Lion of Bombay
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The "Lion of Bombay" refers to Pherozeshah Mehta, a prominent Indian lawyer, political leader, and one of the key early figures of the Indian National Congress known for his powerful advocacy and civic leadership in Bombay.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lion of Bombay canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian lawyer
ⓘ
Indian nationalist leader ⓘ Indian politician ⓘ Parsi ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
British India
ⓘ
India ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Elphinstone College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lincoln's Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Parsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
municipal governance ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| hasHonor | knighthood from British Crown ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Lion of Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
civic administration in Bombay
ⓘ
early Indian nationalist politics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for civic reforms in Bombay
ⓘ
leadership in Bombay municipal politics ⓘ role in early Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ Marathi ⓘ |
| memberOf | Indian National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
constitutional methods of political agitation
ⓘ
oratory skills ⓘ |
| notableWork | contribution to Bombay Municipal Act ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
ⓘ
civic leader ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf | early leadership of Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | moderate nationalism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of Bombay Municipal Corporation
ⓘ
President of the Indian National Congress ⓘ member of Bombay Municipal Corporation ⓘ member of Imperial Legislative Council ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| residence | Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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