Satyendra Narayan Sinha

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Satyendra Narayan Sinha
Preceded by Bhagwat Jha Azad
Succeeded by Dr. Jagannath Mishra
Constituency Aurangabad
In office
1961 – 1963
In office
1963 – 1967
Preceded by None
Succeeded by Karpoori Thakur
In office
1977 – 1987
Born July 12, 1917 (1917-07-12)
Poinwaa, Gaya
Died September 4, 2006 (aged 89)
Patna
Political party Indian National Congress, Janata Party
Spouse Smt. Kishori Sinha
Children Nikhil Kumar
Residence Sopan, Patna Bihar

Satyendra Narayan Sinha (also transliterated as Satyendra Narayan Singh) (born July 12, 1917 ) was an Indian politician, participant in the Indian independence movement, and a former Chief Minister of Bihar.[1] Affectionately called Chhote Saheb , he was also a seven-term Member of Parliament from the Aurangabad constituency, a three-time Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, and a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council once.

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[edit] Background

Satyendra Narayan Sinha was born in an aristocratic political family in Poiwan (Gaya district, Bihar. His father and senior Congress leader Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha worked under Dr.Rajendra Prasad in the Gandhian Satyagraha movement in Bihar.[2], and also served as the first Finance Minister of the Bihar state.[3]

Brought up in a political environment, S. N. Sinha completed his Bachelor's degree from Allahabad University and earned a degree in law from Lucknow University. He practised law at the Patna High Court, but left his job to join the Indian Independence movement.

[edit] Political career

[edit] Bihar state politics

S. N. Sinha was a prominent educationist, and served as the Education Minister of Bihar in the government headed by Chief Minister Pandit Binodanand Jha from 1961-1963, and again for the second consecutive term in the cabinet of K. B. Sahay from 1963-1967.[4] He also a held a range of portfolios including Local Self Government and Agriculture. He is credited with streamlining the entire education system of the Bihar state. As the state education minister, he played an instrumental role in the establishment of Magadh University in Bodh Gaya, in the year 1962.

S. N. Sinha played the role of a de facto Chief Minister during the period 1961-67 under the Governments headed by K. B. Sahay and Pandit Binodanand Jha. He also played a key role in the installations of Governments headed by Satish Prasad Singh, B.P. Mandal, Sardar Harihar Singh,Bhola Paswan Shastri and Ram Sundar Das.

As the Chief Minister of Bihar, S. N. Sinha also held the portfolio of Education for the third term in his later years 1989-1990. He is also credited for the establishment of the Indira Gandhi Planetorium cum Science Centre in Patna.

[edit] Parliament of India

S. N. Sinha was a Member of the Provisional Parliament, First, Second and Fifth to Eighth Lok Sabhas from 1950 to 1961 and 1971 to 1989 representing Aurangabad parliamentary constituency of Bihar.[5]. He served as the Chairman of Committee on Estimates from 1977 to 1979. He was also a Member of the Committee on Finance from 1950 to 1952; Committee on Estimates from 1956 to 1958 and thereafter during 1985-86 and the Committee on Public Undertakings during 1982-83.

He organized Legal Aid Programmes for political prisoners during pre-Independence days. He was a well-known social activist, and served as the Assistant Secretary to the Bihar Provincial Committee of the Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Fund and Secretary to the Bihar Provincial Committee of the Gandhi National Memorial Fund. He was also associated with a number of educational and social institutions in different capacities. He was member, Senate and Syndicate of Patna University from 1946 to 1960 and Bihar University from 1958 to 1960.[5]

[edit] International activities

A widely travelled person, S. N. Sinha attended Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, Helsinki, Finland in 1955. He was the leader of the cultural delegation to Kabul on the occasion of Jasan in 1963.[5] He also led the Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the Spring Meetings of Inter-Parliamentary Council, Canberra in 1977 and also to its meeting at Lisbon in 1978.He was a member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation to erstwhile USSR in 1976 and was elected a member of the Special Committee on Violations of Human Rights of Parliamentarians at Canberra in 1977 representing Asia.[5] He was also elected President of that committee (conferred upon the status of a Union Cabinet Minister) and served as its Chief from 1977 to 1988.[5]

