Minocher Rustom Masani
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Minocheher Rustom Masani (born 20 November 1905 in Mumbai, died 27 May 1998), popularly known as Minoo Masani, was a politician and leader of Swatantra Party in India. He was a member of the second, third and fourth Lok Sabha. Masani was a Parsi from Rajkot. He was well regarded for his parliamentary skills.
A barrister trained in London, Masani joined the freedom struggle with the Quit India Movement and was drawn into the Communist Party in the 1930s. However, he moved away to become a Socialist and a supporter of the mixed economy.[1]
His public life began in the Bombay Municipal Corporation, where he was elected as Mayor in 1943. He also became a member of the Indian Legislative Assembly.[1]
After Independence, Masani formed the Swatantra Party, which stood for laissez-faire while international Communism was at its peak. He was one of the few politicians who opposed the nationalisation of banks by Indira Gandhi.[1]
While his Swatantra Party was India's largest Opposition group, Masani often initiated debate on finance bills and forced the Congress government to work rigorously. A collection of his speeches was published as Congress Misrule and Swatantra Alternative.
[edit] Works
- Our India (1940)
- Socialism Reconsidered (1944)
- Picture of a Plan (1945)
- A Plea for a Mixed Economy (1947)
- Our Growing Human Family (1950)
- Neutralism in India (1951)
- The Communist Party of India: A Short History (1954)
- Congress Misrule and Swatantra Alternative (1967)
- Too Much Politics, Too Little Citizenship (1969)
- Liberalism (1970)
- The Constitution, Twenty Years Later (1975)
- Bliss was it in that Dawn ... (1977)
- Against the tide (1981)
- We Indians (1989)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c The Indian Express dated Thursday, May 28, 1998, Minoo Masani dies, aged 92 online
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