Name of Member: Shri Vaijanath Mahodaya
Political Party: Congress
Constituency & State: Nimar (Madhya Bharat)
Lok Sabha Experience: 1
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MAHODAYA, SHRI VAIJANATH, B.A., Cong. (Madhya Bharat—Nimar—1952): S. of Shri Jagannath Ramachandra Moyade; B. Mandleshwar (Indore), Vaishakh Shukla 8, 1954 (Vikrama Samvat); ed. at City High School, Holkar College and Christian College, Indore; m. Shrimati Tulsibai; 3 S. and 2 D.; Public worker; Joined Satyagraha Ashrama, Sabarmati, 1921; Sub-Editor, Hindi “Naujiwan”, 1921—24; Editor and Secretary, Sasta Sahitya Mandal (Delhi) till 1929; Member, Gandhi Sewa Sangh since 1929; Ex-Secretary, Provincial Congress, Ajmer Merwara and Central India; Suffered imprisonment in 1930, 1932, 1933, 1940 and 1942; Established Grama Sewa Kutir in Sendhwa, 1935; Ex-Secretary, Gandhi Sewa Sangh, Wardha; Organised Indore Rajya Prajamandal and was elected its first President, 1939; Led the movement for responsible Government in the State till its successful termination in 1947; Minister for Education, Labour and Development, Indore State, 1947-48; Editor, Weekly “Loksewak” (Hindi); Chairman, Syllabus Committee for Secondary Education, Madhya Bharat Government; Secretary Madhya Bharat Goshala Sangh, Indore; Member, Central Council of Gosamvardhana, Government of India; Founder, Gram Sewak Vidyala, Rao (Indore). Hobbies: Painting and study of literature. Special Interest: Service of humanity, Gosamvardhana, Rural Uplift and Basic Education. Publications: “Bharat Men Vysan Aur Vyabhichar”, “Vijayi Bardoli” (History of the Bardoli Satyagrah), “Riyaston Ki Samasyain” and “Riyaston Ka Sawal”. Translations of many works of Gandhiji and Tolstoy. Permanent address: 179, Rambag, Indore. |
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