गुलजारीलाल नंदा gulzarilal nanda information in marathi

         In a village named Garthul in Sialkot district of Pakistan, d. Guljarilal Nanda was born on 4th July 1898. Father Bulakiram from a Punjabi family was a teacher in Poonch’s school. Mother’s name was Mrs. Ishwari Devi.

        Nanda’s primary education was in Ajoli and after completing his 10th standard, he completed M.Sc. from Forman Christian College, Lahore and Agra College. A. He took admission in Allahabad University. There M. in economics. A. After that I started research for writing thesis on ‘History of Labor Movement’. For this, I had to visit many places and work on tours.

          He got married to Lakshmi Devi in February 1916. It was his wife who inspired him to move forward in life. They had two sons and one daughter.

          . S. In 1921, when Nandaji came to Bombay for his thesis on ‘History of Labor Movement’, he met Gandhiji. This meeting turned his life around. He was appointed as Professor of Economics in the National University in Mumbai. Industrial problems in India at that time were of a peculiar kind. Till now there was no labor organization in the country which would fight for workers. Gandhiji wanted significant participation of the working class in the freedom struggle. Nandaji was motivated for this.

              etc. S. In 1925, Gandhiji founded the Charkha Sangh. etc. S. In 1934, Gandhiji’s agitation intensified. Then Akhil Bharatiya Gramodyog Sangh was established. etc. S. In 1935, Guljarilal Nanda presented his thesis entitled ‘Some Aspects of Khadi’, highlighting the economic and philosophical aspects of Khadi, in the Congress session. This thesis of Nandaji is considered very important in Khadi movement. This treatise has proved to be a guiding document regarding policies on Khadi even after independence. When Professor Stelney Jeevens of Allahabad University met Gandhiji, he said that Nandaji should be discouraged from writing the history of the labor movement. That thesis is so important in the industrial sector of India.

               Under Gandhiji’s guidance, Guljarilal Nanda devoted his life to organizing the workers of Ahmedabad. At that time almost fifty thousand laborers of different religions, Harijans and backward castes were working in the factories of Ahmedabad. Nandaji created an atmosphere of harmony between the mill owners and workers and resolved their differences without anyone’s intervention. As a result of this, factories and textile industries developed and the income of workers also increased. Nandaji’s heart sank when he saw the misery of the workers during the hartal period.

                  He used to take a broken bicycle which he got in 1925-26 and used to travel through the laborer settlements talking to them sympathetically. Nandaji did a lot of work from the slum areas of Mumbai. So the workers used to consider him as their benefactor and angel. Even today, his modki-todki bicycle is kept in the office of the labor union in Ahmedabad.

              Guljarilal Nanda etc. S. Appointed Parliamentary Secretary from 1937-39. Then he was entrusted with the work related to workers. Their experiences were also benefited in deciding labor policies.

               etc. S. In 1946, when Nandaji was imprisoned by the British government for his participation in the freedom movement, the workers of Ahmedabad started a hunger strike. He resumed work only when he realized that Nandaji was fine. etc. S. From 1946 to 1950, Nandaji became the State Labor and Housing Minister in the Bombay Legislative Assembly. During this tenure, he got the ‘Labour Disputes Bill’ and other industrial bills passed in the Legislative Assembly. He also passed this bill in the central government. This bill later became the guiding document of India’s labor policy. etc. S. In 1947, Nandaji founded the Indian National Trade Union Congress with his associates. He was its president. He continued to lead the labor movement in the country. etc. S. In 1947, he went to Geneva to participate in the ‘International Labor Conference’ as a representative of the Government of India.

etc. S. In 1951, Nandaji joined the Union Cabinet as Minister for Planning and Minister for Irrigation and Power. At that time many development schemes related to irrigation and electricity were started. As Planning Minister, he established ‘Bharat Sevak Samaj’ for the success of Five Year Plan. The country benefited a lot from this scheme. He also founded the Bharat Youth Society.

            etc. S. In 1952, Guljarilal Nanda went to the Lok Sabha after winning the first election from Mumbai. etc. S. In 1955, he led the delegation in the Consultative Committee of the Colombo Plan held in Singapore. etc. S. After the 1957 general elections, he held the posts of Planning Minister and Labor Minister. During this time he did a lot of important work and made many improvements.

            In 1962 ‘Congress Forum for Socialist Action’ was established. Guljarilal Nanda became the Home Minister in 1963. Nandaji achieved great success when he, as Home Minister, addressed the problem of corruption at every level and set up vigilance commissions in the states. He resigned on November 11 during the anti-cow slaughter agitation while serving as Home Minister.

              Nandaji founded ‘Navajeevan Sangh’ which was concerned with youth, labor, voluntary service organizations and peaceful change of the country.

          Pt. After Nehru’s death, Guljarilal Nanda became the acting Prime Minister. He was the Prime Minister of India from 27 May to 11 June 1964 and 11 January to 24 January 1964. He became the Railway Minister in February 1977 during Indiraji’s tenure. But when S. In 1975, when Indiraji declared Emergency, he wrote 3 letters to Indira Gandhi in very strong words on 27 June 1975 and 21 January 1976 opposing the Emergency and resigned from the Congress.

            Even after this, Nandaji continued to do many social, religious and spiritual works. Development of Kurukshetra was one of the important tasks. He established ‘Bharat Sadhu Samaj’ to involve lakhs of sadhus and saints of India in the development of India. Nandaji’s life is a shining example of simplicity, sacrifice and austerity. They used to live in a two-room house in South Delhi, refusing the facilities of bungalow, car etc. provided by the government.

            This martyred freedom fighter was awarded by the Government of India. S. In 1997, India’s highest civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’ was awarded.

             Mr. Guljarilal Nanda spent the rest of his life at his daughter’s house in Ahmedabad and on 15 January 1998 ended this long life and merged with Anant.