Anugrah Narayan Sinha

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Anugrah Narayan Sinha
1st Finance Minister of Bihar
In office
1946 – 05 July 1957
Preceded by None
Constituency Aurangabad
Born July 18 1887(1887-07-18)
Died 1957
Patna
Political party Indian National Congress
Children Two son
MERAY SANSMARAN
As of July 12, 2006
Source: [1]

Anugrah Narayan Sinha (Singh) (June 18 1887 – 1957), known as Bihar Bibhuti, was the first Finance Minister of the Indian state of Bihar (1946 – 1957).[1]He was also a Member of the Constituent Assembly of India, which was elected to write the Constitution of India and served as its first Parliament as an independent nation. [2]A.N. Sinha, affectionately called "Babu Saheb", was a very close associate of Mahatma Gandhi[3]during the freedom struggle movement and worked with Deshratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad to led the Gandhian movement in Bihar[4]

[edit] Political legacy

A. N. Sinha was known for his charismatic leadership and huge mass appeal and was a very prominent national leader[5]. Along with Bihar Kesari Sri Krishna Sinha, the first Chief Minister of Bihar, he is considered one of the makers of modern Bihar. He gave political patronage to the then young leaders like Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan, Jagjivan Ram, Bir chand Patel, K. B. Sahay and others. He had two sons Jityendra Narayan Sinha alias "Bade Saheb" and Satyendra Narayan Sinha. His younger son Satyendra Narayan Sinha (who was affectionately called "Chhote Saheb") also became a prominent freedom fighter leader and a distinguished politician and later became Chief Minister of Bihar[6].His grandson [7], Nikhil Kumar (a former IPS), is currently a Member of Parliament from the constituency of Aurangabad. Dr. Sinha served Bihar continuously from 1946 till his death in 1957.

[edit] References

  1. ^ parliament of india. Members of the Constituent Assembly Bihar. parliament of india. Retrieved on 2005-05-20.
  2. ^ Kamat. Biography: Anugrah Narayan Sinha. Kamat's archive. Retrieved on 2006-06-25.
  3. ^ aicc. SATYAGRAHA LABORATORIES OF MAHATMA GANDHI. aicc. Retrieved on 2006-12-08.
  4. ^ Kamat. [www.kamat.com/kalranga/freedom/congress/c127.htm Great freedom Fighters]. Kamat's archive. Retrieved on 2006-02-25.
  5. ^ wikipedia. Shree krishna sinha. wikipedia. Retrieved on 2006-01-05.
  6. ^ A.J. Philip. A gentleman among politicians. The Tribune. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
  7. ^ Loksabha. Nikhil Kumar. Loksabha. Retrieved on 2006-09-25.
  • Meray Sansmaran, an autobiography by Anugrah Narayan Sinha
  • Anugrah Abhinandan Granth samiti. 1947 Anugrah Abhinandan Granth. Bihar.
  • Anugrah Narayan cenetary year celebration Committee. 1987. Bihar Bibhuti : Vayakti Aur Kriti , Bihar.
  • A gentleman among politicians by A.J. Philip
  • Bimal Prasad (editor). 1980. A Revolutionary's Quest: Selected Writings of Jayaprakash Narayan. Oxford University Press, Delhi.
  • The All India Services:Decline, Debasement and Destruction. by P S Appu

[edit] External links

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