Yusuf Meherally

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Meher Ali

Yusuf Meher Ali (23 September 1903 – 2 July 1950) was an Indian freedom fighter and socialist leader. He was elected Mayor of Bombay[1] in 1942 while he was imprisoned in Yerawada Central Prison.[2]

He was the founder of the National Militia, Bombay Youth League and the Congress Socialist Party[3] and played a role in several peasant and trade union movements. He coined the term 'Simon Go Back' [4]

He coined the term "quit India"[5][6] and was part of the Quit India Movement along with Mahatma Gandhi for India's last nationwide campaign for independence from the British Empire. He was a participant of underground movement and was in forefront of Quit India Movement.[citation needed]

## List of works[edit]

1. What to Read: A Study Syllabus (1937)
2. Leaders of India (1942)
3. A Trip to Pakistan (1944)
4. The Modern World: A Political Study Syllabus, Part 1 (1945)
5. The Price of Liberty (1948)
6. Underground Movement(1942)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Welcome to Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, India". www.mcgm.gov.in.
2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2010.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2010.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ^ Nauriya, Anil (31 October 2003). "'Simon Go Back' — 75 years after". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
5. ^ "महात्‍मा गांधी ने नहीं, इस शख्‍स ने दिया था Quit India का नारा!".
6. ^ "English rendering of the text of PM's 'Mann ki Baat' programme on All India Radio on 30.07.2017". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

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