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During the Second World War, the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) had rapidly expanded from a small naval force composed of sloops to become a full–fledged navy. [6] The expansion occurred in an ad hoc basis as operational requirements changed over the course of the war, the naval headquarters was moved from Bombay to New Delhi during this period, the navy acquired a varied assortment of warships and ...
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4 September – Street violence between Muslims and Hindus in Bombay. 27 November – Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru appeals to the United States and the Soviet Union to end nuclear testing and to start nuclear disarmament, stating that such an action would "save humanity from the ultimate disaster." 1946 Cabinet Mission to India on March 24
In 1944, Alva also started a women’s magazine, The Begum, later renamed as Indian Women. From 1946 to 1947, she served as the deputy chairman of Bombay Municipal Corporation. In 1947, Alva served as an Honorary Magistrate in Mumbai; and from 1948 to 1954, she served as the President of the Juvenile Court.
[2] [3] She was the lone women in the first working committee of the Muslim League. [4] She also attended the First Round Table Conference in London. [5] She established Roznama Hind, an Urdu daily to spread the message of freedom. She was elected unopposed for a seat in Uttar Pradesh in the general elections of 1946. [6]
By projecting all three images onto a screen simultaneously, he was able to recreate the original image of the ribbon. #4 London, Kodachrome Image credits: Chalmers Butterfield
Homai Vyarawalla (9 December 1913 – 15 January 2012), commonly known by her pseudonym Dalda 13, was India's first woman photojournalist. [1] [2] She began her career in 1938 working for the Bombay Chronicle, capturing images of daily life in the city.
1946–1947 Mohamedbhoy I.M. Rowjee 1947–1948 A. P. Sabavala 1948–1949 ... First woman mayor of Mumbai 1956–1957 Salebhoy Abdul Kader 1957–1957