Trivedi Parmanand
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| Born | 23 January 1910 Shahpur Patori, Samastipur, Bihar, India (then-British India) |
| Died | 30 January 1970 (aged 60) Patna, Bihar, India |
| Spouse(s) | Ram Kumari Devi |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi |
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Trivedi Parmanand (23 January 1910 – 30 January 1970) was an Indian revolutionary, freedom fighter, independent thinker, trade union leader, writer and expert in the area of labour movement. He displayed courage and bravery during the freedom struggle. He remained committed to liberal causes throughout his life. He left his wealthy family and spent the last 25 years of his life working for the underprivileged. He was not tempted by power positions and he continued to work for the underprivileged.
Early Life and Education
Trivedi Parmanand was born in Shahpur Patori, India on 23 January 1910. He started basic schooling at his ancestral home – Chandra Bhawan in Shahpur Patori and later completed his schooling from Central Hindu Boys School, Varanasi. He graduated from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi.
Political Career
Youth Movement
Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya ji was a big fan of this outstanding Benaras Hindu University student. He maintained relationships with all of the major figures in the nation at the time, including Mahatma Gandhi, Acharya Narendra Dev, and Subhash Chandra Bose. He was elected minister of the turbulent Benaras Youth League and gave the UP youth movement a ferocious shape. The Benaras Youth Union was the country's first casualty of the Ordinance.
Before 1930, when he was a young man and spent time with revolutionary leaders like Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Jatindra Nath Das, etc., his political career began with the uprising. At that time, Patna, Hajipur and Patori had developed into major centres for revolutionaries. The historical Meerut conspiracy, the Durgkund bombing, and the political unrest in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab all featured T Parmanand.
Socialism
During the Congress session in Mumbai, he contributed to the creation of the nation's socialist movement. He interacted with MN Roy, a legendary revolutionary leader, in 1930. Under the auspices of the Akhil Bhartiya party, he became one of his favourite followers and oversaw the agitations and movements in the border regions, Punjab, and Kashmir. He served as the party's general secretary for the province of Bihar and was a key executive member of the Radical Democratic Party.
Quit India Movement
In 1942, the Quit India Movement began. He spent several months in Hazaribagh Jail for the eighth time. Although Swaraj occurred, the people's situation remained dire. He could have gotten a bigger post after Swaraj, but he didn't even consider it.
In 1943, shortly after he was released from prison, the awful Bengal famine broke out. The horrifying image of suffering and agony was there in front of him. It was his responsibility to obtain medicines worth lakhs that were imported from America and distribute them to the ailing people in the Kosi region. When the Bihar Consumers Union was established, he was named general secretary. He literally planted the seeds for the Kosi movement.
Labour Movement
At the World Labour Conference in Vienna, Austria, he represented India. He received honours for India and was welcomed into nations such as Russia, China, England, France, and Italy. Reading about his talent in foreign journals will make all Indians proud.
Trivedi Parmanand was the founding President of Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions.[1]
He was the one who initially hoisted the red labourers' flag in Patna. He is remembered as a founding member of the labour movement across India, not just in Bihar. Member of the All India United Trade Union Congress President's Board, President of the All India Aluminium Employees Federation, Bihar. In addition to twenty other labour organisations, he served as the general secretary of the provincial PWD transportation, tea garden, and press workers unions.
Public Welfare
It is generally known that he served the public bravely for five years as vice-chairman of the Patna Municipal Advisory Board. The merit with which he accomplished all of this is commendable. He worked for a number of social causes, including opposing the rigging of sales tax on traders, promoting raising the middle class wage level, the movement against professional tax, job security and pay increases for clerks and assistants, and improving the condition of the underpaid labourers. During the Hindu-Muslim riots, he had risked his life to save the lives of the populace. In our capital, there was practically no public job that he was not involved in.
Author
He delivered a passionate and engaging speech on practically every stage, including Kisan Mazdoor meetings, Radio, and Rotary. He had been a writer with original thought and a scholar of Hindi and English. His writings and articles, which appeared in periodicals and newspapers, were always innovative. He was a thinking man who diligently studied international politics and the international trade union movement. Despite being overburdened with numerous public activities, he was nonetheless active in the artistic and literary world, participating occasionally in night classes, farmers' music circles, literary seminars, and strikes and other actions for the underprivileged.
References
- ↑ "Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unionists (BATU)". UIA. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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