Harchandrai Vishandas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harchandrai Vishandas

British Indian lawyer

Date of Birth: 01-May-1862

Place of Birth: Manjhu, Sindh, Pakistan

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1928

Profession: lawyer, politician

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Harchandrai Vishandas (1 May 1862 – 16 February 1928), was a British Indian attorney, politician and former mayor of Karachi, in modern-day Pakistan.
He is considered a great Sindhi and the father of modern Karachi.
His social, educational, and political services rendered to the people of Sindh are so great that he is now recognised as one of the makers of modern Karachi.
He was one of the first six Sindhi young men who graduated from Elphinstone College, Bombay, before 1887. Seth Harchandrai Vishandas after completing law in the year 1885, accepted for a short period, a junior position in Shikarpur court, but he resigned soon and start a law practice in Karachi.
Harchandrai was the elected Honorary Secretary of Karachi Bar Association for full 38 years just after its establishment in 1890.
He was the elected president of Karachi Municipality for 1911–1921, and before that he was elected as member of Municipality in 1888.
As mayor of Karachi, he oversaw a major beautification project which involved development of new roads, parks, residential and recreational areas.
He was subsequently appointed to the Viceroy's Executive Council and was ex officio a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom until his death in 1928.