Sir Albion’s career is a bit hazy after 1929. Not much
information is available on the Internet except that he suddenly surfaces at
the World Congress of Faiths (WCF), 1936, London ,
as the Honorary Treasurer. From 1936 to his death in 1950, it is difficult to
get information about him. I would like to know whether his illustrious career
abruptly ended in 1929, when he left Kashmir ,
or it took a different course.
We know that he was a thinker, philosopher and author, who
thought about a wide range of subjects: spiritual matters, social problems, the
poverty of India ,
political affairs and a host of other things. It is possible that he inherited
his father’s leanings towards social service.
He became a prolific author, having written several books. An
incomplete list is given below:
The Cover of one of his books is shown below:
| From the information available about him, it is clear that Sir Albion Rajkumar Banerji was no ordinary man. He was highly educated, and an able and just administrator, who served several Indian princely states with distinction. It is clear from the above list of books that he was concerned about the India of his time, the poverty of the people, social injustice, political oppression (although he was himself a member of the so-called “steel frame” of the British Raj, the Indian Civil Service or the ICS). Also, it appears that he was deeply interested in Hindu philosophy and spirituality. |
I would like to know more about this gentleman who passed
away, probably in Calcutta ,
sometime in 1950. The place and date of his death could not be confirmed from
the information on the Net. There seem
to be differences of opinion. I shall be grateful to anyone who reads this if
he/she could provide me with further details about his life and work from 1929
to his death in 1950.
Coming back now to what I stated in the beginning of this
post, during the course of my researches on Sir Banerji, I wrote to one of the
gentlemen who had posted an article
about him on the Web for more information. He responded positively and we found
that we had common interests. This was some months ago and today we correspond
regularly on various subjects which interest us. What I found interesting was
that all this could happen because I enquired about Banerji Road in Kochi
and the picture of Sir A.R. Banerji hanging in the museum at the Hill Palace
near Kochi . A
long gone ICS officer helped to bring together two people – thank you, Sir
Albion and may your soul rest in peace!
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