Sri Krishna Sinha

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Sri Krishna Sinha (Singh) (1887 – 1961), known as Bihar Kesari, was the first Chief Minister of the Indian state of Bihar (1946 – 1961).

Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha was born on 21st October, 1887 in his maternal grandfather's house, in Khanwa. He was educated at Eilla School in Monghyr, where he gradually emerged as a promising student leader. He completed his education at Patna University. He started practising law in 1915, but gave it up in 1921 to take active part in Mahatma Gandhi's non co-operation movement.

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Sri Krishna Babu first went to Jail in 1922. He underwent different terms of imprisonment for a total of about eight years. In 1930, Sri Babu played an important trole in Namak Satyagraha at Garhppura. During his arrest he suffered severe scalding injuries to his hands and chest. Under the Government of India Act of 1935, Sri Babu as he was affectionately called, formed his Cabinet at Patna on 20th July, 1937. He disagreed with the Governor on the issue of the release of political prisoners and resigned. The Governor had to give in and he resumed his office.But he again resigned in 1939, as did all Congress CMs, over the question of involving India in the Second World War without the consent of the Indian people. Impressed by this courage of Dr. Sinha, Mahatma Gandhi in 1940 awarded him the distincting of being called ' the first Satyagrahi' of Bihar.

Dr. Sinha served Bihar continuously from 1946 till his death on 31st January, 1961.