N. G. Chandavarkar
Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar | |
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| Succeeded by | John Heaton |
| President of the Indian National Congress | |
| In office 1900 - 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Romesh Chunder Dutt |
| Succeeded by | Dinshaw Edulji Wacha |
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| Born | 2 December 1855 Honnavar (Present day Honnavar town in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka ) |
| Died | 4 May 1923 |
| Nationality | Indian |
Sir Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar (2 December 1855 – 4 May 1923) was an early
Early life
Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar was born in
His visit to England in 1885 carved out for Chandavarkar a political career, and he threw himself whole-heartedly into the work of the Indian National Congress which was founded in Bombay in 1885 on December 28, the day on which he and the other delegates returned to India.[2]
Career
He was the vice chancellor of the university of Bombay.He was elected the president of the annual session of the Indian National Congress in 1900 and one year later he was promoted to the high bench at the
Chandavarkar was knighted in the 1910 New Year Honours List.[6]
Return to politics
He returned to the realm of
Notable quotes
- Noting the general trend of Hindu reform movements in the early twentieth century he remarked
The ideas that lie at the heart of the gospel of Krishna are slowly but surely permeating every part of Hindu society.[1]
References
- ^ a b Modern Religious Movements in India by J. N. Farquhar - Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Vol. 43, No. 2, Book Review Supplement (Jun., 1975), pp. 349-351
- ^ a b c Sir Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar - Congress Sandesh
- ^ "Former Justices". Bombay High Court, Bombay. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ Prarthana Samaj - Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ Hinduism - The Essence of India - Hindubooks
- ^ London Gazette, 21 January 1910
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