Piloo Mody [SEP] date of death
Piloo Mody
Piloo Mody (14 November 1926 – 29 January 1983) was an Indian architect and politician and one of the founding members of the Swatantra Party. Elected to the 4th and 5th Lok Sabhas, he served in the Rajya Sabha from 1978 until his death.
Life.
A member of the Parsi community Piloo Mody was one of the sons of Sir Homi Mody. He was educated at The Doon School, Dehradun, and at the University of California, Berkeley, from where he graduated with a master
Congress). He won the election with a landslide margin against Dinakara Desai.
Balasaheb served as the chairman of the "All India Nuclear Energy Subcommittee", 1972-75 . He was also the member of the Defense Subcommittee under the chairmanship of Jagjivan Ram, the Defense Minister in Mrs. Gandhi's cabinet.
Balasaheb was a close friend of Piloo Mody who was the founder and President of the Swatantra Party. Piloo Mody recommended to Morarji Desai, the Prime minister of India (77-79) that Balasaheb be