[edit] Posts held

S.N. Sinha held the following posts in his political career:[5]

  • 1946-1960: Member, Senate and Syndicate, Patna University.
  • 1948: Secretary, Bihar Provincial Committee of the Gandhi National Memorial Fund.
  • 1950 : Member, Provisional Parliament.
  • 1950-52: Member, Committee on Finance.
  • 1952 : Elected to 1st Lok Sabha.
  • 1956-58: Member, Committee on Estimates.
  • 1957: Re-elected to 2nd Lok Sabha (2th term).
  • 1958-1960: Member, Senate and Syndicate,Bihar University.
  • 1961-1963: Member, Bihar legislative assembly.
  • 1961-1962: State Cabinet Minister, Education.
  • 1961-1962: State Cabinet Minister, Local Self Government(additional charge).
  • 1963: Leader of the cultural delegation to Kabul.
  • 1962-1963: State Cabinet Minister, Education.
  • 1962-1963: State Cabinet Minister, Local Self Government(additional charge).
  • 1963-1967: Member, Bihar legislative assembly.
  • 1963-1967: State Cabinet Minister, Education.
  • 1963-1967: State Cabinet Minister, Local Self Government(additional charge).
  • 1963-1967: State Cabinet Minister, Agriculture(additional charge).
  • 1967-1969: Member, Bihar legislative assembly.
  • 1969-74: President, Congress(O), Bihar.
  • 1971: Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (3rd term).
  • 1976: Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to erstwhile USSR.
  • 1977-80: President, Janata Party, Bihar
  • 1977: Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (4th term).
  • 1977: Member(Asia), Special Committee on Violations of Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
  • 1977-1988: President(Status of Union Cabinet Minister),Special Committee on Violations of Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
  • 1977: Leader, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the Spring Meetings of Inter-Parliamentary Council, Canberra.
  • 1978: Leader, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the Spring Meetings of Inter-Parliamentary Council, Lisbon.
  • 1977-1979: Chairman, Committee on Estimates.
  • 1980: Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (5th term).
  • 1982-83: Member, Committee on Public Undertakings.
  • 1984: Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (6th term).
  • 1985-1986: Member, Committee on Estimates.
  • 1989-1990: Member, Bihar legislative council.
  • 1989-1990: Chief Minister, Bihar.

[edit] Personal life

S. N. Sinha's wife Kishori Sinha is a former Member Of Parliament from Vaishali, and his daughter-in-law Shyama Singh is a former Member Of Parliament from Aurangabad. His son, Nikhil Kumar, a former IPS official, currently represents the constituency Of Aurangabad in the Lok Sabha.[6]

S. N. Sinha wrote his[7]autobiography Meri Yadein: Meri Bhoolein, which incorporates the experiences and perceptions of a leader of his eminence and stature.

[edit] Quotes

  • "I have lived my life on my own principles."
  • "People are not as aware about their duties as much they are concerned for their rights"
  • "Panchayati raj is the foundation of democracy at the grassroot level."
Preceded by
Bhagwat Jha Azad		 Chief Minister of Bihar
1989—1990		 Succeeded by
Jagannath Mishra

[edit] References

  1. ^ A.J. Philip. A gentleman among politicians. The Tribune. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
  2. ^ Kamat. Great freedom Fighters. Kamat's archive. Retrieved on 2006-02-25.
  3. ^ Kamat. Biography: Anugrah Narayan Sinha. Kamat's archive. Retrieved on 2006-06-25.
  4. ^ Ministers of Education. Central Advisory Board of Education. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Lok Sabha Debates. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
  6. ^ Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website. Member Bio data. loksabha. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
  7. ^ Meri Yaadein, Meri bhoolein (My Memories, My Mistakes) released by Bihar Governor Buta Singh in the presence of Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee. Express India. Retrieved on 2005-12-10.
  • Mere Sansmaran, an autobiography by Dr. 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.
  • Bimal Prasad (editor). 1980. A Revolutionary's Quest: Selected Writings of Jayaprakash Narayan. Oxford University Press, Delhi.

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