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'''Homi J.H. Taleyarkhan''' (1912 - 27 June 1998) was a [[Gandhian]], Congress politician and a former [[Governor of Sikkim]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary Events in 1998|url=http://www.hindu.com/revents/04/19980499.htm|accessdate=11 October 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031231094013/http://www.hindu.com/revents/04/19980499.htm#|archive-date=31 December 2003|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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Before his gubernatorial posting, Taleyarkhan had served as a Minister of Housing and Civil Supplies of the Government of Maharashtra<ref>{{cite web|title=Bel-Air Hospital of Indian Red Cross Society|url=http://www.belairpanchgani.org/about_us.htm}}</ref> and as India's Ambassador to Libya.<ref>{{cite book|last=Grover|first=Verinder|title=Africa and India's Foreign Policy|pages=463|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rZQtmTCUb9QC&q=Homi+J.+H.+Taleyarkhan&pg=PA463}}</ref><br />
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Taleyarkhan served as the second Governor of Sikkim from 9 January 1981 to 17 June 1984.<ref>{{cite web|title=37 YEARS OF STATEHOOD|url=http://www.sikkimipr.org/statehood.aspx|publisher=Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Sikkim|access-date=11 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921071359/http://www.sikkimipr.org/statehood.aspx|archive-date=21 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> As governor, he persuaded the then Chief Minister [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]] to merge his [[Sikkim Janata Parishad]] with the [[Indian National Congress]] but their relationship later soured.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bareh|first=Hamlet|title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Sikkim|year=2000|publisher=Mittal Publications|location=New Delhi|pages=80|isbn=9788170997948|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jrr7HPr8NAQC&q=Homi+J.+H.+Taleyarkhan&pg=PA79}}</ref><br />
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A member of the [[Parsi Community|Parsi community]], he served a member of the [[National Minorities Commission|National Minorities Commission of India]] after his gubernatorial assignment from 1985 - 1990.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Minorities Commission|url=http://ncm.nic.in/Composition_of_Commission.html}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite book|last=Agrawal|first=S.P|title=Development/digression Diary of India: 3D Companion to Information India|year=1993|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|location=New Delhi|pages=45|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ltoaVsL8f8cC&q=Development/digression+Diary+of+India:+3D+Companion+to+Information+India&pg=PP4|isbn=8170223059}}</ref> He was a prolific writer, especially on [[Gandhi]] and [[Gandhism]]. Some of his books include ''From Warfare to Welfare: The Ideal of National Integration''<ref>{{cite book|title=From Warfare to Welfare: The Ideal of National Integration|year = 1993|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CV4ZWtXcP14C|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan|isbn = 9788172760335}}</ref> and the ''Splendor of Sikkim''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Splendor of Sikkim|year = 1982|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ahFDAAAAYAAJ|publisher=Impression}}</ref><br />
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''Homi J.H. Taleyarkhan: a man of devotion, dedication, and commitment'' is his [[biography]] by Sheshrao Chavan.<ref>{{cite book|title=Homi J.H. Taleyarkhan: a man of devotion, dedication, and commitment|year = 1994|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xQFBAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Anurag Publications}}</ref> He was married to Thrity Homi Taleyarkhan, a social activist and a former president of the Maharashtra State Women’s Council. The Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan Memorial Hospital and the Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan Memorial Hall in [[Mumbai]] have been named in his honour.<ref>{{cite web|title=In Memoriam - Courage and concern |url=http://parsiana.com/archives/details.asp?article_id=3503&search_for= }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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