Dr. Bhograju Pattabhi Sitaramaiya
Dr. Bhograju Pattabhi Sitaramaiya
First Governors of Madhya Pradesh
Dr. Bhograju Pattabhi Sitaramaiya Profile -
| Date of Birth - | 24 Nov 1888 |
| Date of Death - | 17 Dec 1959 at Hyderabad |
| Education : | BA, MCM, Qualified Doctor, Started medical practice in 1906 |
| Languages Known : | Hindi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu |
| Political Career | Scholar and Congress leader AICC member from 1916 to 1952 Started publishing an english weekly "Janmbhoomi" from 1919 Participated in the freedom struggle Jailed on a number of occasions Elected president of All-India Native States People's Council in 1936 Member of Constituent Assembly from 1946 to 1949 Member of interim Parliament as well Elected Congress president at Jaipur's national conclave in 1948-50 |
| Books | Author of 1st history account of CongressAuthored a number of books : National Education - 1912 Indian Nationalism - 1933 Re-distribution of Indian provinces on language basis - 1916 The Indian National Congress (Jubilee Commemoration Volume) - 1935 Economic conquest of India Constitutions of the world Gandhi, Gandhism, and Socialism Hindu home rediscovered - 1936-37 Why vote Congress ? Sixty years of Congress Fundamentals of Indian political problems Feather and stones History of Congress Vol. II |
| Life style | He was always Invited questions after his speeches were over Always had lunch alone at 10:30 and dinner all alone at 7:30 He never changed his food time, even if the Prime Minister and President were there Fond of touring, covered the whole of newly-formed Madhya Pradesh in just 2-3 months Austerity very high, used old paper and envelopes for writing his comments His own son was the PA, who took a token salary of Re. 1.00 p.m. He once expressed his personal displeasure over his role He was an able administrator |
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