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Bhulabhai Desai
Indian independence activist and acclaimed lawyer
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Jawaharlal Nehru, Bhulabhai Desai and Babu Rajendra Prasad (Center) at the AICC Session, April 1939 | |
| Born | (1877-10-13)13 October 1877 Valsad |
| Died | 6 May 1946(1946-05-06) (aged 68) |
Bhulabhai Desai (13 October 1877 – 6 May 1946) was an Indian independence activist and acclaimed lawyer.
He is well-remembered for his defence of the three Indian National Army soldiers accused of treason during World War II, and for attempting to negotiate a secret power-sharing agreement with Liaquat Ali Khan of the Muslim League.
Bhulabhai desai biography for kids
Early life
Bhulabhai Desai was born in Valsad, Gujarat in an Anavil family.[1] Initially schooled by his maternal uncle, Bhulabhai further studied at the Avabai School in Valsad and the Bharda High School in Bombay, from where he matriculated in 1895, standing first in his school.
He married Ichchhaben while still in school. They had one son, Dhirubh