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Michael John (trade Unionist)
Michael John (29 November 1903 – 3 August 1977) was an Indian trade unionist and politician. Born in the Vepery area of Chennai, John was educated at Doveton College, then worked in industry in Jamshedpur. In 1928, he led a strike at the Tinplate Company, working closely with Subhash Chandra Bose. He continued his trade union activities, but was imprisoned for them in 1941, and then in 1942 was imprisoned for participating in the Quit India Movement, remaining in prison until 1945. On release, he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly. John served as president of several unions in Bihar, Bengal and Orissa. From 1948, he served as president of the Bihar unit of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC). From 1952 to 1953, and again from 1960 to 1962, he served as overall president of INTUC. He was also president of the Indian National Metalworkers' Federation and the Indian National Mineworkers' Federation. John served on the All India Congress Committee f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vepery
Vepery is a suburb in the north of Chennai, India. Abutting the transportation hub of Park Town, the neighbourhood covers a rectangular area north of the Poonamallee High Road. History Vepery is among those oldest neighbourhoods developed during the British settlement in the city of Madras. Christian missionaries started arriving in the neighbourhood as early as 1749, soon after the treaty of Aix la Chapelle when the city was restored to the English from the French. The Vepery Mission is the oldest mission connected with the Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britai ... in India. In 1828, St. Matthias Church was built, making it the second oldest Anglican Church after St. Mary's Church at Fort St. George. The church was officially consecrated on St. Matt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha, wikisource:Constitution of India/Part V#Article 80, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using single transferable votes through open ballots, while the President of India, president can appoint 12 members for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. The potential seating capacity of the Rajya Sabha is 245 (233 elected, 12 appointed), according to article 80 of the Constitution of India, Indian Constitution. Members sit for Staggered elections, staggered terms lasting six years, with about a third of the 238 designates up for election every two years, in even-numbered years. The Rajya Sabha meets in continuous sessions, and unlike the Lok Sabha, lower house, being the lower house of the Parliament, the Rajya Sabha is not subjected to dissolution. However, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Trade Union Leaders
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Indian National Congress Politicians
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1977 Deaths
Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown Bacteria, bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst Granville rail disaster, railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207 Azor, CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, Valencia, Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1903 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian National Metal Workers' Federation
The Indian National Metal Workers' Federation (INMF) is a trade union in India. The union was founded in 1959 as the Indian National Iron and Steel Workers' Federation. It brought together several smaller unions, including the Golmuri Tinplate Workers' Union, Iron and Steel Workers' Union, Khumardhubi Workers' Union, and Tata Workers' Union. Like its predecessors, it affiliated to the Indian National Trade Union Congress. Leadership Presidents :1959: Michael John :1977: V. G. Gopal :1993: Nand Kishore Bhatt :2010: G. Sanjeeva Reddy General Secretaries :1959: Jamshedpur Gopeshwar Jamshedpur Gopeshwar (21 December 1921 – 23 May 2008), usually known simply as Gopeshwar, was an Indian trade unionist and politician. Gopeshwar was born in Rampur, in the Saharsa district, and studied at Patna University. He supported ... :2008: Rajasekhar Mantri References {{India-trade-union-stub Trade unions in India Trade unions established in 1959 Metal trade unions 1959 establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maitreyee Bose
Maitreyee Bose was an Indian politician. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Darjeeling, West Bengal as an independent. She was earlier a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly as a member of the Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British .... References External linksOfficial biographical sketch in Parliament of India website {{DEFAULTSORT:Bose, Maitreyee India MPs 1967–1970 1905 births Lok Sabha members from West Bengal Year of death missing Indian National Congress politicians Independent politicians in India People from Giridih district People from Darjeeling district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopala Ramanujam
Gopala Ramanujam (1915–2001) was an Indian politician and co-founder of the Indian National Trade Union Congress. He was born on 28 May 1915 at Edircottal village, Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu, India. He was a recipient of the third highest Indian civilian award of the Padma Bhushan. Trade Union He was trained in trade union work during 1945 to 1947 at the Hindusthan Mazdoor Sevak Sangh and Majur Mahajan, Ahmedabad, an institution founded by Mahatma Gandhi. He was the president of the INTUC from 1958 to 1960, and general secretary from 1964 till 1984. In 1985, he was again elected president, and held the post until 3 August 1994. To honour his commitment to trade unionism, the Chennai-based National Centre for Industrial Harmony conducts the annual G. Ramanujam Memorial Lecture. There is also a permanent chair in his name at The Tamil Nadu Institute of Labour Studies. Governor He was Governor of Goa from 4 August 1994, to 15 June 1995, before being transferred to Odi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
Khandubhai Kasanji Desai (23 October 1898 - 17 April 1975) was an Indian politician who served as Union Minister of Labour from 1954 to 1957 and as Governor of Andhra Pradesh between 11 April 1968 until 5 January 1975.http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004090900290903.htm&date=2004/09/09/&prd=th& Life Khandu Bhai Desai was born on 23 October 1898 in Valsad district of Gujarat. After his early education in Valsad, he was admitted to the Wilson College in Mumbai. But in 1920, Mahatma Gandhi came out after boycotting the college in the non-cooperation movement. Later he completed his education at Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad, established by Gandhiji. Labor movement Khandu Bhai Desai soon joined the labor movement. He took up the work of 'Mazur Mahajan', an organization of cotton mill workers of Ahmedabad. Anusuya Ben Sarabhai, Shankarlal Banker, Gulzari Lal Nanda were his colleagues. Khandu Bhai propagated the spirit of Swadeshi and self-respect of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Bari (professor)
Abdul Bari (1892–1947), also known as Acha Bacha, was a descendant of Syed Ibrahim Malik Baya, an Indian academic and social reformer. He sought to bring about social reform in Indian society by awakening people through education. He had a vision of India free from slavery, social inequality, and communal disharmony. He took part in the freedom movement, for which he was killed. Biography In 1937 was his first historical agreement with TISCO (now Tata Steel) Management. Bari served as the president of the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee from 1946 until his death on 28 March 1947. He was killed by three men who shot at him after an altercation by a Bari Path in Khusrupur, Bihar Province, during a stopover on his return from Dhanbad to Patna. In his tribute, Mahatma Gandhi stated that Bari "lived like a fakir in the service of his countrymen." Then Congress President J. B. Kripalani said, "His death has robbed India one of its bravest and most selfless soldiers of freedom. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence Movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar and Maharashtra. A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad was imprisoned by United Kingdom, British authorities during the Salt Satyagraha of 1931 and the Quit India movement of 1942. After the constituent assembly 1946 Indian provincial elections, 1946 elections, Prasad served as Minister of Food and Agriculture in the central government. Upon independence in 1947, Prasad was elected as President of the Constituent Assembly of India, which prepared the Constitution of India and served as its provisional Parliament of India, Parliament. When India became a republic in 1950, Prasad was 1950 Indian presidential election, elected its first pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
