SethHarchandrai Vishindas:


 

SethHarchandrai Vishindas Born in1862 at village Manjho of the District Dadu.Did matric from Govt.High schoolKarachi.He get degree of the graduation from Elphinstone college Mombai in1881.He did LL.b in 1885 and started practice next year.He remained member of the  Karachi Bar for more than 40 years.,and also acted as its HonrarySecretary for some time.He was a member of the Karachi Municipality from 1888to 1899.From 1899 to 1910,he was the legal advisor to Karachi Municipality,and its President from 1911 to 1921.From 1910 to 1921 he was a member of Mumbai Legislative Council as a representative of the Municipalities of Sindh.He was the member of Rasai Commission appointed by the Mumbai Govt.,member of MatiariFiring committee,Trustee of the Port of Karachi for 9 years and its Vicechairman thrice.he was a member of Standing Committee of D.J.Sindh College and was one the founders of Karachi Club.This towering personality of Sindh had a passion for Politics.He was a strong Congressman and was the Chairman of theReception committee of Congress  annual session of 1913 and was President Of many Congress  Conferences in Sindh.He was a great believer ofHindu-Muslim Unity.He set a new trend in serving and loving freedom.It was in1928 when he left his sick-bed to go to Delhi to vote for the Boycott of Simon Commission and journey from Karachi to Delhi at the advanced age of 66,was too much for him.He breathed his last on way to the Council-chamber.SethHarchandrai  was a true son of the Soil and a real freedom fighter.He and his friend Rais Ghulam Muhammad Bhurgri were Nationalists to core and had a burning desire to see their country free from the yoke of foreigners.

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