Tuesday, August 19, 1969 Fourth Series Vol. XXXII No.21 Sravana 28, 1891(Saka) DEBATES

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[August I9 to 30, I969iSraf:lla 28 to Bhadra 8, I89I (Saka)]

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Eighth SessioD, 196911891 (Saka)

( Vol. XXXII contains Nos. 2I-29 )

l.OK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW CONTENTS

(Fourth Series, Vol. XXXII-8th Session,1969) No. 21-Tuesday, August 19, 1969/Sravana 28, 1891 (Saka) CoLUMNS OBITUARY REFERENCE (Shri Humayun Kabir): Mr. Speaker '1

Shrimati 0 .. 1-2 Shri Ranga 2-3 Shri Bal Raj Madhok 3-4 Shri Manoharan 4-5 Shri H. N. Mukerjee 5 Shri Rabi Ray 6 Shri Umanath 6 Shri Hem Barua 6-7 Shri Prakash Vir Shastri 7-8 Shri Abdul Ghani Dar 8-11 Shri N. C. Chatterji 11-12 Shri M. Muhammad Ismail 12 LOK SABHA DEBATES

2 LOK SABHA tions of the House. We shall miss a patriot and an irrepressible champion of public Tuesday, August 19. 1969/Sravana 28. causes. His personality was many·sided 1891 (Saka). and he made his mark in many fields. Quite early in his life he earned a reputa- tion for scholarship and for eloquenoe. He The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock was a poet, a novelist and a teacher who is [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair] remembered with regard by his students. He was prominent in the student movement and in the trade union movement. He OBITUARY REFERENCE had the privilege of working closely with MauIana Azad and other national leaders. (Shri Humayun Kabir After lndependenoe, as you pointed out, Mr. Speaker, he served the Education MR. SPEAKER : Hon. Members, it is Ministry with distinction, first as Adviser with a heavy heart that 1 have to inform the and Secretary, and later as Minister. He House of the sad demise of Shri Humayun also guided two other Ministries. What- Kabir who suddenly passed away at New ever he did was marked by zeal, drive and Delhi last evening. purpose. The manner in which he organised the Tagore Centenary Celebrations is an Shri Kabir was a sitting Member of this instanoe of his energy. He did not allow House from Basirhat constituency of the the legislator and administrator in him to State of . Earlier he was a shut out the scholar and the writer. What- Member of the from 1956 to ever the subject, be it history, literature or 1962 and of the Third Lok Sabha during the philosophy, he wrote with distinction. In years 1962-67. He was Minister of Civil this House we have heard him defend his Aviation during the years 1957-58. Minister causes with courage and conviction. of Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs during the years 1958-63 and Minister of An intellectual and a devoted son of our Petroleum and Chemicals during the years motherland has passed away and I request 1963-66. He was a great educationist and you, Mr. Speaker, to communicate our writer and held distinguished positions in the grief to hi. bereaved family. field of education. He was an active member, a good debater and a very amiable SHRI RANGA (Srikakulaml : Mr. person. He had been coming to the House Speaker, J join you and the Prime Minister till the other day and no one knew that this in ~hat you have said about the many great patriot and scholar would be snatched sided personality of our friend, Humayun away from us so soon. Kabir. I had the honour of working with him in the Progressive Writers' Association We deeply mourn the loss of this friend of the late thirties when we were all fighting and I am sure the House will join me in against the British. He was a great histo- conveying our condolences to the bereaved rian and scholar. A very great democrat, family. his conoeption of democracy has been very well iUustrated in the article he contrilluted THE PRIME MINISTER AND LEA- to that authoritative volume published by DER OF THE HOUSE (SHRIMATI UNESCO on Democracy. He iUustrated INDIRA GANDHI) : Prof. Humayun it by his practical exemplification of his faith Kabir's death COmes as a shock to all se<;- in democracy durin!! the past two and a half 3 Obituary Reference AUGUST 19, 1969 Obituary Reference 4

[Sluj Ranga] w:rr I ~ f;;ro- em i't ~;;ftq.:r if years, when his part of -the country was fifireT, ~~ ~, am: ~ going through great troubles, whether to be on the side of pariiamentary democracy or ~ ,ft 'Iif.R: ~ f;m Andhra are very intimate. He started, I ~ 00 ft:ro; orser ~ m w ~ ~ He turned it into a national museum. First ~',~q~~'T3\R ~':3"if f.m;; 'l"<: arm ~~ l!"'f;C 'fi"<:dT organisation of Tag<:>re Pavilions, Bhavans, ~I and so on, SHRI MANOHARAN (Madras North): Sir, I miss him very much because IN had Mr. Speaker, Sir, on my behalf and proved to be a very good colleague, a on behalf of the DMK Party in Parlia- very good friend and a great scholar. I hope ment, I associate myself fully with the senti- we will all join in sending our condolences to ments expressed by the Leader of the House the members of his bereaved family. and the leaders of other political persuasions on the sudden and unexpected demise of 15fT ~,,~ (Gf~or ro.ft) Professor Humayun Kabir. He was 'a pro- lific writer, an erudite scholar, an out- ~~, SI~ ~. awm 'Iif.R: of> standing historian, an able administrator ~f.m;;~~~of>~ and, what is more, a true and patriotic son ;;f\q;f if 1!;'!i ~ ~ W ~ w:rr ~ I of this country. The s~dden and unexpec- orser ted passing away of Professor Kabir is a loss ':3"ifof>mtfiro~~<'fI'hrR!" ~ f'li ~ ;rfcr and I met and talked in the Central Hall of Parliament, and it is difficult to believe that >Fm 1{~>Fml:f ~r ar~o.ft he is no longer with us. ~~ ~ f.!;mm:~~ fiRr;r am: kim: ~ ~ 'Ii<: >F ~ Professor Humayun Kabir and I had known each other nearly all our lives "and, ~ ~ml:f ~of am:lI"Il:1J!Ii in spite of our having followed different ~ ~ ~ ~fu;;ftqr of I ~')fu if ways and having many political differences, ~ 'Ii<: ~;;rr ~ ~IS, 'lif

