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Born | Abdul Bari 1892 Kansua, Jehanabad Bihar Bombay Presidency, British India |
Died | 28 March 1947 54–55) Khusrupur, Bihar Province, British India | (aged
Cause of death | Shot near Fatuah Railway Crossing |
Resting place | Peermohani Qabristan, Patna |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | President of Tata Worker's Union |
Years active | 1917–1947 |
Organization | Tata Steel Workers Union |
Known for | Played active role to unite worker section of Bihar, Bengal and Orissa for freedom struggle movement in 1921, 1922 and 1942 |
Term | 1936–1947 |
Predecessor | Subhas Chandra Bose |
Successor | Michael John |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Movement | Quit India Movement |
Abdul Bari [1] (1892–1947) was a descendant of Syed Ibrahim Malik Baya, an Indian academic and social reformer. He sought to bring about social reform in Indian society by awakening people through education. [2] He had a vision of India free from slavery, social inequality, and communal disharmony. [3] He took part in the freedom movement, for which he was killed. [4] [5] [6]
In 1937, he made his first historical agreement with the TISCO (now Tata Steel) management. [7]
Bari served as the president of the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee from 1946 until his death on 28 March 1947. He was killed by three men who shot at him after an altercation by Bari Path in Khusrupur, Bihar Province, during a stopover on his return from Dhanbad to Patna. [8] In his tribute, Mahatma Gandhi stated that Bari "lived like a fakir in the service of his countrymen." Then Congress President J. B. Kripalani said, "His death has robbed India [sic] one of its bravest and most selfless soldiers of freedom. He was utterly free from communal bias and knew himself only as an Indian. His was a dedicated life filled with a passion for the service of the working classes." [9]
On the first death anniversary of Bari, Rajendra Prasad recalled his contribution to the nation through a message dated 22 March 1948 published in Mazdur Avaz. [10] [11]
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