Krishna Kripalani (29 September 1907 – 27 April 1992) was an Indian freedom fighter, author and parliamentarian. He wrote a number of books on Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi and on Indian literature.[1]
The son of Ramchand B. Kripalani, Krishna was born at Karachi on 29 September 1907.[2] He completed his early education from Karachi and Hyderabad, and graduated from the University of Bombay. He proceeded to London for higher studies. He studied for the Bar at Lincoln's Inn and London School of Economics for history, economics, political science, law and anthropology.[3]
Independence movement and Santiniketanedit
Back in the country, initially at Karachi in 1931, he started practising law in Lahore. However, he was arrested for participating in the freedom movement which cut short his legal career. At that time, he was interested in learning Bengali. After his release from imprisonment he proceeded to Santiniketan with that objective. Rabindranath Tagore was so impressed with him that he offered him the position of a lecturer in Visva Bharati. Kripalani worked for Visva Bharati from 1933 to 1946.[3]
During his stay at Santiniketan, he met Nandita, daughter of Mira Devi, youngest daughter of Rabindranath Tagore and the two decided to marry.[3]
Busy lifeedit
In 1946, on a personal request from J. B. Kripalani and Jawaharlal Nehru, he joined the Indian National Congress as its general secretary. In subsequent years, he shouldered the responsibility of many other party positions. He was invited to many major international events and delivered erudite lectures on various topics. In 1950, while visiting Japan, he released Rabindranath Tagore: a Biography. Between 1962 and 2011 the book went through 44 editions in 4 languages, and he had authored several books after that.[3][4]
He was honoured with the Padma Bhusan in 1969. He was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha from 1974 to 1980. The Sahitya Akademi was established in 1954 and Krishna Kripalani was appointed its first secretary and was there till 1971. Thereafter, he served National Book Trust and Indian Institute of Advance Study in Shimla.[3]
His wife Nandita died childless in 1967.[5] After retirement, he settled in Santiniketan and died on 27 April 1992.[3]
Worksedit
Rabindranath Tagore – a biography
Modern Indian literature – a panoramic glimpse
Gandhi: a life
Dwarakanath Tagore, a forgotten pioneer: a life
Rolland and Tagore, a collection of letters and essays, edited jointly with Alex Aronson
Referencesedit
^"Brief Biodata" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^Krishna Kripalani (1976). Rammohun Roy and Modern India. Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs.
^ abcdef"Padma Bhusan Krishna Kripalani". The Sindhu World. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^"Kripalani, Krishna, 1907-1993". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, a biography by Rekha Sigi. Diamond Books. 2006. ISBN9788189182908. Retrieved 5 August 2019. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
May 02, 2024
krishna, kripalani, september, 1907, april, 1992, indian, freedom, fighter, author, parliamentarian, wrote, number, books, rabindranath, tagore, mahatma, gandhi, indian, literature, born, 1907, september, 1907karachi, pakistandied27, april, 1992, 1992, aged, s. Krishna Kripalani 29 September 1907 27 April 1992 was an Indian freedom fighter author and parliamentarian He wrote a number of books on Rabindranath Tagore Mahatma Gandhi and on Indian literature 1 Krishna KripalaniBorn 1907 09 29 29 September 1907Karachi PakistanDied27 April 1992 1992 04 27 aged 84 Santiniketan Bolpur West Bengal IndiaOccupationFreedom fighter author parliamentarianNationalityIndianNotable awards1969 Padma BhushanSpouseNandita Contents 1 Early life 2 Independence movement and Santiniketan 3 Busy life 4 Works 5 ReferencesEarly life editThe son of Ramchand B Kripalani Krishna was born at Karachi on 29 September 1907 2 He completed his early education from Karachi and Hyderabad and graduated from the University of Bombay He proceeded to London for higher studies He studied for the Bar at Lincoln s Inn and London School of Economics for history economics political science law and anthropology 3 Independence movement and Santiniketan editBack in the country initially at Karachi in 1931 he started practising law in Lahore However he was arrested for participating in the freedom movement which cut short his legal career At that time he was interested in learning Bengali After his release from imprisonment he proceeded to Santiniketan with that objective Rabindranath Tagore was so impressed with him that he offered him the position of a lecturer in Visva Bharati Kripalani worked for Visva Bharati from 1933 to 1946 3 During his stay at Santiniketan he met Nandita daughter of Mira Devi youngest daughter of Rabindranath Tagore and the two decided to marry 3 Busy life editIn 1946 on a personal request from J B Kripalani and Jawaharlal Nehru he joined the Indian National Congress as its general secretary In subsequent years he shouldered the responsibility of many other party positions He was invited to many major international events and delivered erudite lectures on various topics In 1950 while visiting Japan he released Rabindranath Tagore a Biography Between 1962 and 2011 the book went through 44 editions in 4 languages and he had authored several books after that 3 4 He was honoured with the Padma Bhusan in 1969 He was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha from 1974 to 1980 The Sahitya Akademi was established in 1954 and Krishna Kripalani was appointed its first secretary and was there till 1971 Thereafter he served National Book Trust and Indian Institute of Advance Study in Shimla 3 His wife Nandita died childless in 1967 5 After retirement he settled in Santiniketan and died on 27 April 1992 3 Works editRabindranath Tagore a biography Modern Indian literature a panoramic glimpse Gandhi a life Dwarakanath Tagore a forgotten pioneer a life Rolland and Tagore a collection of letters and essays edited jointly with Alex AronsonReferences edit Brief Biodata PDF Rajya Sabha Retrieved 5 August 2019 Krishna Kripalani 1976 Rammohun Roy and Modern India Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs a b c d e f Padma Bhusan Krishna Kripalani The Sindhu World Retrieved 5 August 2019 Kripalani Krishna 1907 1993 WorldCat Identities Retrieved 5 August 2019 Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore a biography by Rekha Sigi Diamond Books 2006 ISBN 9788189182908 Retrieved 5 August 2019 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Krishna Kripalani amp oldid 1172289674, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
