Jivraj Narayan Mehta
Dr. Jivraj Mehta | |
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Amreli, Gujarat | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1887 Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Hansa Jivraj Mehta |
| Source: [1] | |
Jivraj Narayan Mehta (29 August 1887 – 7 November 1978) was an Indian politician and the first
Early life
Jivraj Narayan Mehta was born on 29 August 1887 to Narayan and Jamakben Mehta in a Kapol
Mehta's medical education was sponsored by the Seth VM Kapol Boarding Trust. He topped the class in his first
Later, for postgraduate studies in
Political career
Doctor of Mahatma Gandhi
Mehta was briefly the personal doctor to Mahatma Gandhi after returning to India and joined the independence movement.[2]
Mehta was twice incarcerated (1938 and 1942) by the British government for his role in Gandhi's
Chief minister
Mehta was the first chief minister of the newly formed Gujarat state from April 1960 to September 1963. Later he also served as the Indian high commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1966.
Contributions to medical education in India
Mehta was the founder of Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and
In the 1930s, Mehta had gauged the fundamental importance of research in medical education. As the dean, he made many efforts towards securing adequate funds for the institute. Drs. P. C. Bharucha, M. D. D. Gilder, N. A. Purandare and R. N. Cooper responded overwhelmingly to his appeal for financial donations to the college research corpus. However, similar requests to the Indian Research Fund Association went for nothing. Then Dr. Jivraj persuaded Sir Walter Morley Fletcher to visit KEM Hospital on his visit to Bombay to attend a dinner. He showed him the commendable research going on and also impressed upon Sir Walter the acute need of government support for such a research program. The result was government sanction of funds within a few weeks for the same projects through the Indian Research Fund Association.
Mehta with other medical personalities like Nilratan Sarkar and Dr.
Mehta died on 7 November 1978, at the age of 91.[citation needed] His marriage to Hansabhan in the 1920s provoked what historian John R. Wood describes as a "mild sensation" because it was an inter-caste union, with Mehta being of the Bania community and his wife coming from a prominent Nagar Brahmin family.[5]
The newly instituted first-ever Dr. Jivraj Mehta Awards were also presented to veterans Dr. G. S. Sainani (Mumbai), Dr. V. Mohan (Chennai), Dr. Sidharth Shah (Mumbai), Dr. Ashok K. Das (Pondicherry) and Dr. S. K. Sharma (AIIMS, New Delhi) on February 4, 2015.
References
- ^ "Jivraj Narayan Mehta". National Portrait Gallery. 9 November 1931. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "A Pioneer in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "Gaekwar Inaugurates Responsible Government". Indian Express. 5 September 1948.
- ^ "Dr. J. Mehta appointed Director-General of Indian Medical Services". Amrita Bazar Patrika. Vol. 79, no. 31. 21 August 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- JSTOR 2056747.
- A tribute to the indomitable spirit of Jivraj Mehta
- Dr. Shri Jivraj Narayan Mehta (First Chief Minister of Gujarat) Archived 7 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/jp-nadda-and-dr-jitendra-singh-release-api-textbook-of-medicine-115020401132_1.html
- http://www.gujaratinformation.net/gallery/Chief_Minister/Jivrajbhai.htm Archived 12 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090625093249/http://www.mapsofindia.com/gujarat/government-and-politics/
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