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Chagla (left), as Ambassador to the United States, with President John F. Kennedy at the White House, 22 May 1961.In office14 November 1966 - 5 September 1967Preceded bySucceeded byIn office21 November 1963 - 13 November 1966Preceded bySucceeded byIn officeApril 1962 to September 1963In office1958–1961Preceded bySucceeded byChief Justice ofIn office1947 - 1958Succeeded byPersonal detailsBorn30 September 1900,Died9 February 1981NationalityMohammadali Carim Chagla (30 September 1900 – 9 February 1981) was an Indian, diplomat, and who served as of the from 1947 to 1958. Contents.Active life and career Born on 30 September 1900 in to a well-off Gujarati family, Chagla suffered a lonely childhood owing to his mother's death in 1905. He was educated at St.
Xavier's High School and College in Bombay, after which he went on to study Modern History at from 1918–21, taking a BA in 1921 and MA in 1925. In 1922, he was admitted to the Bar of the, where he worked with such illuminaries as Sir Jamshedji Kanga and, who would one day become the founder of.Initially, like many nationalists, Chagla idolized Jinnah due to his then nationalistic views and held membership in the. He worked under Jinnah in Bombay for seven years, often, as he recounts in his autobiography in a state of penury. However, he severed all ties to Jinnah after Jinnah began to work for the cause of a separate Muslim state. Chagla, along with others, then founded the Muslim Nationalist Party in Bombay, a party which was ignored and pushed aside in the independence struggle. He was appointed as Professor of law to in 1927, where he worked with Dr.
He was appointed as a judge to in 1941, becoming Chief Justice in 1948 and serving in that capacity to 1958. All through, he continued to write and speak strongly for the Indian freedom cause and against the communal two nation ideology.In 1946, Chagla was part of the first Indian delegation to the UN. From 4 October to 10 December 1956, Chagla served as Acting Governor of the then state of Bombay, later broken up into the states of. Following his tenure as Chief Justice, he served as the one-man commission that examined the, over the controversial LIC insurance scandal, which forced Krishnamachari's resignation as Finance Minister. Krishnamachari was quite close to Nehru, who became intensely angry at Chagla for his revelations of TTK's part in the affair, though he later forgave Chagla. From September 1957 to 1959, Chagla served as ad hoc judge to the at.After retirement he served as Indian ambassador to the US from 1958 to 1961.
Chagla then served as from April 1962 to September 1963. Immediately on his return, he was asked to be a Cabinet Minister, which he accepted, and he served as from 1963 to 1966, then served as the from November 1966 to September 1967, after which he left government service. He then spent the remaining years of his life actively, continuing to practice law into his seventies.As Minister of Education under, Chagla was distraught by the quality of education in government schools:Our Constitution fathers did not intend that we just set up hovels, put students there, give untrained teachers, give them bad textbooks, no playgrounds, and say, we have complied with Article 45 and primary education is expanding. They meant that real education should be given to our children between the ages of 6 and 14 Personal life and family In 1930, Chagla married Mehrunissa Dharsi Jivraj, a lady of his own community and similar family background, in a match arranged in the usual Indian way by their families. Their marriage was harmonious and conventional. The couple were blessed with four children, being two sons, Jehangir (b.
1934) and Iqbal (b. 1939) and two daughters, Husnara (b. 1932) and Nuru (b. Their son Iqbal Chagla became a lawyer; with his wife Roshan, he has a daughter (M.C. Chagla's granddaughter) Rohiqa, who is the wife of, the former chairman of in the period 2014–2016. Iqbal's son Riaz (b. 1970) was himself appointed a judge of the Bombay High Court in July 2017.Chagla's younger daughter, Nuru, married Subbaram Swaminathan, a south Indian gentleman, son of politician and brother of captain and.Mehrunissa Dharsi Jivraj died in November 1961.
Chagla survived her by nineteen years, dying in February 1981.Last years and death. Chagla on a 2004 stamp of IndiaIn 1973, Chagla published his autobiography, Roses in December, with the help of his son Iqbal.
He vehemently protested against the. He died on 9 February 1981, at the age of 81 of heart failure. He had been unwell for several years, and had suffered four. True to his active and energetic nature, he had not let his health slow him down.
On the day of his death, he went as usual to his club in Bombay and had a good time with his friends. He then slipped away to the dressing room and there, peacefully died. According to his wish, he was cremated instead of having a traditional Muslim burial.
The Bombay High Court was closed to show respect for him, and several speeches were made in his memory, including one by former Prime Minister,.In 1985, a statue of Chagla was unveiled and placed within the High Court itself, appropriately outside the Chief Justice's Court where once he served. The inscription on the statue plinth reads:' A great judge, a great citizen, and, above all, a great human being.'
