Background
Mavalankar was son of the first speaker of the Lok Sabha, Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar.
Mavalankar was son of the first speaker of the Lok Sabha, Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar.
In 1972, he was elected to the 5th Lok Sabha in a by-election from Ahmedabad constituency in Gujarat state. In 1977, he was re-elected to the 6th Lok Sabha from Gandhinagar in Gujarat. Mavalankar died on 14 March 2002.
He was also the author of the book Number Sir.
In its heyday, the institute had several luminaries as guest speakers. The institute also published a vast array of journals and books on political science.
Purushottam Mavalankar was an independent Member of Parliament when Indira Gandhi imposed a state of national emergency. While opposition MPs either boycotted the parliament session on 23 July or were jailed, Mavalankar was not arrested because of his family"s stature (his father, Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar, was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha).
Mavalankar attended the parliamentary session and protested against the emergency.