Correspondence and Publications from Kanji Dwarkadas to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Personal Wishes, Political Corrections, and a Labour Housing Pamphlet

Subject: Indian Labour Movement | Urban Housing | Bombay Politics | Indian National Congress

Date of publication: 1945

Language: English

Page: 25 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27824

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Kanji Dwarkadas -- Indian Labour -- Housing -- Bombay Chronicle | Bombay Politics -- Urban Development -- All-India Trade Union Congress -- Electoral History.

Abstract: This collection comprises a personal letter from labour leader and politician Kanji Dwarkadas to M.A. Jinnah, reflecting on their long association and expressing hope for a communal settlement. It also includes a letter and an enclosed article written to the "Bombay Chronicle" to correct the historical record regarding one of Jinnah's early electoral victories, defending Jinnah's popular mandate. The file is supplemented by Dwarkadas's 1945 pamphlet, "Housing Indian Labour," which details the severe housing crisis in Bombay and proposes solutions, along with a brief biography of the author.

Description: This file offers a glimpse into the multifaceted career of Kanji Dwarkadas and his long-standing, respectful relationship with M.A. Jinnah across political lines. The correspondence reveals a personal effort to safeguard Jinnah's political legacy by correcting a published inaccuracy. The inclusion of the "Housing Indian Labour" pamphlet showcases Dwarkadas's primary focus on social and labour reform, providing a detailed contemporary analysis of Bombay's slum conditions, their causes, and the failed and successful government interventions. This collection is valuable for understanding the social history of Bombay and the network of reform-minded individuals who engaged with major political figures like Jinnah. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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