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Badruddin Tyabji was a prominent lawyer, activist and politician from British India. Tyabji was the first Indian to practice as a barrister of the High Court of Bombay and served as the third President of the Indian National Congress. He was the first Muslim president of Indian National congress Wikipedia
Born: 10 October 1844, Bombay Presidency
Died: 1906, London, United Kingdom
Alma maters: University of London, Middle Temple
Siblings: Shumsuddin Tyabji, Camruddin Tyabji
Badruddin Tyabji returned to India in 1867 and became the first Indian barrister in Mumbai in April 1867. He accepted a Judgeship of the Bombay High Court in 1895. In 1902, he became the first Indian to hold the post of Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court(Mumbai). Tyabji was active in women's emancipation and worked to weaken the zenana system. He was considered among the moderate Muslims during the freedom movement of India. However, his political career showed that he, like other leaders of the time, was impacted by a general bias regarding the conflict between conservative Muslims and the Indian National Congress. This bias endangered his and other politicians' attempts to unify Indian politics. During his time as President of the Indian National Congress (1887-88), he focused on uniting the Muslim community and gaining influence internally. He, along with Pherozshah Mehta, Kashinath Trimbak Telang, Dinshaw Edulji Wacha, and others, formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
(Information collected from various sources; compiled by Namaste India)
Born: 10 October 1844, Bombay Presidency
Died: 1906, London, United Kingdom
Alma maters: University of London, Middle Temple
Siblings: Shumsuddin Tyabji, Camruddin Tyabji
Badruddin Tyabji returned to India in 1867 and became the first Indian barrister in Mumbai in April 1867. He accepted a Judgeship of the Bombay High Court in 1895. In 1902, he became the first Indian to hold the post of Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court(Mumbai). Tyabji was active in women's emancipation and worked to weaken the zenana system. He was considered among the moderate Muslims during the freedom movement of India. However, his political career showed that he, like other leaders of the time, was impacted by a general bias regarding the conflict between conservative Muslims and the Indian National Congress. This bias endangered his and other politicians' attempts to unify Indian politics. During his time as President of the Indian National Congress (1887-88), he focused on uniting the Muslim community and gaining influence internally. He, along with Pherozshah Mehta, Kashinath Trimbak Telang, Dinshaw Edulji Wacha, and others, formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
(Information collected from various sources; compiled by Namaste India)
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