S. R. Rana
Sardarsinhji Rana | |
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British India | |
Died | |
Education | Barrister |
Alma mater |
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Occupation(s) | Indian Revolutionary, lawyer, journalist, writer, jeweller |
Organization(s) | The Indian Home Rule Society, India House, Paris Indian Society |
Known for | Indian Independence Movement |
Spouse(s) | Sonba Recy
(m. 1904; died 1931) |
Children | Rajendrasinh Rana(Grandchild) |
Parent(s) | Ravaji II, Fulajiba |
Website | sardarsinhrana |
Sardarsinhji Ravaji Rana (1870–1957), often abbreviated S. R. Rana, was an Indian political activist, founding member of the Paris Indian Society and the vice-president of the Indian Home Rule Society.[1][2]
Biography
Sardarsinhji Rana was born on 10 April 1870 (
In 1899, Rana left for Paris after taking his examination of
He helped
Together with Cama he came to develop close links with the French and Russian Socialist movements[10] and with her attended the second Socialist Congress at Stuttgart on 18 August 1907 where the "Flag of Indian Independence" was presented by Cama. From then on, he was a regular contributor to Bande Mataram (published by Cama from Paris) and The Talvar (from Berlin), which were then smuggled into India.[11]
The years immediately prior to World War I were however the turning point for Rana's personal and political life. In Paris, he is known to have lived with a German woman known as Recy who – although she was not married to him – came to be known as Mrs. Rana.[2] They married in 1904 when his first wife told to do so.[5] His both sons moved to Paris to stay with him. Along with his dying son Ranjitsinh and his German wife, he was expelled by the French Government to Martinique in 1911. The activities of the Paris Indian Society were curtailed under pressure from the French Sûreté, and finally suspended in 1914. His son Ranjitsinh died in 1914.[3] His wife was also refused permission to enter France for a cancer operation.[12] He returned to France in 1920. His German wife died of cancer in 1931. He had visited India in 1947 to perform bone immersion rites of his son Ranjitsinh at Haridwar. He returned on 23 April 1948.[3] He wrapped up his business and moved back to India in 1955 when he had failing health. Later he had a stroke also. He died on 25 May 1957 at the Circuit House of Veraval (now in Gujarat).[5]
Legacy and recognition
He was awarded the Chevalier by the French Government in 1951. His portraits are placed in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly and his place of death in Veraval.[5]
His great grandson
References
- ^ Sareen 1979, p. 38
- ^ a b c Phatak 1958, p. 518.
- ^ hdl:10603/41755.
- ^ a b Chopra & Chopra 1988, p. 145.
- ^ a b c d e f g Trivedi, Ketan (October 2016). "સ્વાતંત્ર્ય સંગ્રામના આ સરદારને ઓળખો છો?" [Do You Know This Sardar of Independence Movement?]. Chitralekha (in Gujarati).
- ^ Bakshi 1990, p. 288 .
- ^ Radhan2002, p. 714.
- ISBN 81-269-0639-1.
- ^ Brown 1975, p. 67 .
- ^ Gupta 1972, p. 54.
- ^ Sen 1997, p. 128.
- ^ Popplewell 1995, p. 221.
Bibliography
- Kanani, Amin (1990), Lajpat Rai. Swaraj and Social Change., Deep and Deep Publications.
- Chopra, Pran Nath; Chopra, Prabha (1988), Indian Freedom Fighters Abroad: Secret British Intelligence Report, Criterion Publications..
- Gupta, Manmath Nath (1972), History of the Indian revolutionary movement., Somaiya Publications.
- Phatak, N. R (1958), Source Material for a History of the Freedom Movement in India., Govt Central Press.
- Popplewell, Richard J (1995), Intelligence and Imperial Defence: British Intelligence and the Defence of the Indian Empire 1904–1924., London: Routledge, ISBN 0-7146-4580-X.
- Radhan, O.P (2002), Encyclopaedia of Political Parties, New Delhi: Anmol, ISBN 81-7488-865-9.
- Sareen, Tilak Raj (1979), Indian Revolutionary Movement Abroad, 1905-1921., New Delhi: Sterling.
- Sen, S.N. (1997), History of the Freedom Movement in India (1857-1947), New Delhi: South Asia Books, ISBN 81-224-1049-9.