Diwan Chaman Lall

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Diwan Chaman Lall
Member of Rajya Sabha
In office
1952–1958
1st Indian Ambassadors to Turkey[1]
In office
1948–1949
Preceded byOffice Establish
Succeeded byC.S.Jha
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
1937–1945
Preceded byOffice Establish
Succeeded byDaud Ghaznavi
ConstituencyEastern Punjab
Member of Central Legislative Assembly
In office
1924–1931
Preceded byDr. Nand Lal
ConstituencyWest Punjab
Memeber of Constituent Assembly
In office
1946–1948
PresidentRajendra Prasad
Personal details
Born
Chaman Lall

(1892-10-30)30 October 1892
Died12 November 1973(1973-11-12) (aged 81)[2]
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Dr. Helen Khan
Children3
Parent(s)
  • Dewan Bahadur Daulat Rai (father)
OccupationPolitician, diplomat

Diwan Chaman Lall (30 October 1892 – 12 November 1973) was an Indian politician and diplomat who served as a Member of the Rajya Sabha.[3]

Early life[]

Chaman Lall was born on 30 October 1892 to Dewan Bahadur Daulat Rai. He received an honors degree in jurisprudence from Jesus College, Oxford, later called to the bar at Middle Temple in London.[4] He worked a journalist, first for the art and literature quarterly magazine Coterie, in London, then as editor and Chief Leader Writer for the newspaper The Bombay Chronicle.[5]

In freedom movement[]

Lall was a founder and first general secretary of the All India Trade Union Congress in 1920, later becoming its President in 1927.[5] He established himself as a leader of workers' unions, serving as president of the Federation of Posts and Telegraphs Union, All India telegraph Workmen's Union, All India Postal and R.M.S. Union, All India Press Workers' Union, NWFP Railway Workmen's Union and the EP Railway Union. Lall was a member of the Royal Commission on Labour in India during 1929–30. He recommended that the working hours of industrial workers be reduced and that minimum age for employment at factories be raised to 13 years. He also suggested that the government take steps towards it in conformity with the 1921 Convention that dealt with the same.[6] He represented workers' interests at the first Round Table Conference in 1930–31.[5] Lall served as delegate at the International Labour Organization conference in Geneva and led India's delegation at the 1946 Montreal Conference.

As politician, Lall served as a member of the Central Legislative Assembly first from 1924 to 1931, and then between 1944 and 1946. From 1937 to 1945, he served as member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Eastern Punjab constituency reserved for Trade and Labour Unions. In 1946, Lall became a member of the Constituent Assembly of India before he resigned in two years later.

Constitution making[]

In 1946, Chaman Lall was elected to the Constituent Assembly from East Punjab representing the All-India Trade Union Congress party. However, he resigned after two years. He spoke on voting rights of people who migrated to India after the partition.

During his tenure in constitutional assembly, contribute by working in Committees of the Constituent Assembly: Steering Committee and Provincial Constitution Committee.[2]

After Independence[]

He served as India's 1st Ambassador to Turkey from 1948 to 1950.[1] Lall was Member of Rajya Sabha for three consecutive term 1952 to 1968.[2]

During his tenure, as a Rajya Sabha member, Lall introduced a private member bill to amend provisions on obscenity in the Indian Penal Code (1963).[7] He proposed in the bill, to exempt works of art, or publications meant for research, science or literature from the applicability of obscenity provisions. The amendment was passed in 1969.

Personal life[]

He married Dr. Helen Khan and had three children with her; sons Prakash, Navin Prakash and Rahul.[5]

Bibliography[]

  • Lall, D. Chaman (1932). Coolie: The Story of Labour and Capital in India. Oriental Publishing House.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Indian Ambassadors to Turkey". Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Diwan Chaman Lall". www.constitutionofindia.net. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ^ Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Rajya Sabha, Volume 86, Issues 1-7
  4. ^ Stewart, John (2001). Standing for Justice: A Biography of Andrew MacLaren MP.
  5. ^ a b c d Reed, Stanley (1950). The Indian And Pakistan Year Book And Who's Who 1950. Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. p. 706. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ Report of the Royal Commission on Labour in India. 1931. pp. 51–52. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Bill Diwan Chaman Lall amend the Indian Penal Code to make the Provisions of Sections 292 and 293". Retrieved 23 September 2021.


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