Chandra Bhanu Gupta
Chandra Bhanu Gupta | |
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| 3rd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 7 December 1960 – 2 October 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Sampurnanand |
| Succeeded by | Sucheta Kriplani |
| In office 14 March 1967 – 3 April 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Sucheta Kriplani |
| Succeeded by | Charan Singh |
| In office 26 February 1969 – 18 February 1970 | |
| Preceded by | President's Rule |
| Succeeded by | Charan Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1902 Atrauli Atrauli,Aligarh, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
| Died | 11 March 1980 (aged 77) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Chandra Bhanu Gupta (14 July 1902[1] – 11 March 1980[2]) served three terms as chief minister of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Early life
He was born in Atrauli,Aligarh district in 1902. Gupta joined the Indian independence movement at 17, when he took part in anti-Rowlatt Bill demonstrations in Sitapur.[3] He was elected President of Congress Party for Lucknow in 1929.[3]
Social contribution
Gupta was the main force behind the Motilal Nehru Memorial Society, which set up various educational, social welfare and cultural centres in Lucknow. These include Ravindralaya, Children Museum, Bal Vidya Mandir, Acharya Narendra Dev Hostel, Homeopathic Hospital, a number of Degree Colleges and a Public Library in Lucknow.[4] Actively advised by Nirmal Chandra Chaturvedi, he introduced a number of schemes for social, cultural and educational development of the city.
References
- ^ http://www.kesarwani.net/about/ChandraBhanuGupta.aspx
- ^ "Indian states after 1947 M-W". Rulers.org. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ a b "The Sunday Tribune - Books". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Lila Dhar (2009). Bhartiya Charit Kosh. Sharma Rajpal & Sons. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
External links
- LU to be renamed after CB Gupta. Times of India, July 2005.
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