Abdul Bari (professor) explained

Abdul Bari
Birth Name:Abdul Bari
Birth Date:1892
Birth Place:Kansua, Jehanabad Bihar Bombay Presidency, British India
Death Place:Khusrupur, Bihar Province, British India
Death Cause:Shot near Fatuah Railway Crossing
Resting Place:Peermohani Qabristan, Patna
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:President of Tata Worker's Union
Years Active:1917–1947
Organization:Tata Steel Workers Union
Known For:Played active role to unite worker section of Bihar, Bengal and Orissa for freedom struggle movement in 1921, 1922 and 1942
Term:1936–1947
Predecessor:Subhas Chandra Bose
Successor:Michael John
Party:Indian National Congress
Movement:Quit India Movement

Abdul Bari[1] (1892–1947) 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.[2] He had a vision of India free from slavery, social inequality, and communal disharmony.[3] He took part in the freedom movement, for which he was killed.[4] [5] [6]

Biography

In 1937, he made his first historical agreement with the TISCO (now Tata Steel) management.[7]

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 Bari Path in Khusrupur, Bihar Province, during a stopover on his return from Dhanbad to Patna.[8] 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 [sic] one of its bravest and most selfless soldiers of freedom. He was utterly free from communal bias and knew himself only as an Indian. His was a dedicated life filled with a passion for the service of the working classes."[9]

On the first death anniversary of Bari, Rajendra Prasad recalled his contribution to the nation through a message dated 22 March 1948 published in Mazdur Avaz.[10] [11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Freedom Fighter and Labour Leader Still Beloved in Jamshedpur . 2023-05-05 . The Wire.
  2. Book: Dr. Rajendra Prasad: Correspondence and Select documents Volume 8 . Choudhary, Valmiki . Centenary Publication . 421.
  3. Book: Working together: labour-management cooperation in training and in technological and other Changes . Gladstone, Alan . Ozaki, Muneto . 1991 . International Labour Office . Geneva . 191.
  4. Book: At the feet of Mahatma Gandhi . Prasad, Rajendra . 1961 . Asia Publication House . 178.
  5. Book: History of the freedom movement in Bihar . Datta, Kalikinkar . 1957 . Govt. of Bihar.
  6. Book: Bihar Through the Ages . Chaturvedi, Ritu . 2007 . Sarup & Sons . 55.
  7. Web site: The Politics of the Labour Movement: An Essay on Differential Aspirations . 30 January 2011 . Simeon, Dilip.
  8. News: Murder of Bihar P.C.C. Chief . The Indian Express . 30 March 1947 . 1.
  9. News: Lived Like a Fakirin Service of His Countrymen . The Indian Express . 31 March 1947 . 5.
  10. Book: Dr. Rajendra Prasad: Correspondence and Select documents Volume 8 . Choudhary, Valmiki . Centenary Publication . 421.
  11. Book: Chaturvedi, Ritu . Bihar Through the Ages . 2007 . Sarup & Sons . 978-81-7625-798-5 . en.

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