John Thivy
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John Thivy | |
|---|---|
| 1st President ofMalayan Indian Congress | |
| In office 4 August 1946 – 1947 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Baba Budh Singh Ji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1904 Kuala Kangsar,Perak,Federated Malay States,British Malaya |
| Died | 1959 Kuala Lumpur,Selangor,Federation of Malaya |
| Nationality |  Malaya Indian |
| Political party | Malayan Indian Congress |
John Thivy | |
|---|---|
| Indian Commissioner to  Mauritius | |
| In office 2 September 1950–10 September 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Dharam Yash Dev |
| Succeeded by | A. M. Sahay |
| Indian Ambassador to  Syria | |
| In office 10 September 1953–1955 | |
| Succeeded by | de:V. M. Madhavan Nair |
| Indian Ambassador to  Italy | |
| In office 1955–1955 | |
| Preceded by | Binay Ranjan Sen |
| Succeeded by | es:Khub Chand |
| Indian Ambassador to  Netherlands[1] | |
| In office 6 December 1957–4 June 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Birendra Narayan Chakravarty |
| Succeeded by | Raj Krishna Tandon |
John Thivy(Tamil:ஜான் திவி)(1904–1959) was aMalayan Indianpolitician and former lawyer who was the founding president of theMalayan Indian Congress.
Thivy finished schooling atSt. Michael's InstitutioninIpoh,Perak.He studied law inLondon,before returning to practise inMalaya.In London, Thivy had a chance to meetMohandas Gandhiand came to be interested in theIndian independence movement.On his return to Malaya, after getting his law degree in 1932, he became involved with the Indian nationalist movements.
Later, after thefall of Malayato the Japanese, Thivy's interest was rekindled by a speech given bySubhas Chandra Boseat one of his rallies in 1943. Thivy joined theIndian National Armyin 1943 and served on theBurma Front.He also served in a ministerial cabinet post under Bose's Provisional Government of Free India, theAzad Hind.[2]
AfterJapan's surrender,John Thivy was held atChangi Prisonfor collaboration and was only released after India's independence.
On 4 August 1946, Thivy became the 1st and founding President of theMalayan Indian Congress(MIC), which representedIndianinterests inMalaya.He was helped in the establishment of the party by other notable individuals such asJanaky Athi Nahappan.The MIC was modelled after theIndian National Congress.The party participated in the Malayan Independence movement.
In 1948, Thivy was appointed as an official to representIndiainSoutheast Asiaby theNehru Government.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^Thivy, presents inHuis ten Bosch palaceJuliana of the Netherlandsan eight-volume biography ofMahatma Gandhi,[1]
- ^Pettibone, Charles, The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II, vol. VII, Germany's and Imperial Japan's Allies & Puppet States, p. 412. Trafford Publishing, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4669-0350-0
References
[edit]- Biographies of INA freedom Fighter National Archives of Singapore
- Times of India
- Malaysian Indian Congress. History
- Subhas Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army. Asian Journal, Radio Singapore International.
- Reference to the "late John Thivy"
- 1904 births
- 1959 deaths
- Ambassadors of India to the Netherlands
- Indian National Army personnel
- Indian revolutionaries
- Malayan collaborators with Imperial Japan
- Malaysian political party founders
- Malaysian politicians of Indian descent
- Presidents of Malaysian Indian Congress
- Malaysian Indian Congress politicians
- Prisoners and detainees of the British military