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	'''Frank D'Souza''' (born in [[Karachi]], [[British India]]) was the first Indian to be appointed member of the [[Railway Board (India)\|Indian Railway Board]] and the man who set up the [[Pakistan Western Railway]] after [[Partition of India]] in 1947.<ref>[http://www.goansofpakistan.org/13-04-00.htm The Goans of Karachi, have a history of their own] Goans of Pakistan. Retrieved 1 October 2010.</ref>		'''Frank D'Souza''' (born in [[Karachi]], [[British India]]) was the first Indian to be appointed member of the [[Railway Board (India)\|Indian Railway Board]] and the man who set up the [[Pakistan Western Railway]] after [[Partition of India]] in 1947.<ref>[http://www.goansofpakistan.org/13-04-00.htm The Goans of Karachi, have a history of their own] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226182255/http://www.goansofpakistan.org/13-04-00.htm \|date=26 December 2017 }} Goans of Pakistan. Retrieved 1 October 2010.</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	All the Britishers on the Board were members of the [[Indian Civil Service (British India)\|Indian Civil Service (ICS)]], which was an exclusive institute. Frank D'Souza was neither an ICS officer nor a university graduate at the time, but was considered brilliant.		All the Britishers on the Board were members of the [[Indian Civil Service (British India)\|Indian Civil Service (ICS)]], which was an exclusive institute. Frank D'Souza was neither an ICS officer nor a university graduate at the time, but was considered brilliant.

	During or after [[World War I\|WW1]] (1910s to 1930s), the British Indian Railways had reduced the number of Europeans from Europe and instead replaced them with resident (domiciled) Europeans, who were sons of railroad men, and Eurasians or Anglo-Indians. As a member of the Railway Board, in the 1930s, Frank D'Souza was appointed to investigate [[Minority group\|minority]] representation in the railways. His findings were reported in a paper titled "''Review of the Working of the Rules and Orders Relating to the Representation of Minority Communities in the Services of the State-managed Railways''" that was published in 1940.<ref name="1940_paper">{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books~~/about/Review_of_the_Working_of_the_Rules_and_O.html~~?id=MtFNAAAAYAAJ~~&redir_esc=y~~\|title=Review of the Working of the Rules and Orders Relating to the Representation of Minority Communities in the Services of the State-managed Railways\|last=D'Souza\|first=Frank\|date=1940\|publisher=Manager, Government of India Press\|language=en}}</ref>		During or after [[World War I\|WW1]] (1910s to 1930s), the British Indian Railways had reduced the number of Europeans from Europe and instead replaced them with resident (domiciled) Europeans, who were sons of railroad men, and Eurasians or Anglo-Indians. As a member of the Railway Board, in the 1930s, Frank D'Souza was appointed to investigate [[Minority group\|minority]] representation in the railways. His findings were reported in a paper titled "''Review of the Working of the Rules and Orders Relating to the Representation of Minority Communities in the Services of the State-managed Railways''" that was published in 1940.<ref name="1940_paper">{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MtFNAAAAYAAJ\|title=Review of the Working of the Rules and Orders Relating to the Representation of Minority Communities in the Services of the State-managed Railways\|last=D'Souza\|first=Frank\|date=1940\|publisher=Manager, Government of India Press\|language=en}}</ref>
	In this paper, he reported that most of the well-paid middle to senior level jobs in departments such as Traffic Department or Locomotive (Mechanical Engineering) Department were monopolized by resident Europeans and Eurasians.<ref name="book_1988_tech_transfer">{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V28sDwAAQBAJ~~&pg=PA342&lpg=PA342~~&dq=Frank+D'Souza+railway\|title=The Tentacles of Progress: Technology Transfer in the Age of Imperialism, 1850-1940\|last=Headrick\|first=Daniel R.\|date=1988\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|isbn=9780195051162\|language=en}}</ref>		In this paper, he reported that most of the well-paid middle to senior level jobs in departments such as Traffic Department or Locomotive (Mechanical Engineering) Department were monopolized by resident Europeans and Eurasians.<ref name="book_1988_tech_transfer">{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V28sDwAAQBAJ&dq=Frank+D'Souza+railway&pg=PA342\|title=The Tentacles of Progress: Technology Transfer in the Age of Imperialism, 1850-1940\|last=Headrick\|first=Daniel R.\|date=1988\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|isbn=9780195051162\|language=en}}</ref>

