Yusuf Meherally

Yusuf Meher ali (September 23, 1903 – July 2, 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 coined the term "quit India"[5][6] and was 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.

List of Works

  1. What to Read: A Study Syllabus (1937)
  2. Leaders of India (1942)
  3. A Trip to Pakistan (1944)
  4. The Modern World: A Political Study Syllabus, Part 1 (1945)
  5. The Price of Liberty (1948)
  6. Underground Movement(1942)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mcgm.gov.in/irj/portal/anonymous/qllisthistory
  2. ↑ {{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990208/ile08143.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=September 14, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010043642/http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990208/ile08143.html |archivedate=October 10, 2012 }}
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  4. ↑ Article in the Tribune about 'Simon Go Back' agitation
  5. ↑ https://aajtak.intoday.in/education/story/quit-india-slogan-75-years-mahatma-gandhi-history-yusuf-meherali-congress-1-945706.html
  6. ↑ "English rendering of the text of PM's 'Mann ki Baat' programme on All India Radio on 30.07.2017". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2018-05-26.


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