Seth Govind Das
1896-1974 78 years
1896-1974 78 years
aka: Seth Govinddas
Indian politician, author, freedom fighter,
businessman...
from the central state of Madya Pradesh
part of a well off Indian merchant family
member of the Indian Parliament 1947-74
supported the cause of making Hindi the national
language of India
Indian politician, author, freedom fighter,
businessman...
from the central state of Madya Pradesh
part of a well off Indian merchant family
member of the Indian Parliament 1947-74
supported the cause of making Hindi the national
language of India
| One of my friends – he was an old man, but by chance he came very close to me – he was India's oldest member of parliament, Seth Govind Das. He was known as the father of the Indian parliament. He had been a member, without any break, for sixty-five years. His son died. His son was acquainted with me, and he was a minister. And just to console the father, I went to see him – for the first time – and he was sitting in his beautiful luxurious palace. He had a palace. His father had the title of raja. And as he saw me, immediately tears came to his eyes. And I said, "You have seen life much more than me, and you know that death is bound to happen, and when it will happen nobody can say." And he was crying... --Osho The Transmission of the Lamp, ch. 21 |
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