Further facts Though born a Muslim, Chagla was more of an agnostic.The surname 'Chagla' was not his original surname. In Chagla's autobiography, he recounted that in his youth, he was known as 'Merchant' as both his father and grandfather were merchants. Hating the name due to its associations with money, he went to his grandfather one day and asked him as to what he should call himself. His grandfather promptly replied 'Chagla' as his father, Chagla's great-grandfather, had had Chagla as his pet name, which in the language means 'favourite'. Chagla promptly adopted the new surname.References. Chandrachud, Abhinav (7 February 2014).
Retrieved 8 September 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018. Chagla, M.C. (1 January 1982).
Roses in December (9th ed.). Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Iyer, V.R.Krishna (22 October 2000). Retrieved 8 September 2017., Ministry of Human Resource Development, retrieved 3 April 2015. The Economic Times.
6 July 2017.Further reading Roses In December, an autobiography, M.C. Chagla, Tenth Edition, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 2000, External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to.Wikiquote has quotations related to:.Political officesPreceded by1966–1967Succeeded byPreceded by1958–1961Succeeded.
Author: Marilyn Willett HeavilinEditor: Harvest House PublishersISBN: Size: 10,49 MBFormat: PDF, DocsRead: 102Used for years by individuals, grief counselors, and support groups, Roses in December has helped readers understand the grieving process, support family members, give insight into sibling grief, and maintain their marriages during difficult times. This newly revised edition offers the same compassion and encouragement plus chapters on losing loved ones under special circumstances, such as suicide and AIDS. With deep empathy, Marilyn helps those who are grieving find Gods comfort. Having lost three sons, she knows the tremendous sorrows and struggles that come with the death of loved ones. Yet she shares how even in the winters of our lives God provides roses-special occasions, special people, and special memories-to give us strength and draw close to Him.
Author: David StanfordEditor: Lulu.comISBN: Size: 20,22 MBFormat: PDF, DocsRead: 445Illustrated - (Total of 100 B & W pictures) - The Battle of Hong Kong took place between 8th December and 25th December 1941. This is the tale of the Stanford family and how they were affected by this battle. It tells of life in the Army, life in the colonies, the battle, the infamous Lisbon Maru, and how the family coped with the war, evacuation, repatriation, and post war - Will also be of particular interest to aircraft enthusiasts, with 16 of the pictures being of aircraft at the time of the fall of Hong Kong - Japanese, civilian and allied aircraft are covered. Author: Mary Goodlet-ClydeEditor: Trafford PublishingISBN: Size: 13,49 MBFormat: PDF, DocsRead: 660Roses in December is a saga about three mansions and about the families who live in each of them. The story of each house is narrated by Ted Dawson who has just been told that his beautiful wife Eileen, the author of many books and plays, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. His wife's condition and her inability to recognise him has caused him great distress. He recalls memories of the time when they first met and of years of love, friendship, passion, pleasure and companionship she had given him, and also the tragedy and sadness they had endured together.
His memories take him back to his childhood and to the wonderful days he had shared with with his dad at 'Riverdene' until his unrimely death when Ted was only fourteen years old. The generosity of the Squire of Tinnerton Hall who had employed his dad and who had taken Ted to live at the Hall with him and his son Johnny who accepted him like a brother/ He recalls the happy and carefree days he had spent with Johnny which were some of the happiest days of his life. There is a story within a story, when Stanley who is Eileen's biological father arrives from South Africa to find her. Eileen had been brought up to believe that Matthew, Stanlwy's half brother was her father. Stanley explains how Matthew betrayed him and had deceived her mother Annette forcing her to marry him although he knew she was pregnant with Stanley's child. When Eileen hears Stanley's story she accepts him as her true father.
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Stanley sets out to find out why Annette had agreed to marry Matthew, who she claimed to dislike so much. Stanley's story is one of evil, jealousy, hatred and betrayal which Stanley is able to prove when he visits Matthew's second wife Glady's, widowed when Matthew died suddenly from a heart attack. She gave Stanley a journal written by Matthew which she had found amongst his papers, also a bundle of letters written to Annette by Stanley that had been intercepted by Matthew before Annette could see them. Although Eileen is sad that her mother had been denied Stanley's love and had been living a life of misery with Matthew.
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She is glad that the truth has been told and she need no longer feel guilty about not being able to love Matthew who she thought was her father. After Ted and Eileen marry Stanley takes them to his home in Camps Bay, Cape, South Africa where they spend two glorious months enjoying the sunshine, taking in the beauty of the mountains, the beaches, the flora and fauna and the culture of the places they visit. They visit Rhodesia and Stanley's uncle's farm which had been rebuilt after being burnt to the ground by terrorists and his uncle and aunt and all the servants killed. During their stay they were to learn more about the history of Rhodesia and the ideology of apartheid in South Africa and became more aware of the political situation. As a prosecuting lawyer Ted recalls cases of murder fraud paedophilia and other cases he has been involved in. The story is one of family love and loyalty and the interaction of each family with the other in times of love happiness, betrayal, targedy and deep despair. Ted recalls both as he struggles to accept the living bereavement of Eileen's illness remembering Eileen's belief that happy memories are like Roses in December.