[Sl)ri Hem BaruaJ it~ 'liT am ~ 'liT sr~tT 3!1'fT ,sr-mn: this country that was ushered in by the late ~ ~ l1~r~'lftarrrom lamented lawaharlal Nehru. :acIT Professor Humayun Kabir was a bold ?IT eft 'iCff ~?IT f'li ll"~ Olff'fer f'lierifT man; he was a brilliant writer; at the same time, he was the finest expression of all the ~ if arrro '(~ 'ffOlT ~ am beautiful things in Indian culture. I, on ~

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[Shri Abdul Ghani Dar] should go and make an appeal to Dr. Radha- krishnan. I was one of them and the c...A.l,~ 1...... tlo!.) ~;;, u~I ci ""i ,tS other two Members were Mr. Tenneti Viswa- u;l4-i ,.t..;; tc...A.l,~ ci I,tlJI ~t~ LS"'-~I natham and Mr. A. N. Mulla. I may tell LS"'-~I .;;t.. ci ..fo~.) ,.t..;; tc...A.l,~ ci you, when Prof. Humayun Kabir told the President, Dr. Radhakrishnan, that it was C!! }&~ ~,~ "I u"" u,s ,4,/bl Is' our joint wish that he should continue for =,~ ..:'f'- ,-",I ci ..fool.) ,ll uoII another t.. rm, he was overwhelmed and he "I l;;,s "",,~,I L.J'.l~u..),..t ,S was deeply touched by our spontaneous u"" admiration ahd affection for him. I.S~'" ""i &.S U,I> u,s """-1,,;,,.) t..,.. J..,s J..,s ci ~.) ,s ~I ,-",I It is a great loss. I join all my friends here ~~J in the expression of our sorrow. May his u,il.),olJ ci "I r.l ... ci I.t,.i.) soul rest in peace! ,s ,.t4~ ci I.S.)'~ L.,.,.... U;; SHRI M. MUHAMMAD ISMAIL IS .A I.S.)'~ ~c...(J.~~ ... ~ (Manjeri) : Prof. Humayun Kabir was [-l.!.) ,tS ~;;) ~I J..U, ... il really a man of versatile genius and of very SHRI N. C. CHAlTERJEE (Burd- praiseworthy interests. As an effective and wan) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of talented writer, as a well known speaker myself and the Members of the Independent and as an administrator, he distinguished Parliamentary Group, it is my duty to say himself. Whatever he did, he did with that the sudden and sad demise of Prof. sincerity. He was, above all, a man full of Humayun Kabir has created a void which human sympathy and he was a sincere friend can hardly be fil\ed up. Coming from West of the poor and the underprivileged. His Bengal, I must say that tbe loss has been too loss is a loss not only for his good family tragic for words. but for the whole country.

Sir, he had held some Cabinet portfolios. I, on my behalf and on behalf of my Party, But, as you know, Prof. Humayun Kabir the Muslim League, join in the tributes paid could never surrender or submit himself to to him by the various leaders and members anything which he did not approve of. That of the House and also in the condolences that is a great thing and Prof. Humayun Kabir are being offered to the members of the maintained his quality in al\ matters. It will bereaved family. be a pure ornamental show if you accept the office at the sacrifice of your ideologies. MR. SPEAKER : We may stand in silence for a short while as a mark of respect He was born at Faridpur in East Bengal. to the departed soul. East Bengal invited him many a time and some people tried to induce him to go there. (The members then stood in silence for a short But he refused. He said, "No; India is my while). motber-land; India is my home." He was like that all his life. MR. SPEAKER : As a mark of respect to the deceased, the House stands adjourned When we formed the Independent Parlia- till 11 A.M. tomorrow. mentary Group first in this House, I remem- ber, we made him the leader of the Group and he once led us to the Rashtrapati Bhavan 11·28 bro. to interview Dr. Radhakrishnan. He induced us to accept the suggestion that The Lok Sabha then adjourned till Eleven there should be another term for Dr. of the Clock on Wednesday, August 20, 19691 Radhakrishnan and said that four of us Sravana 29, 1891 (Saka).