| Name(s) |
RAM MANOHAR LOHIA |
| Date of
Birth |
March 23,
1910 – Akbarpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
| Date of
Death |
October 12,
1967 – New Delhi, India. |
|
Identity |
An
activist for the Indian independence movement and a Nationalist
political leader. |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
-
1928:
He organized students to protest the all-white Simon Commission
which was to consider the possibility of granting India dominion
status without requiring consultation of the Indian people.
- 1929: He did his B.A. from
Calcutta University.
- 1932: He wrote his PhD
thesis paper on the topic of Salt Taxation in India,
focusing on Gandhi's socio-economic theory. He completed his
PhD in this year from Germany.
- 1934: He was
attracted towards socialism and helped lay the foundation of Congress
Socialist Party, which was founded in 1934.
- August 15, 1947:
While most others were rejoicing the
independence of Indiaand gathered for the hand over of power
by the Bitish, Lohia stayed by Gandhiji's side only to mourn the
effects of Partition.
- June 18, 1946: On this date
he launched an agitation against the colonial rule; for this
very reason the "18 June Road" in Panjim,
Goa, is named after him.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He made his
first contribution to the freedom struggle by organizing a small
hartal on the death of Lokmanya Tilak.
- Highly
impressed by Gandhiji's spiritual power and radiant self-control, he
pledged to follow his footsteps. He proved his allegiance to Gandhi,
and more importantly to the movement as a whole, by joining a
satyagraha march at the age of ten.
- Although he
was friendly with Jawaharlal Nehru, yet he never hesitated to
censure Nehru on his political beliefs and openly expressed
disagreement with Nehru on many key issues.
- He wrote his
PhD thesis paper on the topic of Salt Satyagraha, focusing on
Gandhiji's socio-economic theory.
- Lohia said
"satyagraha without constructive work is like a sentence without a
verb."
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Commemoration |
- Dr. Ram
Manohar Lohia National Law University, one of the premier law
institutes in India, is located at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- The
Willingdon Hospital of New Delhi, was renamed Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia
Hospital.
- Dr. Ram
manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences is an upcoming medical
institute for postgraduate studies in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- The Dr. Ram
Manohar Lohiya National Law University, one of India's select
National law Schools, is named after him.
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