ROLE OF COMMUNITY IN INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT

But it was not only trade and business in which the members of community participated. They look equal interest in independence movement. I will only touch this subject briefly by mentioning the names of the members of community who participated or contributed to independence movement even before the movement of Pakistan was started.

During Khilafat Movement many notable Memons contributed huge amounts of donations. The names of Mr. Omer Subani and Ahmed son of Janmohammad Chotani were prominent among these donors. When Subash Chandra Bose announced. The formation of Azad Hind Fauj in 1944, Mr. A. Habib Haji Yusuf Marfani huge contributions for the cause. He was appointed Chairman of supply Board of the Council of Indian Liberation Army. Mr. A. Sattar Palwala and Mr. A. Latif Admani were other prominent members of the community who actively participated in the movement. Mr. Admani was later arrested  by British Government and sent to jail. Many Memons also actively contributed & participated in Reshmi Roomal movement.

• Origin of Community

• Early Days

• Role of Community in Independence Movement

• Gandhi groomed as a leader by a Meman

• Role in Pakistan Movement

• Memans in Pakistan after partition

• Contribution in Education

• Contribution in Health Care

• Memons in Professions

• Contributions of Community to Pakistan's Economy

• Prominent Industrial Groups 

• Twenty Two Families & Memons

• Epilogue