Yusuf Meherally

Yusuf Meher Ali (23 September 1903 – 2 July 1950) was an Indian freedom fighter and socialist leader. He was elected Mayor of Bombay[1] in 1942 while he was imprisoned in Yerawada Central Prison.[2]

Meher Ali

He was the founder of the National Militia, Bombay Youth League and the Congress Socialist Party[3] and played a role in several peasant and trade union movements. He coined the term 'Simon Go Back' [4]

He coined the term "quit India"[5][6] and was part of the Quit India Movement along with Mahatma Gandhi for India's last nationwide campaign for independence from the British Empire. He was a participant of underground movement and was in forefront of Quit India Movement.

List of works

1. What to Read: A Study Syllabus (1937)
2. Leaders of India (1942)
3. A Trip to Pakistan (1944)
4. The Modern World: A Political Study Syllabus, Part 1 (1945)
5. The Price of Liberty (1948)
6. Underground Movement(1942)

References

1. "Welcome to Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, India". www.mcgm.gov.in.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. Nauriya, Anil (31 October 2003). "'Simon Go Back' — 75 years after". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
5. "महात्‍मा गांधी ने नहीं, इस शख्‍स ने दिया था Quit India का नारा!".
6. "English rendering of the text of PM's 'Mann ki Baat' programme on All India Radio on 30.07.2017". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 26 May 2018.