Indulal Yagnik
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Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik (22 February 1892–17 July 1972) was an Indian independence activist, a leader of the All India Kisan Sabha
, a significant peasant organization in India and one of the founders of the Mahagujarat Janata Parishad, a movement, which spearheaded the demand for the separate statehood for Gujarat on 8 August 1956.
Yagnik was elected to the 2nd Lok Sabha
from Ahmedabad constituency
in the erstwhile Bombay state
in 1957. He was re-elected to the 3rd, 4th and 5th Lok Sabha from the same constituency.
in the present-day Kheda district
of Gujarat. His father Kanaiyalal died at a young age while studying. Yagnik completed his primary and secondary education in Nadiad and after passing the matriculation examination in 1906, he joined the Gujarat College in Ahmedabad. After passing the intermediate examination, he took admission to the St. Xavier's College, Bombay and passed his B.A. examination from there. In 1912, he passed his L.L.B. examination.
during his college days. In 1915, along with Jamnadas Dwarkadas and Shankerlal Banker, he published an English language magazine, Young India
from Bombay. In the same year, publication of a Gujarati
monthly Navjivan ane Satya started and Yagnik was its editor till 1919, when he handed it over to Mahatma Gandhi
. He joined the Servants of India Society
in the same year but resigned in 1917 and joined the Home Rule Movement. In 1918, he participated in the Kheda Satyagraha
led by Gandhi. In 1921 he became the secretary of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee. In October, 1922 he started another Gujarati monthly, Yugadharm. He was imprisoned by the British from April 1923 to March 1924. From 1924-28, he was the editor of Hindustan, a Gujarati daily from Bombay. During 1926-27, he was also an assistant editor of the Bombay Chronicle
. He traveled a number of countries in Europe from 1930-35.
In 1936, he took active initiative in the formation of the All India Kisan Sabha and participated in its first session. In 1939, he founded the Gujarat Kisan Parishad. he was again imprisoned during 1940-41 for his anti-war campaign. In 1942, he presided over the annual session of the Akhil Hind Kisan Sabha. He started a Gujarati daily Nutan Gujarat in 1943.
All India Kisan Sabha
All India Kisan Sabha , was the name of the peasants front of the undivided Communist Party of India , an important peasant movement formed by Swami Sahajanand Saraswati in 1936, and which later split into two organizations, by the same name.-History:...
, a significant peasant organization in India and one of the founders of the Mahagujarat Janata Parishad, a movement, which spearheaded the demand for the separate statehood for Gujarat on 8 August 1956.
Yagnik was elected to the 2nd Lok Sabha
2nd Lok Sabha
Membership of the Second Lok Sabha...
from Ahmedabad constituency
Ahmedabad (Lok Sabha constituency)
Ahmedabad Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat state in western India till 2008.-Assembly segments:Ahmedabad Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following 7 Vidhan Sabha segments:...
in the erstwhile Bombay state
Bombay State
The Bombay State was a state of India, dissolved with the formation of Maharashtra and Gujarat states on May 1, 1960.-History:During British rule, portions of the western coast of India under direct British rule were part of the Bombay Presidency...
in 1957. He was re-elected to the 3rd, 4th and 5th Lok Sabha from the same constituency.
Early life (1892–1915)
Yagnik was born at NadiadNadiad
Nadiad is a city and an administrative center of the Kheda district in the Indian state of Gujarat.The city is famous for its socio-educational-religious humanitarian services led by Santram Mandir and supported by institutions of higher learning such as Dharamsinh Desai University, Muljibhai...
in the present-day Kheda district
Kheda district
Kheda district is one of the 26 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Kheda city is the administrative headquarters of the district.-History:...
of Gujarat. His father Kanaiyalal died at a young age while studying. Yagnik completed his primary and secondary education in Nadiad and after passing the matriculation examination in 1906, he joined the Gujarat College in Ahmedabad. After passing the intermediate examination, he took admission to the St. Xavier's College, Bombay and passed his B.A. examination from there. In 1912, he passed his L.L.B. examination.
Independence movement (1915–1947)
Yagnik was deeply influenced by Annie BesantAnnie Besant
Annie Besant was a prominent British Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule.She was married at 19 to Frank Besant but separated from him over religious differences. She then became a prominent speaker for the National Secular Society ...
during his college days. In 1915, along with Jamnadas Dwarkadas and Shankerlal Banker, he published an English language magazine, Young India
Young India
Young India was a weekly journal published in English by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. He used the Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding independence....
from Bombay. In the same year, publication of a Gujarati
Gujarati language
Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...
monthly Navjivan ane Satya started and Yagnik was its editor till 1919, when he handed it over to Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
. He joined the Servants of India Society
Servants of India Society
The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association. Along with him were a small group of educated Indians, as Natesh Appaji Dravid, Gopal Krishna Deodhar and Anant Patwardhan who...
in the same year but resigned in 1917 and joined the Home Rule Movement. In 1918, he participated in the Kheda Satyagraha
Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha
The first Satyagraha revolutions inspired by Mahatma Gandhi in the Indian Independence Movement occurred in Kheda district of Gujarat and the Champaran district of Bihar between the years of 1918 and 1919...
led by Gandhi. In 1921 he became the secretary of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee. In October, 1922 he started another Gujarati monthly, Yugadharm. He was imprisoned by the British from April 1923 to March 1924. From 1924-28, he was the editor of Hindustan, a Gujarati daily from Bombay. During 1926-27, he was also an assistant editor of the Bombay Chronicle
Bombay Chronicle
Bombay Chronicle was an English-language newspaper, published from Mumbai , started in 1910 by Sir Pherozeshah Mehta , a prominent lawyer, who later became the president of the Indian National Congress in 1890, and a member of the Bombay Legislative Council in 1893.It was an important Nationalist...
. He traveled a number of countries in Europe from 1930-35.
In 1936, he took active initiative in the formation of the All India Kisan Sabha and participated in its first session. In 1939, he founded the Gujarat Kisan Parishad. he was again imprisoned during 1940-41 for his anti-war campaign. In 1942, he presided over the annual session of the Akhil Hind Kisan Sabha. He started a Gujarati daily Nutan Gujarat in 1943.