Harchandrai Vishandas was one of the first six young Sindhi men who graduated from Elphinstone College in Bombay prior to 1887.
20 Facts About Harchandrai Vishandas
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Harchandrai Vishandas was the elected Honorary Secretary of Karachi Bar Association just after its establishment in 1890, and served for a full 38 years.
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Harchandrai Vishandas was the elected as a member of Karachi Municipality in 1888, and then served a term of ten years as its president between 1911 and 1921.
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Harchandrai Vishandas was appointed to the Viceroy's Executive Council and was an Ex officio member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom until his death in 1928.
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Seth Harchandrai Vishandas was born in 1862 in the village of Manjhu in tehsil Kotri, Sindh.
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Harchandrai Vishandas was born into a Bharvani family known for its public-spirited members.
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Harchandrai Vishandas's received his primary education at a school in Manjhu founded by his father, Seth Vishandas Nihalchand.
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Harchandrai Vishandas was admitted to NJV High School in Karachi.
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Harchandrai Vishandas matriculated in 1878 and went to live with his maternal grandfather.
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Thereafter, Harchandrai Vishandas went to Bombay for higher education and read law at Elphinstone College, which he later patronised as his Alma mater.
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Harchandrai Vishandas initially took on a subordinate role in Shikarpur court.
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Harchandrai Vishandas was elected honorary secretary of the Karachi Bar Association.
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Harchandrai Vishandas was elected mayor of the Karachi Municipal Committee in 1911 until 1921.
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Harchandrai Vishandas was responsible for development works which led to shifting the course of the Lyari River, which opened up land for development.
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Seth Harchandrai Vishandas played a role as a freedom fighter of India.
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Harchandrai Vishandas was the first Sindhi to join the Indian National Congress and served the cause of national independence with dedication.
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Harchandrai Vishandas was influential in Congress; the 28th session of Congress in 1913 was held in Karachi largely due to the efforts of Harchandrai, his father Seth Vishandas and Ghulam Mohamed Bhurgari.
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Harchandrai Vishandas was a believer of Hindu-Muslim unity and was a Sufistic.
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Harchandrai Vishandas was one of the founder of Sindhi Gymkhana and Sindh Club in karachi and was twice elected president of the latter.
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On 16 February 1934, on his sixth death anniversary, a statue of Harchandrai Vishandas was unveiled in front of Karachi Municipal Corporation Building.