Maniben Kara (1905-1979)[1] was an Indian social worker and trade unionist.[2] She was a founder member of the Hind Mazdoor Sabha and served as its president.[3] She was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[4]
Born in 1905 in Bombay, British India (now Mumbai) in a middle-class family to an Arya Samaj member, Maniben Kara did her schooling at St. Columba High School, Gamdevi, Mumbai and secured a diploma in Social science from the University of Birmingham.[5]
Career
Returning to India in 1929, she got involved with the Independence movement, founded Seva Mandir and a printing press and published Independent India,[6] a nationalist publication for the Indian revolutionary, M. N. Roy.[5] Later, she was known to have been influenced by Narayan Malhar Joshi, one of the early leaders of the All India Trade Union Congress,[7] and started involving in trade union activism.[5] Her area of operations was at the slums of Mumbai, the dwelling place of many of the conservancy workers of the Bombay Improvement Trust.[5] She established a Mothers' Club and a Healthcare Centre and spread the message of hygiene and literacy among the sul dwellers.[5] Later she started social organization called ; Seva Mandir which was later merged with NGO called Bhangini Samaj[1]
The next stage of her work started with organizing workers' unions at Mumbai port and dockyard which later expanded to cover the tailors and textile workers.[5] She joined the All India Trade Union Congress, the trade union arm of the Communist Party of India, and led several labour strikes which led to her arrest and solitary confinement in 1932.[5] After Formation of Congress Ministries in 1937, All India Trade Union Congress and Indian National Congress drifted apart. Maniben was member of Royis Party led by M N Roy. Royst Party Started New central Trade Union Organization named Indian Federation of Labour (IFL). She continued her activities through the days of Indian freedom struggle and was nominated to the Central Legislative Assembly in 1946, entrusted with the responsibility of the labour ministry.[5] Post Independence, After Partition IFL joined Hind Mazdoor Sabha.[1] She was a key member when the Hind Mazdoor Sabha was formed in 1948[8] and was also involved with the All India Railwaymen's Federation and was its former president.[9] She was also a founding member of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)[5] and was involved with government committees such as National Committee on the Status of Women[10] and other government initiatives.[11]
Maniben Kara, who never contested in a political election,[12] was honoured by the Government of India with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 1970. Nine years later, she died, at the age of 74.[5]Hind Mazdoor Sabha honoured her by establishing an institute in her name, the Maniben Kara Institute (MKI), in 1980.[3] The Western Railways Union started a trust in her honour, the Maniben Kara Foundation,[13] and maintains the Maniben Kara Foundation Hall, in Grant Road area in Mumbai.[14]
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Maniben Kara 1905 1979 1 was an Indian social worker and trade unionist 2 She was a founder member of the Hind Mazdoor Sabha and served as its president 3 She was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with Padma Shri the fourth highest Indian civilian award 4 Maniben KaraManiben KaraBorn1905Bombay British India now Mumbai Maharashtra India Died1979Occupation s Social worker trade unionistAwardsPadma Shri Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 See also 4 ReferencesEarly life EditBorn in 1905 in Bombay British India now Mumbai in a middle class family to an Arya Samaj member Maniben Kara did her schooling at St Columba High School Gamdevi Mumbai and secured a diploma in Social science from the University of Birmingham 5 Career EditReturning to India in 1929 she got involved with the Independence movement founded Seva Mandir and a printing press and published Independent India 6 a nationalist publication for the Indian revolutionary M N Roy 5 Later she was known to have been influenced by Narayan Malhar Joshi one of the early leaders of the All India Trade Union Congress 7 and started involving in trade union activism 5 Her area of operations was at the slums of Mumbai the dwelling place of many of the conservancy workers of the Bombay Improvement Trust 5 She established a Mothers Club and a Healthcare Centre and spread the message of hygiene and literacy among the sul dwellers 5 Later she started social organization called Seva Mandir which was later merged with NGO called Bhangini Samaj 1 The next stage of her work started with organizing workers unions at Mumbai port and dockyard which later expanded to cover the tailors and textile workers 5 She joined the All India Trade Union Congress the trade union arm of the Communist Party of India and led several labour strikes which led to her arrest and solitary confinement in 1932 5 After Formation of Congress Ministries in 1937 All India Trade Union Congress and Indian National Congress drifted apart Maniben was member of Royis Party led by M N Roy Royst Party Started New central Trade Union Organization named Indian Federation of Labour IFL She continued her activities through the days of Indian freedom struggle and was nominated to the Central Legislative Assembly in 1946 entrusted with the responsibility of the labour ministry 5 Post Independence After Partition IFL joined Hind Mazdoor Sabha 1 She was a key member when the Hind Mazdoor Sabha was formed in 1948 8 and was also involved with the All India Railwaymen s Federation and was its former president 9 She was also a founding member of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ICFTU 5 and was involved with government committees such as National Committee on the Status of Women 10 and other government initiatives 11 Maniben Kara who never contested in a political election 12 was honoured by the Government of India with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 1970 Nine years later she died at the age of 74 5 Hind Mazdoor Sabha honoured her by establishing an institute in her name the Maniben Kara Institute MKI in 1980 3 The Western Railways Union started a trust in her honour the Maniben Kara Foundation 13 and maintains the Maniben Kara Foundation Hall in Grant Road area in Mumbai 14 See also EditTrade Unionism Hind Mazdoor Sabha International Confederation of Free Trade Unions All India Trade Union Congress M N Roy Narayan Malhar Joshi India portalReferences Edit a b c Nayar Sushila Mankekar Kamla eds 2003 Women Pioneers In India s Renaissance National Book Trust India p 469 ISBN 81 237 3766 1 Geraldine Hancock Forbes 1999 Women in Modern India Volume 4 Cambridge University Press p 290 ISBN 9780521653770 a b Labour Rights Labour Rights 2015 Archived from the original on 15 February 2015 Retrieved 15 May 2015 Padma Shri PDF Padma Shri 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 15 October 2015 Retrieved 11 November 2014 a b c d e f g h i j Stree Shakti Stree Shakti 2015 Retrieved 16 May 2015 Independent India Hathi Trust 2015 Retrieved 16 May 2015 N M Joshi The Hindu 31 May 1955 Retrieved 16 May 2015 dead link Richard L Park August 1949 Labor and Politics in India Far Eastern Review 18 16 181 187 doi 10 2307 3024423 JSTOR 3024423 AIRF AIRF 2015 Retrieved 15 May 2015 National Committee on the Status of Women PDF ICSSR 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 11 August 2015 Retrieved 15 May 2015 INFLIBNET PDF INFLIBNET 2015 Retrieved 16 May 2015 Bela Rani Sharma 1998 Women s Rights and World Development Sarup and sons p 383 ISBN 9788176250153 Maniben Kara Foundation Indiacom 2015 Retrieved 16 May 2015 Maniben Kara Foundation Hall Mojo Street 2015 Archived from the original on 30 June 2016 Retrieved 16 May 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maniben Kara amp oldid 1095523063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
