Seth Govind Das
Seth Govind Das Kaka Sahib | |
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| Member of Parliament for 1951–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Sushil Kumar Pateriya |
| Succeeded by | Sharad Yadav |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1896 |
| Died | 18 June 1974 (aged 77) Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Godavari bai |
| Children | 2 Sons Jagmohandas, Manmohandas & 2 Daughters Ratna Kumari, Padma |
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Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur | |
| Profession | Politician, Author |
| Website | http://www.gokuldas.com/sg/ |
As of 26 June, 2016 Source: ["Biography". Lok Sabha.] | |
Seth Govind Das (16 October 1896 – 18 June 1974) was an Indian independence activist and parliamentarian. He belonged to the Maheshwari merchant family of Raja Gokuldas of Jabalpur.[1] The family began as the banking firm of Sevaram Khushalchand, one of the "great firms" as termed by T.A. Timberg.[2][3]
Although born in a family with a history of loyalty to the British government, he was attracted to the movement to seek India's freedom from the British rule. He joined the
Das was also a Hindi author and supported Hindi as the national language of India.[4] He was jailed in Damoh for eight months by British, where he wrote four plays 'Prakash' (social), 'Kartavya' (mythological), 'Navras' (philosophical) and a 'Spardha'(one act play).[5] He wrote more than a hundred plays, a novel "Indu-mati", five travel books, a three volume autobiography, four biographies, mostly in Hindi.
He represented
The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1961.[9]
See also
References
- ^ The Life of a Text, Performing the Ramcaritmanas of Tulsidas, Philip Lutgendorf, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS, p. 423
- ^ Timberg, Thomas, (1971), A Study of a "Great" Marwari Firm: 1860-1914, The Indian Economic & Social History Review, 8, issue 3, p. 264–283.
- ^ The Marwaris: From Jagat Seth to the Birlas, Thomas A Timberg, Gurcharan Das, Penguin UK, 2015
- ^ हिंदी बोलने में गर्व महसूस करते हैं ये 7 बॅालीवुड, Patrika, Sep 11, 2018
- ^ सेठ गोविन्ददास अभिनन्दन ग्रन्थ, नगेन्द्र, चतुर्वेदीमहेन्द्र, सम्पा. सेठ गोविन्ददास हीरक जयन्ती समारोह समिति, नई दिल्ली, 1956.
- ^ [Is J. P. the Answer?, Minocheher Rustom Masani, Macmillan Company of India, 1975 p. 105]
- ^ Fifth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile, GOVIND DAS, DR.,
- ^ Office of the Speaker Lok Sabha
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
External links
- Seth Govind Das
- The Commercial Kingdom of Raja Gokuldas at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 June 2002) Colonial Administration and Social Developments in Middle India: The Central Provinces, 1986–1921. PhD 1980 dissertation by Philip McEldowney