Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan

Homi J.H. Taleyarkhan (1912 – 27 June 1998) was an Indian Gandhian, Congress politician and a former Governor of Sikkim.^[1]

Before his gubernatorial posting, Taleyarkhan had served as a Minister of Housing and Civil Supplies of the Government of Maharashtra^[2] and as India's Ambassador to Libya.^[3]

Taleyarkhan served as the second Governor of Sikkim from 9 January 1981 to 17 June 1984.^[4] As governor, he persuaded the then Chief Minister Nar Bahadur Bhandari to merge his Sikkim Janata Parishad with the Indian National Congress but their relationship later soured.^[5]

A member of the Parsi community, he served as a member of the National Minorities Commission of India after his gubernatorial assignment from 1985 - 1990.^[6] He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1991.^[7] He was a prolific writer, especially on Gandhi and Gandhism. Some of his books include From Warfare to Welfare: The Ideal of National Integration^[8] and the Splendor of Sikkim.^[9]

Homi J.H. Taleyarkhan: a man of devotion, dedication, and commitment is his biography by Sheshrao Chavan.^[10] He was married to Thrity Homi Taleyarkhan, a social activist and a former president of the Maharashtra State Women’s Council. The Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan Memorial Hospital and the Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan Memorial Hall in Mumbai have been named in his honour.^[11]

Books

1. Cricket: United india in Australia , Thacker , 1947
2. In the Land of the Blue Hills : A Visitor's Book to Ooty , 1951
3. Roads to Beauty around Bombay , Published by Popular Book Depot, Bombay, 1953
4. Aspects of Buddhism , Published by Vision Books, India, 1957
5. khandala, Lonavla and Environments , Published by Lonavla Borough Municipality, Lonavla , 1958
6. Splendour of Sikkim , 1982
7. From Warfare to Welfare : The Ideal of National Integration , Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan , 1993
8. Escape from the City
9. Resort of Tomorrow
10. Japan Today
11. Cheers and Tears of Village Life
12. Hill Stations of Western and South India

References

1. . The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 December 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
2. . Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
3. Grover, Verinder. Africa and India's Foreign Policy. p. 463.
4. . Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Sikkim. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
5. Bareh, Hamlet (2000). Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim. New Delhi: Mittal Publications. p. 80. ISBN 9788170997948.
6. "National Minorities Commission".
7. Agrawal, S.P (1993). Development/digression Diary of India: 3D Companion to Information India. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. p. 45. ISBN 8170223059.
8. From Warfare to Welfare: The Ideal of National Integration. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 1993. ISBN 9788172760335.^{[permanent dead link]}
9. Splendor of Sikkim. Impression. 1982.
10. Homi J.H. Taleyarkhan: a man of devotion, dedication, and commitment. Anurag Publications. 1994.
11. "In Memoriam - Courage and concern".^{[permanent dead link]}