Ardeshir Dalal
Sir Ardeshir Dalal,
Biography
Dalal was born on 24 April 1884 in
Career
Dalal was initially appointed as a
He was the founder of IIT'S. He joined Tata Group as a Director of Tata Steel in 1931 and served Tata group till 1941 and again from 1945 his death in 1949.[2] He was knighted in 1939.[4]
He was one of the signatories to the Bombay Plan formulated in 1944.[5]
In June 1944, he resigned from Tatas as the Viceroy,
He was knighted again as a KCIE in 1946[6] died on 8 October 1949.[1]
A hospital-cum-nursing college in Jamshedpur has been named after him as Ardeshir Dalal Memorial Hospital.[7]
Opposition to Division of India
Before the creation of Pakistan, Dalal suggested
He viewed India as not only a geographical but also a cultural and a spiritual entity. In the words of Dalal,
That unity has been forged through countless ages by the culture, traditions and usages of the successive generations of men who have migrated or conquered, settled down and been absorbed through the predominant qualities of tolerance and adaptability which are the characteristics of the Indian civilization.[8]
Dalal believed that the creation of Pakistan would impede this unity and it should be "considered only if no other alternative is possible". Highlighting the primary cause of Muslims' objection to live in a united India under a central government, Dalal wrote,
So long as political parties continue to be based on religious rather than political and economic issues, the Muslims feel that under the British parliamentary form of government which is offered to them they would remain in a state of continued subjection and will never have the opportunity to govern as political parties do elsewhere. [..] It is for the Hindus as the major political party in the country to offer to make all reasonable sacrifices in order to win confidence of the minorities which has been impaired.[8]
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e Journal of scientific and industrial research , Volume 8. 1949. p. 447.
- ^ a b c d Sir Adershir Dalal Archived 17 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Indian Express. 9 October 1949. p. 1.
- ^ A.R. Dalal
- ^ The Fortnightly , Volume 162. 1944. p. 172.
- ^ London Gazette, 1 January 1946
- ^ "Ardeshir Dalal Memorial Hospital Admission 2012". Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-9386651686.
- JSTOR 42743810.