Vinod Kinariwala
Vinod Kinariwala was an Indian independence activist from Ahmedabad, India.Biography
Vinod Kinariwala was born on 20 September 1924 to Jamnadas Kinariwala. He was an intermediate student at Gujarat College in Ahmedabad, India. The Quit India Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi launched on 9 August 1942. The next day a rally was organised by the students of Law College. The rally reached Gujarat College where other students joined them. The police started a lathi charge to disperse the rally. Kinariwala was shot dead by British Assistant Superintendent Police for trying to hoist the Indian flag while protesting in front of the college.Legacy
In 1947, Veer Vinod Kinariwala Memorial was inaugurated inside college campus by Jai Prakash Narayan in his memory. The memorial was designed by Ravishankar Raval. It depicts a youth taking the bull by its horns symbolizing the youth against the British Empire. IT also depicts an arm with an Indian flag and broken handcuff symbolizing the independence movement. Every year on 9 August, the All India Democratic Students Organization pay tribute at his memorial.
The road where he died is named after him as Shahid Veer Kinariwala Marg.
