Yusuf Meherally Merchant (23 September 1903 – 2 July 1950) was an Indian freedom fighter and socialist leader. He was elected Mayor of Bombay[1] in 1942 while he was imprisoned in Yerawada Central Prison.[2]
He was the founder of the National Militia, Bombay Youth League and the Congress Socialist Party[3] and played a role in several peasant and trade union movements. He coined the term 'Simon Go Back'.[4]
He was a part of the Quit India Movement along with Mahatma Gandhi for India's last nationwide campaign for independence from the British Empire. He was a participant of underground movement and was in forefront of Quit India Movement.[5]
List of works
- What to Read: A Study Syllabus (1937)
- Leaders of India (1942)
- A Trip to Pakistan (1944)
- The Modern World: A Political Study Syllabus, Part 1 (1945)
- The Price of Liberty (1948)
- Underground Movement(1942)
References
- ^ "Welcome to Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, India". www.mcgm.gov.in.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Nauriya, Anil (31 October 2003). "'Simon Go Back' — 75 years after". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Wickenden, T. (1976). Quit India Movement: British Secret Report. Thomson Press (India). p. 246. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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