Morarji desai

24 March 1977 28 July 1979 • • • • • • • • • • Ministers of state [ ] • • • • • • • • • Reversal of Emergency decrees [ ] The first actions taken by the Desai government were to formally end the state of emergency and media censorship and repeal the controversial executive decrees issued during the Emergency. Economic policy [ ] See also: The Janata government had lesser success in achieving economic reforms. It launched the Sixth Five-Year Plan, aiming to boost agricultural production and rural industries. Seeking to promote economic self-reliance and indigenous industries, the government required multi-national corporations to go into partnership with Indian corporations. The policy proved controversial, diminishing foreign investment and led to the high-profile exit of corporations such as The Janata government tried to curb forgery and References [ ] • ^ a b c Kuldip Singh (11 April 1995). The Independent . Retrieved 27 June 2009. • ^ a b . Retrieved 27 June 2009. • G. G. Mirchandani (2003). 320 Million Judges. Abhinav Publications. pp.90–100. 81-7017-061-3. • . Retrieved 27 June 2009. • ^ a b Paul R. Brass (1994). The Politics of India Since Independence. Cambridge University Press. pp.40–50. 978-0-521-45970-9. {{ • ^ a b c d e G. G. Mirchandani (2003). 320 Million Judges. Abhinav Publications. pp.176–191. 81-7017-061-3. • Shashi Tharoor (2006). India: From Midnight To Millennium. Arcade Publishing. pp.164–66. 978-1-55970-803-6. {{ • . Retrieved 10 November 2016.

Morarji Ranchhodji Desai, India's first non-Congress Prime Minister, was born on February 29, 1896, in Bhadeli village of the erstwhile state of Bombay. Besides serving as Prime Minister between 1977 and 1979, Morarji Desai held important constitutional posts such as Chief Minister of Bombay State, Home Minister, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India. On Morarji Desai's 124th birth anniversary, LatestLY compiles a list of interesting facts about him. Morarji Desai 124th Birth Anniversary: Five Memorable Quotes By Fourth Prime Minister of India. • Morarji Desai served as Deputy Collector for twelve years during the British rule. In 1930, he quit the government service and joined the freedom struggle. • Desai, who was imprisoned thrice during the freedom struggle, joined the Congress party in 1931. In 1952, he became the Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Bombay. • In 1967, Desai joined Indira Gandhi’s cabinet as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of Finance. However, in July, 1969, Indira Gandhi took away the Finance portfolio from him. • This did not go with Desai who resigned as Deputy Prime Minister. When the Congress split in 1969, Desai remained with the Organisation Congress. • Morarji Desai was among the prominent opposition leaders to be jailed during the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi in 1975. • He then fought against the Congress party electorally and helped the opposition remove the grand old party from power for the first time i...

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28°37′33″N 77°12′26″E / 28.62583°N 77.20722°E / 28.62583; 77.20722 Campus Lutyens’ Zone MDNIY Website The Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (acronym MDNIY) Profile [ ] The Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga is a Common Yoga Protocol and Yoga DVD for International Day of Yoga, celebrated on June 21, were prepared by the Institute in consultation with the eminent Yoga Experts and the officials of various Ministries, Govt. of India. The Institute was started in 1970, in the form a hospital, opened by the now defunct Central Council for Research in Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy, under the Vishwayatan Yogashram. The hospital was later converted into an institute, by name, Central Research Institute for Yoga (CRIY) in 1976, to provide free training to people and to organize research on yoga. In 1988, the institute was further renamed as the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga with expanded mandates. Facilities [ ] The Institute is housed in a campus measuring 2.818 acres, and is equipped with the amenities such as a conference hall with audio visual facilities accommodating 50 people, an auditorium with a capacity of 140 people, a library with a collection of over 9000 books on yoga and related topics, a practice hall (Kriya block) for 30 people, an academic block for classes and practices, an out-patient facility where therapists, dietitians and medical officers offer consultancy services, a laboratory with physiological and biochemical testing and...

By Sep 5, 2018 Morarji Desai was born to a school Teacher in Desai became a freedom activist under Morarji Desai was elected as Bombay State’s Chief Minister in 1952. The Bombay Presidency was a bilingual state, consisting of Marathas and Gurajatis. In 1956, there was a movement led by Desai was opposed to both groups, being a nationalist himself. He opined that state be made a Union territory or a separate development region, to suit its cosmopolitan nature; citing its long settled citizens from diverse linguistic, cultural and religious backgrounds spanning several decades. Flora Fountain, later renamed ‘Hutatma Chowk’ or ‘Martyrs Square’ A demonstration was held at Following this, Desai later moved to Morarji Desai, being a fierce nationalist with anti-corruption leanings, found himself at odds with Prime Minister Nehru and his allies. He was a contender for the Premiership position, following Nehru’s failing health, but lost to Following the Prime Minister revoking his portfolio of Finance, and nationalising fourteen of India’s largest banks, Desai quit the Gandhi Cabinet. At the time, the Indian National Congress split into two factions; INC(Organisation) and INC(Ruling), with the latter being formed by Indira Gandhi. Morarji Desai lost yet again, in a landslide victory to Indira Gandhi in the General Elections of 1971. However, he was elected as a member of the Here are a list of achievements of the government under Prime Minister Morarji Desai. Contents • • • • • • ...

Morarji Desai at a New York meeting: Fighting fit "Truth shall prevail," declared Morarji Desai, determined to exonerate himself of allegations in Seymour Hersh's book The Price of Powerthat he functioned as an American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) informer. The spry 88-year-old former prime minister arrived in the United States on May 18 for his deposition in the libel suit he has filed against Hersh and went through a whirlwind schedule in his characteristically cantankerous fashion. Flying into Chicago two days later, Desai gave his pre-trial deposition behind closed doors, with only his and Hersh's lawyers present. According to a report from Chicago, Desai arrived precisely at the appointed minute for the hearing at the offices of the law firm, Coffield and Slavin. He imediately requested the lawyers not to waste time on lengthy lunch breaks. He said he had travelled thousands of miles and was 90 years old and would like to spend all available time in answering questions. As he patiently sat through the grilling, even the opposing lawyers were impressed at his near-total recall of even minor incidents and specific dates. The initial questioning covered two specific subjects. One was Arun Gandhi's controversial book The Janata Years, which Desai dismissed as "trash" and-said he would not deign to read. The second was the installation of a nuclear device on Nanda Devi by Indian intelligence agencies and the CIA in a joint operation. The device was a listening post t...

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