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Anugrah Narayan Sinha
In office
1946 – 05 July 1957
Preceded by None
Constituency Aurangabad
In office
09 December 1946 – 26 January 1950
Preceded by Post Created
Succeeded by None
1st Finance Minister of Bihar
In office
1946 – 05 July 1957
Preceded by None
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[1]first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister of the Indian state of Bihar (1946 – 1957).[2]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.[3]He also held a range of portfolios including Labour, Local Self Government and Agriculture.[4]A.N. Sinha, affectionately called "Babu Saheb", was a very close associate of Mahatma Gandhi[5]during the freedom struggle movement and worked with Bihar Kesari Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha to lead the Gandhian movement in Bihar[6]

Political legacy

Along with his close colleague in the Indian independence movement Bihar Kesari Dr.Sri Krishna Sinha, the first Chief Minister of Bihar, he is considered one of[7]the makers of modern Bihar.[8] His younger son[9] Satyendra Narayan Sinha (who was affectionately called "Chhote Saheb") also became a prominent freedom fighter leader[10] and later became[11]Chief Minister of Bihar.[12]His grandson Nikhil Kumar, a former IPS,currently represents the Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar[13].Dr. Sinha served the state continously,barring war years(Second World War 1939-1945),as the[14]Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister from the time of the first [15]Congress Ministry in 1937 until his death in 1957.The Department of Posts [16]released a commemorative stamp in his memory.


References

  1. ^ Indian Post. "First Bihar Deputy CM cum Finance Minister;Dr. A N Sinha". official Website. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
  2. ^ parliament of india. "Members of the Constituent Assembly Bihar". parliament of india. Retrieved on 2005-05-20.
  3. ^ Dr. Rajendra Prasad's Letters. "First Finance cum Labour Minister". Rajendra Prasad's archive. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  4. ^ Kamat. "Biography: Anugrah Narayan Sinha". Kamat's archive. Retrieved on 2006-06-25.
  5. ^ aicc. "SATYAGRAHA LABORATORIES OF MAHATMA GANDHI". aicc. Retrieved on 2006-12-08.
  6. ^ Kamat. "Great freedom Fighters". Kamat's archive. Retrieved on 2006-02-25.
  7. ^ A.J. Philip. "A gentleman among politicians:Anugrah babu-one of makers of Bihar". The Tribune. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
  8. ^ Bihar:First Five Year plan. "First Finance Minister". Retrieved on 2003-12-05.
  9. ^ Official website Vice President's Secretariat. "Vice-President Condoles death of former Bihar CM Satyendra Narayan Sinha". Vice President's Secretariat. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
  10. ^ "Satyendra Narayan Sinha". Telegraph. Retrieved on 2006-09-06.
  11. ^ "Nitish Kumar Pays tribute to Late Satyendra Narayan Sinha". Patna Daily. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
  12. ^ A.J. Philip. "A gentleman among politicians". The Tribune. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
  13. ^ Loksabha. "Nikhil Kumar". Loksabha. Retrieved on 2006-09-25.
  14. ^ commemorative stamp. "Dr. A N Sinha". official Website. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
  15. ^ Indian Post. "Anugrah babu-first Bihar Deputy CM". official Website. Retrieved on 2004-12-16.
  16. ^ commemorative stamp. "Dr. A N Sinha". official Website. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
  • 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

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