Full Name Abdul Bari Role Professor Name Abdul Bari | Years active 1917–1947 Parents Md Qurban Ali | |
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Cause of death Shot dead near Fatuah Railway Crossing Occupation President of Tata Worker's Union from 1936–1947 Similar Subhas Chandra Bose , Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud , Abdul Basit 'Abd us Samad | ||
Abdul Bari(Urdu:پروفیسر عبد الباری, Hindi: प्रोफ़ेसर अब्दुल बारी; 1892–1947) was an Indian academic and social reformer. He was born in 1892 in Sahabad, Village Kansua of Jahanabad District in Bihar. He graduated in 1918 and later engaged in post-graduate studies in History in 1920 at Patna University. He joined Bihar National College, which was then started under Mahatma Gandhi's inspiration, as Professor in 1921.
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From the very beginning of the life an idea was developing in his mind to bring about social reform in Indian society by awakening the people through propagation of education and teaching as well. He had a vision of India free from slavery, Social Inequality, communal disharmony. He took part in freedom movement and finally sacrificed his life for the cause of nation. He had taken part in many freedom movements along with Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Shri Babu & Anugraha Babu.
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Biography
Bari was born in 1892 at Bhojpur (Sahabad), Bihar. His father was Md Qurban Ali. He lived in the village Koilwar, on the banks of river Sone in the locality called Pathantoli He received his M.A. from Patna College, Patna University. A national level college has been established in Sadaqat Ashram, Patna in 1921 in which Dr. Rajendra Prasad was Principal and Abdul Bari was Professor along with Dr Anugrah Narayan Sinha.
His first meeting with Mahatma Gandhi was as a congress worker in 1917 during his visit to Bihar. He played active role to unite worker section of Bihar, Bengal and Orissa for freedom struggle movement in 1921, 1922 and 1942. He also played active role in Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922 with Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr Anugrah Narayan Sinha and Dr Sri Krishna Singh.
In the provincial election in 1937, he was elected as an MLA of Bihar from Champaran area on Congress ticket. It was the same election when his relative Barrister Mohammad Yunus was leading second largest party of Bihar- Muslim Independent Party. He became Dy. Speaker of Bihar Assembly in July, 1937 of first Congress Government which formed on 19 July 1937 after the fall of 4 months long First democratic government of Bihar headed by First Premier(Prime Minister) of Bihar province Barrister Mohammad Yunus He became Vice Chairman of Bihar Labour Enquiry Committee under Chairmanship of Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
The Bihar Labour Enquiry Committee visited Jamshedpur to see the labour problem in Jamshedpur. On the request of Netaji Subhas, then President of Jamshedpur Labour Association, he decided to lead the labour association in Jamshedpur. On the advice of Netaji Subhash Bose he decided to change the name of Jamshedpur Labour Association to Tata Worker's Union in 1937. He was President of Tata Worker's Union from 1936–1947.
In 1937 his first historical agreement with TISCO (now Tata Steel) Management. Played active role in the Quit India Movement in 1942. In 1946 he became President of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee. In 1947 riot spread in Patna.
On request of Mahatma Gandhi he was coming to Patna by car from Jamshedpur, he was shot dead near Fatuah Railway Crossing on 28 March 1947. His killer never got punished because it is said that he was being killed by fellow congressmen in Power struggle for BPCC President and Chief Ministerial Candidate. He is buried in Peermohani Qabristan.
On the first death anniversary of Prof. Abdul Bari, Dr. Rajendra Prasad recalled his contribution to the nation through a message dated 22 March 1948 published in Mazdur Avaz.
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