along with Mahatma Gandhi for India's last nationwide campaign for independence from the British Empire.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n freedom fighter and socialist leader. He was elected Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Bombay in 1942 while he was imprisoned in Yerawada Central Prison.
He was the founder of the National Militia, Bombay Youth League and the Congress Socialist Party and played a role in several peasant and trade union movements. He coined the term 'Simon Go Back'
He coined the term "quit india"and was part of the Quit India Movement
Quit India Movement
The Quit India Movement , or the August Movement was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table...
along with Mahatma Gandhi for India's last nationwide campaign for independence from the British Empire.
List of Works
- What to Read: A Study Syllabus (1937)
- Leaders of India (1942)
- A Trip to Pakistan (1944)
- The Modern World: A Political Study Syllabus, Part 1 (1945)
- The Price of Liberty (1948)