Badruddin Tayyabji, ICS
| Badruddin Tayyabji, ICS | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1907 Mumbai Bombay Presidency British India |
| Died |
1995 Mumbai Maharashtra India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Suraiya Badruddin Tyabji |
Badruddin Faiz Tyabji was a senior Indian Civil Service officer, who served as Vice-Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University, from 1962 to 1965.[1][2][3][4][5] While serving as a diplomat in 1948, he had undertaken the task of starting the Embassy of India, Brussels.[6][7] He also served as Indian ambassador in Jakarta , Tehran, Bonn and Tokyo.[8]
His wife, Suraiya Tayabji had designed the present national flag of India. She modified the flag designed by Pingali Venkaiah (Implementing the ideas of Gandhiji). The flag designed by Venkaia-ji had spinning wheel, Suraiya-ji modified that to Ashok Chakra, on the honour to Great Emperor Ashok who is accepted by people of all Indian religions. I
It was approved , accepted and adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947, and it became the official flag of the Dominion of India on 15 August 1.947
His daughter is Laila Tyabji, a Padma Shri awardee.[9] His grand-father was the Indian National Congress leader, Badruddin Tyabji.[10]
References
- ↑ "Badruddin Tayabji, News Photo, The Times of India captures in". Timescontent.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ↑ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's Who". Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ↑ "Aligarh Muslim University || Public Relations Officer". Amu.ac.in. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ↑ "Islam in South Asia in Practice". Books.google.co.in. p. 295. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ↑ "Matches for Badruddin Faiz Tyabji, ICS". MyHeritage. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ↑ India and the European Union Milestones -PDF
- ↑ Prince who was envoy in '47
- ↑ Previous Indian Ambassadors to the Federal Republic of Germany
- ↑ Brussels in winter
- ↑ Family tree of Faiz Hasan Tyabji (a Bombay High Court judge). It shows his father as Badruddin Tyabji (the Congress leader), and his son as Badruddin Tyabji (the ICS officer)