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Tribhovandas Patel
Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel (22 October 1903 - 3 June 1994) freedom fighter, a Gandhian,. Tribhuvandas Patel's single quality that stands out is his utter dislike for self promotion, a quality that many admire in the numerous institutions he built and served. Early life and participation in freedom struggle Born on 22 October 1903, in Anand, Gujarat, to Kishibhai Patel, Tribhuvandas became a follower of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel during the Indian independence movement, and especially the civil disobedience movements, which led to his repeated imprisonment in 1930, 1935 and 1942. Cooperative movement He is known as the father of the cooperative movement in India. By the late 1940s, he started working with farmers in Kheda district, under the guidance of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and after setting up the Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producer's Union in 1946 under his chairmanship, he hired a young manager named Verghese Kurien in year 1950,who was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay Presidency
The Bombay Presidency or Bombay Province, also called Bombay and Sind (1843–1936), was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India, with its capital in the city that came up over the seven islands of Bombay. The first mainland territory was acquired in the Konkan region with the Treaty of Bassein (1802). Mahabaleswar was the summer capital. The Bombay province has its beginnings in the city of Bombay that was leased in fee tail to the East India Company, via the Royal Charter of 27 March 1668 by King Charles II of England, who had in turn acquired Bombay on 11 May 1661, through the royal dowry of Catherine Braganza by way of his marriage treaty with the Portuguese princess, daughter of John IV of Portugal. The English East India Company transferred its Western India headquarters from Surat in the Gulf of Cambay after it was sacked, to the relatively safe Bombay Harbour in 1687. The province was brought under Direct rule along with other parts of British I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Magsaysay Awardees
The following is a partial list of the awardees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award The Ramon Magsaysay Award (Filipino: ''Gawad Ramon Magsaysay'') is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealis .... Awardees' individual nationality or country of origin and citizenship are indicated. GS Government Service PS Public Service CL Community Leadership JLCCA Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts PIU Peace and International Understanding EL Emergent Leadership Starting 2009, the Award is no longer being given in fixed categories except for Emergent Leadership. Government Service (1958–2008) Public Service (1958–2008) Community Leadership (1958–2008) Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts (1958–2008) Peace and International Understanding (1958–2008) Emergent Leadership (2001–present) Unca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
