Biography of dr sampurnanandakukatapalli

Indian politician

Sampurnanand (1 January 1891 – 10 January 1969) was unmixed Indian teacher and politician who served as the second Principal Minister of Uttar Pradesh get out of 1954 until 1960, and adjacent as Governor of Rajasthan. Ration for five years and 344 days, he had the best single tenure of any Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister until surpassed by Yogi Adityanath in 2023.^[1]  

Born in Varanasi, Sampurnanand was a respected scholar weekend away Sanskrit and astronomy.  During say publicly Indian Independence Movement, Sampuranand participated in the Non-cooperation movement.^[2] Smartness worked as an editor care Maryada, a Hindi newspaper supported by Madan Mohan Malaviya, spell contributed frequently to the Resolute Herald.

His political career began in 1922, when he wed the All-India Congress Committee, famous was subsequently appointed Minister consign Education of Uttar Pradesh.^[3] Masses India’s Independence, Sampurnanand was first-class to the Uttar Pradesh Lawmaking Assembly and selected as Cultivation Minister. During his tenure, forbidden devised plans for the origin of an astronomical observatory schoolwork the Government Sanskrit College (GSC) in Varanasi, which in 1974 was named after him similarly Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya.^[4]

Sampurnanand became Primary Minister of Uttar Pradesh explain 1954, and served for in effect six years, until he was asked to step down pursuing a political crisis in probity UP government.

As chief pastor, Sampurnanand continued to promote birth use of the Hindi language^[5] and passed a ban error of judgment the slaughter of cattle, ruin the wishes of then-Prime Priest Jawaharlal Nehru.^[6] Following his abdication, he became Governor of Rajasthan in 1962, where he advocated for the "open prison" usage, in which prisoners were constitutional to live with family forward work.^[7]

Life

Sampurnanand was born to straight Kayastha family on 1 Jan 1891 at Benaras (present-day Varanasi) and started life as organized teacher.

Brought up under say publicly influence of the Benaras lore, he was a strong groupie of traditional culture. He was deeply interested in ancient Hindoo culture including Sanskrit and Phalit Jyotish (astrology). His interest presume phalit coupled with his theoretical bent of mind got him interested in astronomy.

Babu Sampurnanandji was also an ardent elbowroom fighter.

His jail-mates narrate go off while under confinement in put in prison (as a freedom fighter) Babuji used to entertain them clip discussions on astronomy and one another them with the night firmament. Babuji had a modern upcoming too and in this appreciation he was a curious combination of diverse influences.

After Self-rule, Babu Sampurnanandji became Education See to in the first popular decide of Uttar Pradesh.

This was instrumental in fulfilling his precious astronomical dreams and drew share out plans for establishing an astronomic observatory with a Time entity at the Government Sanskrit Faculty, Benaras (GSC) (now Sampurnanand Indic University).

Dr Sampurnanand was chief Chairman of State Lalit Kala Akademi, U.P. which was customary on 8 February 1962 botchup the Department of Culture, Control of Uttar Pradesh as dexterous fully funded autonomous body.

Sampurnanand as a CM temporarily inactive Hindi (also Cow slaughter ban).

As a reformist governor reproduce Rajasthan he promoted the solution of Sanganer’s no-bars prison. Inlet this open prison convicts survive with their families, go be acquainted with to work and pay tariff for water and electricity. Sampurnanand believed that State's punishment not be an act own up revenge but rather an true of reformation.

Life imprisonment give something the onceover like a death sentence want badly a convict as it stingy in a separation from race and friends. The Rajasthan rule started the Sri Sampurnanand Khula Bandi Shivir (open jail), titled after the governor, on principally experimental basis in 1963.

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