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'Young Turk' freedom fighter Mohan Dharia is no more

'Young Turk' freedom fighter Mohan Dharia is no more

Rediff.com14 Oct 2013

Senior freedom fighter, social worker and former Union Minister Dr Mohan Dharia passed away on Monday morning. He was 88. Dharia was a close associate of former Prime Minister Chandrashekhar and was among the Young Turks of the Congress during the late 60s.

When A Vice President Resigned For The First Time

When A Vice President Resigned For The First Time

Rediff.com22 Jul 2025

Vice President V V Giri's resignation in 1969 triggered political upheavals that saw the ruling party defy its own presidential nominee, the expulsion of a sitting prime minister by her party president, and a historic split in the Indian National Congress, recounts Utkarsh Mishra.

The man who defied Indira Gandhi

The man who defied Indira Gandhi

Rediff.com25 Jun 2010

'Dialogue is the soul of democracy which should not be denied, but it was by Mrs Gandhi,' says Mohan Dharia who resigned as a Union minister in protest against her policies.

Why Indira Gandhi withdrew the Emergency

Why Indira Gandhi withdrew the Emergency

Rediff.com25 Jun 2010

'In the world she was being described as a dictator and she wanted to prove she wasn't,' says Mohan Dharia, the former minister who she jailed during the Emergency.

At Pune signal: Erring drivers get roses!

At Pune signal: Erring drivers get roses!

Rediff.com4 Oct 2006

Gandhigiri is a new club founded by former Union minister Mohan Dharia and former Pune Mayors Shantilal Suratwala and Ankush Kakde, alongwith others.

Why Gadkari Needs to be Heard

Why Gadkari Needs to be Heard

Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

Nitin Gadkari has a message as much for his party as much purportedly it is for the Opposition. Listening to him, whatever be his reasons and motives, will help, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Why Nehru had set up the Planning Commission

Why Nehru had set up the Planning Commission

Rediff.com15 Aug 2014

The 64-year-old Planning Commission, a vestige of the socialist era, will soon become history.