may the stalvert's soul rest in peace to guide for ever all the aspiring differently abled.
On 10/14/15, sharad tripathi <lifeprejudi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > May god bless him peace. > Definitely he was a stallvert and I would like to know about some > other visually impaired legislative assembly members and > parliamentarians ;who have done a such a effort by which they could > become a leader of masses. > > On 10/12/15, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> With the passing away of Sadhan Gupta, eminent lawyer and >> parliamentarian of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), on >> September 19, the Left Front lost one of its most respected figures, >> who, in spite of being visually challenged, rose to be a stalwart of >> the communist movement and an inspiration to his comrades. He was 98 >> and had been suffering from age-related ailments. Gupta was the first >> visually challenged person in the country to be elected to the Lok >> Sabha and to hold the post of Advocate General. >> http://www.frontline.in/the-nation/a-stalwart-passes-away/article7702318.ece?homepage=true >> Born in Dhaka on November 7, 1917—the day the Provisional Government >> of Alexander Kerensky was overthrown by the Bolshevik Revolution in >> Russia—Gupta’s long connection with the communist movement appears to >> have been right from the time of his birth. His father, Jogesh Chandra >> Gupta, was a well-known barrister practising in the Calcutta High >> Court and an eminent Congress leader. When he was just one and a half >> years old, an attack of small pox rendered Sadhan Gupta blind forever. >> Educated at the Calcutta Blind School, Gupta distinguished himself >> academically right from the start. He ranked among the top 10 in the >> school final examinations and excelled in Presidency College from >> where he graduated with honours >> >> in economics. He did his postgraduation in economics from the same >> institution. It was while in college that he got involved with the >> leftist movement, and in 1939 he became a member of the undivided >> Communist Party of India. >> >> In 1942, he enrolled as an advocate in the Calcutta High Court after >> getting a bachelor’s degree in law from Calcutta University. In 1947, >> he was called to the Bar from Middle Temple, United Kingdom. In >> India’s first general elections, Gupta contested the Calcutta >> South-east Lok Sabha seat against Syama Prasad Mookerjee and lost. >> However, after Syama Prasad’s death in 1953, he contested the same >> seat in the byelection and won against the internationally renowned >> jurist Radha Binode Pal. In 1957, he won from the Calcutta East Lok >> Sabha constituency. In 1969, he was elected to the West Bengal >> Assembly from Kalighat, and in 1986 he was appointed Advocate General >> of West Bengal. >> >> Sadhan Gupta’s legal career was outstanding. Right at the beginning, >> he gained distinction with his argument in “Emperor vs Shibnath >> Banerjee” (1945). The case caught the attention of Mahatma Gandhi, who >> complimented Jogesh Chandra Gupta on his son’s legal acumen. >> Throughout his career Gupta, took up the cause of the downtrodden and >> the oppressed, particularly workers and peasants, all over India. >> During the CPI(M)-led Left Front government’s massive land reforms >> programme in 1977, Gupta’s efforts in courts against the challenge of >> large landowners, was an important factor in the success of the >> programme. He was an active trade unionist and president of different >> unions in various sectors. He also worked indefatigably for the rights >> of the disabled. >> >> Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay >> >> >> -- >> Avinash Shahi >> Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU >> >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of >> the >> person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; >> >> 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails >> sent through this mailing list.. >> > > > -- > Thanks&Regards, > Sharad Tripathi > Mob.- 09828545636 > Jaipur > > Follow me on- > Twitter- Sharad Tripathi (sinceresharad) > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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