Vinod Kinariwala (20 September 1924 – 10 August 1942) was an Indian independence activist from

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, India. He was shot dead by a British officer while waving the Indian flag in front of

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College on 9 August 1942, the first day of the

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started by

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. The British officer asked him to drop the flag Refused to do so. He was later shot dead by an officer. He was 18 years old at the time of his death.

Biography

Vinod Kinariwala was born on 20 September 1924 to Jamnadas Kinariwala and Hiralaxmi. He completed his schooling from

St. Xavier's High School Loyola Hall Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati language, Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat ...

in Ahmedabad and was one of its top students. He was an intermediate student at

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in Ahmedabad, India. The

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led by

launched on 9 August 1942. The next day a rally was organised by the students of

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. The rally reached Gujarat College where other students joined them. The police started a

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to disperse the rally. Kinariwala was shot dead by British Assistant Superintendent Police for trying to hoist the

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while protesting in front of the college. He was taken to Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital where he was declared dead by the doctors. His dead body was taken to home and immediately cremated before being taken into custody by the police.

Legacy

In 1947, Veer Vinod Kinariwala Memorial was inaugurated inside college campus by

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in his memory. The memorial was designed by

Ravishankar Raval Ravishankar Raval (1892–1977) was a painter, art teacher, art critic, journalist and essayist from Gujarat, India. He worked for the magazine ''Vismi Sadi'' until it closed in 1921, and then founded the cultural magazine '' Kumar''. Life Ravi ...

. It depicts a youth taking the bull by its horns symbolizing the youth against the British Empire. It also depicts an arm with an Indian flag and broken handcuff symbolizing the independence movement. Every year on 9 August, the All India Democratic Students Organization pay tribute at his memorial. The road where he died is named after him as ''Shahid Veer Kinariwala Marg''.

References

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