Syama Prasad Mookerjee was the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the predecessor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and controversial leaders in India's recent history. In spite of his significant political and ideological differences with Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr Mookerjee was inducted to the first cabinet of independent India. However, following the Delhi Pact between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, Dr Mookerjee resigned from the cabinet. His role during the Great Bengal Famine of 1943 and the Great Calcutta Killings and Noakhali Carnage of 1946 was historic. His premature death in custody--in Kashmir--remains one of the unsolved mysteries of India's political history. Dr Mookerjee was an educationist, politician and patriot who often opposed the official narratives of his time but fought consistently for India's independence and pre-eminent position in the world. His life has remained largely unexplored till now. This biography aims to rectify that omission by examining his life in detail and shedding light on the turbulent and contentious events of his times.
Syama Prasad Mookerjee was an academician, administrator and educational thinker, as may be discerned from his life-long engagement with education and discourses on education that he delivered on various occasions in the last two decades of his life in particular. Ironically, his contribution to domains beyond politics remains unacknowledged, and a serious and vigorous consideration of his educational views and vision still eludes us to an extent that they are not a part of the discussions in the mainstream education system in India even today. The present volume endeavours to put together Mookerjee's educational discourses culled from almost all known sources till now. It is a tribute to Mookerjee, the educationist, who was committed to high ideals of Indian education and culture, and strove to implement his vision in his different capacities. Be it stressing on the importance of Indian languages, the need to stay connected with the nation's civilsational strength and rich heritage, walking in step with the rest of the world in science and technology and shaping Indian education in a manner that it would appreciate the best of all religions rather than be totally cut off from them, Mookerjee's insights on education were essentially to facilitate the rediscovering of the Indian mind. This comprehensive book capturing the timeless vision of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, not just on education, but also on using education as a means to nation building and in creating a new world order with contribution from enlightened Indian minds, is a treasure for educationists, scholars, education administrators as well as the uninitiated.
Whatever has been written about Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee so far doesn’t do justice to his grand and multi-faceted personality. This leading sentiment is behind the motivation of writing the present book. A lot has been written on Dr. Mookerjee’s political endeavours. However, his persona is immeasurably significant beyond his political life. The simplest explanation of his life proclaims him master of social, educational and economic thought. This book is an attempt to know how Dr. Mookerjee became a powerful personality, an educationist, a thinker, and an administrator. The focal point is to explore the new experiments and innovations brought out into the world of education by him. He always saw the role of education as of utmost importance in the process of national regeneration. Throughout his life, he spoke in favour of education, teachers and students. He was an educationist par excellence. It was under his tenure that Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore delivered the convocation address in Bengali, which was not less than a revolution in British India. This book will help the readers see the profound blending of tolerance, humanity, and tradition, together with the scientific outlook in the personality of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee. Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee The Great Educationist by Dr. Nand Kishore Garg and Namarta Sharma: This biography sheds light on the life and contributions of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, a prominent political figure and educationist. The book explores his vision for education, his role in shaping India's educational policies, and his enduring impact on the nation's educational landscape. Key Aspects of the Book "Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee The Great Educationist": Educational Visionary: The book highlights Dr. Mookerjee's visionary ideas and initiatives in the field of education, emphasizing their relevance today. Political Legacy: It provides insights into his multifaceted contributions to Indian politics and nation-building. Educational Reform: "Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee The Great Educationist" explores the educational reforms championed by Dr. Mookerjee and their lasting influence. Dr. Nand Kishore Garg and Namarta Sharma are authors and scholars dedicated to preserving and sharing the life stories of significant historical figures.
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This book is a pioneering work on the multi-faceted contributions of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee to India. Dr Mookerjee helped to oust the League ministry in Bengal (1941) and install the Progressive Coalition ministry of which he was the Finance Minister. He resigned in 1942 to protest against the Governor's policy of repression against the Quit India movement. As the Working President of the Hindu Mahasabha, he was responsible for its ascendancy in Indian politics from 1940-1944. As the Central Industries and Supplies Minister (1947-1950), he framed free India's industrial policy but resigned due to acute differences with Prime Minister Nehru's appeasement policy towards Pakistan. He, together with M.S. Golwalkar of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, formed a new political party, the Bharatiya Jan Sangh. Despite Dr Mookerjee's tragic death in 1953, the party drew adherents from all parts of India, and eventually was renamed the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Dr. Mookerji was one of the remarkable figures who adorned India's political firmament during the crucial decades before and after Independence. This book puts into perspective the life and career of this versatile genius who excelled in every field of activity he entered - as Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University; as the acting president of the Hindu Mahasabha; as parliamentarian and the first president of Jana Sangh; and as a crusader for the cause of Indian unity. Prof Bal Raj Madhok's association with Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookerji began in 1940. He has worked in close association with Dr. Mookerji for the formation of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which reached the highest watermark of popularity under his leadership in 1967
From being elected as Congress president in 1929 till his death in 1964, Jawaharlal Nehru remained a towering figure in Indian politics, a man who left an indelible stamp on the history of South Asia. As a leading light of the nationalist struggle and as India's first and longest-serving prime minister, his ideas shaped the political contours of the country and left an imprint so deep that his legacy continues to be debated furiously today. In life, as in afterlife, Nehru was many things to many people. Going beyond the imposed labels of contemporary discourse, this book illuminates four encounters that Nehru had with contemporaries from across the political spectrum - Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Sardar Patel and Syama Prasad Mookerjee - that are critical to understanding his ideas, and his long afterlife and impress on the present. Nehru may no longer be alive to answer his critics today, but there was a time when he pitted himself vigorously against his opponents in the marketplace of ideas, debating the most profound questions in South Asian history and decisively influencing political events. It is this intellectually combative Nehru whom we meet in this book - voicing ideological disagreements, forging political alliances, moulding political opinion, offering visions of the future and staking out the political field - a key figure in the debates that defined India
