Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan

Homi J.H. Taleyarkhan
Governor of Sikkim
In office
10 January 1981 – 17 June 1984
Appointed byNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Chief MinisterNar Bahadur Bhandari
Preceded byB. B. Lal
Succeeded byKona Prabhakara Rao
Ambassador of India to Italy and Libya
In office
August 1984 – November 1985
Appointed byZail Singh
Member, National Commission for Minorities
In office
16 November 1985 – 15 November 1990
Chairman
Maharashtra state offices
Minister of Tourism
In office
1 May 1960 – 24 November 1963
Chief Minister
Succeeded byP. K. Sawant
In office
5 December 1963 – 1 March 1967
Chief MinisterVasantrao Naik
Preceded byP. K. Sawant
Succeeded byBalasaheb Desai
Minister of Public Health
In office
1 May 1960 – 7 March 1962
Chief MinisterYashwantrao Chavan
Succeeded byP. K. Sawant
Minister of Ports Development
In office
8 March 1962 – 19 November 1962
Chief MinisterYashwantrao Chavan
Preceded byVasantrao Naik
Succeeded byM. G. Mane
Minister of Housing and Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection
In office
8 March 1962 – 24 November 1963
Chief Minister
Preceded bySultan G. Kazi
Succeeded byP. K. Sawant
In office
5 December 1963 – 1 March 1967
Chief MinisterVasantrao Naik
Preceded byP. K. Sawant
Succeeded byD. S. Palaspagar
Minister of Fisheries
In office
20 November 1962 – 24 November 1963
Chief MinisterMarotrao Kannamwar
Preceded byBalasaheb Desai
Succeeded byP. K. Sawant
In office
5 December 1963 – 1 March 1967
Chief MinisterVasantrao Naik
Preceded byP. K. Sawant
Succeeded byP. K. Sawant
Minister of School Education
In office
1 March 1967 – 27 October 1969
Chief MinisterVasantrao Naik
Preceded byMadhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
Succeeded byNirmala Raje Bhosale
Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare
In office
27 October 1969 – 13 March 1972
Chief MinisterVasantrao Naik
Preceded byVasantrao Naik
Succeeded byRafiq Zakaria
Personal details
Born1912 (1912)
Died(1998-06-27)27 June 1998
PartyIndian National Congress
Awards Padma Shri (1992)

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 Shri in 1992.[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

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

References

  1. ^ "Obituary Events in 1998". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 December 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Bel-Air Hospital of Indian Red Cross Society". Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  3. ^ Grover, Verinder. Africa and India's Foreign Policy. p. 463.
  4. ^ "37 YEARS OF STATEHOOD". 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.
  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".