	== Pakistan Railways==		== Pakistan Railways==
	At the time of Partition, Frank D'Souza opted for India and because of the [[Evacuee Property Law]], which was established by both India and Pakistan, he lost his large property '[[Maryville, Karachi\|Maryville]]' in Karachi, Pakistan. In 1947, [[Mohammad Ali Jinnah]], founder and the first Governor-General of Pakistan specifically requested Frank D'Souza to help in setting up the [[Pakistan Railways]]<ref>[http://www.goansofpakistan.org/milestone.htm Milestones] Goans of Pakistan Retrieved 1 October 2010.</ref> system.		At the time of Partition, Frank D'Souza opted for India and because of the [[Evacuee Property Law]], which was established by both India and Pakistan, he lost his large property '[[Maryville, Karachi\|Maryville]]' in Karachi, Pakistan. In 1947, [[Mohammad Ali Jinnah]], founder and the first Governor-General of Pakistan specifically requested Frank D'Souza to help in setting up the [[Pakistan Railways]]<ref>[http://www.goansofpakistan.org/milestone.htm Milestones] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219192102/http://www.goansofpakistan.org/milestone.htm \|date=19 December 2009 }} Goans of Pakistan Retrieved 1 October 2010.</ref> system.
	Frank agreed, but on the condition that his home 'Maryville' be returned to him. Jinnah and the Government of Pakistan agreed.		Frank agreed, but on the condition that his home 'Maryville' be returned to him. Jinnah and the Government of Pakistan agreed.

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'''Frank D'Souza''' (born in [[Karachi]], [[British India]]) was the first Indian to be appointed member of the [[Railway Board (India)|Indian Railway Board]] and the man who set up the [[Pakistan Western Railway]] after [[Partition of India]] in 1947.<ref>[http://www.goansofpakistan.org/13-04-00.htm The Goans of Karachi, have a history of their own] Goans of Pakistan. Retrieved 1 October 2010.</ref>

==Early life==
D'Souza was born in Karachi, British India (now Pakistan). He was educated at [[St Patrick's High School, Karachi]]. After finishing school with a Matriculation, Frank D'Souza started to work as a Railway Guard. He was a [[self-made man]] and educated himself over the years. In 1929 he was the first Indian to be appointed by the British as a Member of the Railway Board of India.

In those days, The board controlling the railways was comprised the Chief Commissioner, a Financial Commissioner and three Members, one responsible for Way and Works, Projects and Stores one for General Administration and Staff and one for Traffic, Transportation & Commercial matters.
All the Britishers on the Board were members of the [[Indian Civil Service (British India)|Indian Civil Service (ICS)]], which was an exclusive institute. Frank D'Souza was neither an ICS officer nor a university graduate at the time, but was considered brilliant.

During or after [[World War I|WW1]] (1910s to 1930s), the British Indian Railways had reduced the number of Europeans from Europe and instead replaced them with resident (domiciled) Europeans, who were sons of railroad men, and Eurasians or Anglo-Indians. As a member of the Railway Board, in the 1930s, Frank D'Souza was appointed to investigate [[Minority group|minority]] representation in the railways. His findings were reported in a paper titled "''Review of the Working of the Rules and Orders Relating to the Representation of Minority Communities in the Services of the State-managed Railways''" that was published in 1940.<ref name="1940_paper">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Review_of_the_Working_of_the_Rules_and_O.html?id=MtFNAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y|title=Review of the Working of the Rules and Orders Relating to the Representation of Minority Communities in the Services of the State-managed Railways|last=D'Souza|first=Frank|date=1940|publisher=Manager, Government of India Press|language=en}}</ref>
In this paper, he reported that most of the well-paid middle to senior level jobs in departments such as Traffic Department or Locomotive (Mechanical Engineering) Department were monopolized by resident Europeans and Eurasians.<ref name="book_1988_tech_transfer">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V28sDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA342&lpg=PA342&dq=Frank+D'Souza+railway|title=The Tentacles of Progress: Technology Transfer in the Age of Imperialism, 1850-1940|last=Headrick|first=Daniel R.|date=1988|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780195051162|language=en}}</ref>

== Pakistan Railways==
At the time of Partition, Frank D'Souza opted for India and because of the [[Evacuee Property Law]], which was established by both India and Pakistan, he lost his large property '[[Maryville, Karachi|Maryville]]' in Karachi, Pakistan. In 1947, [[Mohammad Ali Jinnah]], founder and the first Governor-General of Pakistan specifically requested Frank D'Souza to help in setting up the [[Pakistan Railways]]<ref>[http://www.goansofpakistan.org/milestone.htm Milestones] Goans of Pakistan Retrieved 1 October 2010.</ref> system.
Frank agreed, but on the condition that his home 'Maryville' be returned to him. Jinnah and the Government of Pakistan agreed.

Upon completing his job in Pakistan, Frank returned to India and donated his house in Karachi to an order of nuns, the Sisters of Mercy, to be used as a home for the aged. Later, one of his sons, Reverend Father Ronald Alexander D'Souza, a Catholic priest who worked in Lahore, lived the last few years of his life at the home.<ref name="frank_geni">{{Cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Frank-D-Souza/6000000008499751729|title=Genealogy: Frank D'Souza|website=geni_family_tree|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-26}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Fateh Chand Badhwar]]
* [[Sri Rajangam]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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