Born in Yawatmal District in Maharastra on July 2,1923, Mr. Darda joined the freedom struggle at the age of 17. He actively participated in the Quit India Movement in 1942. Mr. Darda launched “Nave Jag” a weekly newspaper from Yawatmal to foster the spirit of nationalism in the year 1947. Later he launched “Lokmat” a Marathi weekly in 1952 which was transformed into daily in 1971.
Mr. Darda was elected to the Maharastra Legislative Council between 1972 and 1995. He made a mark in the governance in Maharastra by his admirable handling of the portfolios of energy , industry, irrigation, health, food and civil supplies, sports, youth affairs, textiles and environment as a Minister.
To commemorate late Mr. Jawaharlal Darda, Govt. of India has issued a special postage stamp on 2nd Dec. 2005.
Popular Jains This Week
-
Kiran Shah :: born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1956. He lived in Kenya until he was twelve years old when his family decided to move to India. It w... -
Kanhaiyalal Sethia (Hindi: कन्हैयालाल सेठिया) (September 11, 1919(1919-09-11) - November 11, 2008) was one of the most well known Rajasthani...
-
-Mahavir Sanglikar Udaipur born, 23 year old Lieutenant Archit Verdia of 175 Med Regiment – Indian Army was posted in Siachen Glacier few m... -
Hon’ble Mr. Justice D.K. Jain is a Judge of the Supreme Court of India. Born on January 25, 1948 . Enrolled as an Advocate at Delhi o...
-
-Mahavir Sanglikar Navalmal Firodia was a ...
-
Noted Gandhian, freedom fighter, former bureaucrat and Magsaysay Award winner Lakshmi Chand Jain passed away on Sunday after a prolonged bat...
-
Kalyanji Anandji is a name used by Indian composer duo known for its work on Bollywood film soundtracks, particularly action potboilers in ...
-
Dr. Abhijeet Annadate Marathi Writer Esp. Medical Subject Anand Hospital Mumbai Road , Vaijapur Dist Aurangabad 423701 Maharas...
-
Virachand Raghav Gandhi (Gujarati: વીરચંદ રાઘવ ગાંધી; 1864–1901) from Mahuva represented Jains at the first World Parliament of Religions in...
-
Jainendra Kumar (January 2, 1905-December 24, 1988) Jainendra Kumar was an influential Hindi writer of 20th century. He explored the huma...
No comments:
Post a Comment