For the Love of the Mahatma: The Life and Times of Chinubhai Chokshi

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Chinubhai was an eminent chartered accountant, dedicated patriot and true professional. He was the founder and senior partner of C.C. Chokshi & Co, commencing his practice in the year 1940. during his lifetime, he made valuable contributions to his profession of chartered accountancy, in the field of education, culture, religion and sport. Chinubhai actively participated in the freedom struggle by being part of the historic Dandi March in 1930 and the Quit India Movement. This caused a break in his academic and professional career as he was imprisoned more than once. When he once again turned his attention to his work, his firm C.C. Chokshi and Co. would see unprecedented success and attain much glory. Chinubhai adorned the highest office in the profession when he became the president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 1959. He also served on the Central Board of the Life Insurance Corporation of India, Company Law Advisory Commission, Indian Merchants Chamber and FICCI, and was chairman of the Direct Laws Committee known as the Chokshi Committee. He actively supported equestrian sports and inculcated that same passion for sports and animals in his family. Chinubhai was deeply respected by his family and colleagues who took his advice on all matters personal and professional. He was a great philanthropist, he lived by the Gita and till his last days followed the tenets of honesty, integrity, truth and sincerity as expounded by Mahatma Gandhi.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mir Jaffar Imam

A Social Science, specializing in Human Relations and Industrial Communications, Mir Jaffar Imam has occupied senior executive positions in national and multinational firms and is on the board of several companies. Extensively traveled, his professional roots are deeply entrenched in the corporate world. An industrial consultant by profession, he has a passion for Urdu and English Literature, besides a keen interest in art and poetry. A person deeply influenced by Sufism, he hails from the ruling family of Kamadhia, an erstwhile state in Gujarat and is a scion of H.H. Nawab Mir Jafur Alee Khan of Surat. Mirza Ghalib and the Mirs of Gujarat is his first book. At present he has embarked on a new project-a novel set in the Sultanate period. Hs lives in Mumbai.

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Title
For the Love of the Mahatma: The Life and Times of Chinubhai Chokshi
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8129107872
Length
xxiii+118p., Plates; Bibliography; Index; 24cm.
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