Unsung Heroes Detail

Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi was born on 30th December 1887, popularly known as ‘Ghanshyam Vyas’. He founded ‘Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’, an educational trust in 1938. Under the influence of Shri Aurobindo he leaned towards revolutionary group. But after settling in Mumbai, he joined ‘Indian Home Rule Movement’ and became its Secretary in 1915. In 1927, he was elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly but resigned after ‘Bardoli Satyagraha’. He participated in the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’ in 1930 and 1932 and was arrested and spent two years in jail in 1932. Munshi was elected in the 1937 Bombay Presidency election and as Home Minister, he suppressed the communal riots in Bombay. Munshi was again arrested after he took part in ‘Individual Satyagraha’ in 1940. He died on 8 February 1971.

Source: The Unsung Heroes: A Tribute, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration