John Thivy

John Thivy
ஜான் திவி
1st President of Malayan Indian Congress
In office 4 August 1946 – 1947
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Baba Budh Singh Ji
Personal details
Born	1904
Died	1959
Nationality	Malaya
Political party	Malayan Indian Congress

John Thivy
Indian Commissioner to Mauritius
In office September 2, 1950 – September 10, 1953
Preceded by	Dharam Yash Dev
Succeeded by	A. M. Sahay
Indian Ambassador to Syria
In office September 10, 1953 – 1955
Succeeded by	de:V. M. Madhavan Nair
Indian Ambassador to Italy
In office 1955–1955
Preceded by	Binay Ranjan Sen
Succeeded by	es:Khub Chand
Indian Ambassador to Netherlands
In office December 6, 1957 – June 4, 1959
Preceded by	Birendra Narayan Chakravarty
Succeeded by	Raj Krishna Tandon

John Aloysius Thivy (Tamil: ஜான் திவி)(1904–1959) was a Malayan Indian politician and former lawyer who was the founding president of the Malayan Indian Congress.

Thivy finished schooling at St. Michael's Institution in Ipoh, Perak. He studied law in London, before returning to practise in Malaya. In London, Thivy had a chance to meet Mohandas Gandhi and came to be interested in the Indian independence movement. On his return to Malaya, after getting his law degree in 1932, he became involved in the Indian nationalist movements.

Later, after the fall of Malaya to the Japanese, Thivy's interest was rekindled by a speech given by Subhas Chandra Bose in one of his rallies in 1943. Thivy joined the Indian National Army in 1943 and served in the Burma Front.

After the Japan's surrender, John Thivy was held at Changi prison for collaboration and was only released after India's independence.

On 4 August 1946, Thivy became the 1st and founding President of the Malayan Indian Congress (MIC), which represented Indian interests in Malaya. He was helped in the setting up of the party by other notable individuals such as Janaky Athi Nahappan. The MIC was modelled after the Indian National Congress. The party participated in the Malayan Independence movement.

In 1948, Thivy was appointed as an official to represent India in Southeast Asia by the Nehru Government.

See also

• Indian National Army
• Janaky Athi Nahappan
• Malayan Indian Congress

References

• Biographies of INA freedom Fighter National Archives of Singapore
• Times of India
• Malayasian Indian Congress. History
• Subhas Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army. Asian Journal, Radio Singapore International.
• Reference to the "late John Thivy"