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PACT: Mini Models

This negotiation contains a selection of mini-models designed to provide an insight into the ongoing work of PACT and to demonstrate Quill's approach to visualising the archive material and tracking the process of negotiation. It differs from our usual approach in that we will be presenting only certain documents and moments in isolation, rather than including everything tabled during the course of a negotiation. This collection is still under construction, and we will be regularly adding small amounts of new material.

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Baroda

This is one of the 24 delegations in the convention, accounting for 2 of 154 people who took part.

Members (2):

Name	Visualize	Details	Delegations
Gopaldas Ambaidas Desai	Visualize	(1887–1951) Political Party: Indian National Congress Biography: Born in Savli in present-day Gujarat, Gopaldas Ambaidas Desai received his early education at Vaso and completed his secondary education in Baroda. He was a prince who ruled the State of Dhasa, now called Gopalgram, in Saurashtra. He was a prominent Gandhian political and social activist, renowned as the first Indian prince to renounce his throne to join the struggle for independence against the British Raj. He held the title of Talukdar of Rai Sankali and Dhasa in Saurashtra and played a significant role in local governance, serving as President of the Kheda District Local Board in 1924. His involvement in national politics was marked by his leadership as Chairman of the Reception Committee for the Haripura Congress in 1938, as well as his presidency of the Kathiawar Political Conference from 1945 to 1948. Additionally, he was a member of the Saurashtra Congress Committee from 1948, the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee from 1947 to 1948, and the Baroda Rajya Praja Mandal from 1945 to 1947. Desai actively participated in the Indian freedom struggle, particularly in the States' Peoples' Non-Cooperation Movements of 1930 and 1942, for which he endured imprisonment.	Baroda (This negotiation)
Brojendra Lal Mitter	Visualize	Princely States	Baroda (This negotiation)