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1956 In India
Events in the year 1956 in the Republic of India. Incumbents * President of India – Rajendra Prasad * Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru * Vice President of India – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan * Chief Justice of India – Bijan Kumar Mukherjea (until 31 Jan.), Sudhi Ranjan Das (starting 1 Feb.) Governors * Andhra Pradesh – Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi * Assam – Jairamdas Daulatram (until 15 May), Saiyid Fazal Ali (starting 15 May) * Bihar – R. R. Diwakar (until 5 July), Zakir Hussain (starting 5 July) * Karnataka – Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (starting 1 November) * Kerala – Burgula Ramakrishna Rao (starting 22 November) * Madhya Pradesh – Pattabhi Sitaramayya * Maharashtra – Harekrushna Mahatab (until 14 October), Sri Prakasa (starting 10 December) * Odisha – P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja (until 11 September), Bhim Sen Sachar (starting 11 September) * Punjab – Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh * Rajasthan – Maharaj Man Singh II (until 31 October) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of India
The president of India (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, and the commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces. Droupadi Murmu is the 15th and current president, having taken office on 25 July 2022. The office of president was created when Constitution of India, India's constitution came into force and it became a republic on Republic Day (India), 26 January 1950. The president is indirect election, indirectly elected by an electoral College (India), electoral college comprising both houses of the Parliament of India and the state Legislative Assembly (India), legislative assemblies of each of States and union territories of India, India's states and territories, who themselves are all directly elected by the citizens. s:Constitution of India/Part V#Article 53 %7BExecutive power of the Union%7D, Article 53 of the Constitution of India stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (18 July 1919 – 23 September 1974), sometimes simply Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, was the twenty-fifth and last ruling Maharaja of Mysore, reigning from 1940 to 1950, who later served as the governor of Mysore until 1964 and as governor of Madras from 1964 to 1966. Wadiyar ascended the throne upon the sudden demise of his uncle Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV. His reign as King began in 1940 during the onset of World War II in Europe and concluded with his merging the Kingdom into the Dominion of India in 1947 but continued as maharaja until India's constitution into a republic in 1950. Kuvempu, his Kannada teacher and the vice-chancellor of Mysore University, remarked upon his ceding the kingdom: "Whereas kings have become so upon assuming thrones, he became a great king by renouncing one". C. Hayavadana Rao, a noted historian, referred to the maharaja in the preface of his unfinished book as a "supporter of every good cause aiming at the moral and mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Singh
Mirza Raja Man Singh I (21 December 1550 – 6 July 1614) was the 24th Kachawaha Rajput ruler of the Kingdom of Amber from 1589 to 1614. He also served as the foremost imperial Subahdar of Bihar Subah from 1587 to 1594, then for Bengal Subah for three terms from 1595 to 1606 and the Subahdar of Kabul Subah from 1585 to 1586. He served in the imperial Mughal Army under Emperor Akbar. Man Singh fought sixty-seven important battles in Kabul, Balkh, Bukhara, Bengal and Central and Southern India. He was well versed in the battle tactics of both the Rajputs as well as the Mughals. He is commonly considered to be one of the Navaratnas, or the nine (''nava'') gems (''ratna'') of the royal court of Akbar. Early life of Man Singh I He was the son of Raja Bhagwant Das and his wife Bhagawati of Amer. He was born on Sunday, 21 December 1550. Initially known as '' Kunwar'' (prince), Man Singh received the title of '' Mirza'' or ''Raja'' (King) and the rank '' mansab'' of 5000 afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Rajasthan
The governor of Rajasthan is the nominal head of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The governor's powers are mostly ceremonial and the executive powers of the governor are exercised by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, chief minister, who is the head of the executive of the state government of Rajasthan. The following is a list of governors of Rajasthan. The incumbent, Haribhau Bagade, Haribhau Kisanrao Bagade has served as the governor of Rajasthan since 31 July 2024.(52th if governors with additional charge also counted) Chief commissioners *1871–1873: Richard Harte Keatinge *1873–1878: Lewis Pelly, Sir Lewis Pelly *1878–1887: Sir Edward Bradford, 1st Baronet, Edward Ridley Colborne Bradford *1887–1890: Charles Kenneth Mackenzie Walter *1890–1895: George Herbert Trevor *1895–1898: Robert Joseph Crosthwaite *1898–1905: Arthur Martindale, Arthur Henry Temple Martindale *1905–1918: Elliot Graham Colvin *1918–1919: John Manners Smith *1919–1925: Robert Erskine Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh
Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh (18 April 190129 November 1994) was an Indian freedom fighter, diplomat and administrator. Early life Singh was born in Parsagarh in Saran district of Bihar. He obtained an M.A. from Calcutta University, from where he also obtained the Mallick Gold Medal in 1925. After returning to Bihar, he joined the national movement, getting elected to the then Bihar Legislative Council in 1927. He was also elected Chairman of the District Board of Muzaffarpur, where he organised relief efforts for earthquake victims of the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. Career He was conferred a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in New Year Honours List of 1935. In 1945, he was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the new Patna University. His contribution to development of a post-graduate course in the university was acclaimed by all. He brought teachers of eminence from all over the country to administer the newly opened departments. Further, his supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Punjab, India
This is a list of the governors of Punjab state in India since 1 April 1849 its partition on 15 August 1947. Since 1985, the governor of Punjab has acted as the List of administrators of Chandigarh, administrator of Chandigarh. There are 32 governors with additional charge. Before Independence After Independence * Governor served in Acting capacity * Governor holds Additional Charge Rajpramukh of PEPSU (1948–1956) Source: See also * Punjab, India * List of chief ministers of Punjab (India), Chief Minister of Punjab * Governor (India), Governor (Indian states) References External links * * {{Administrators of provinces in British India Governors of Punjab, India, Lists of governors of Indian states, Punjab Punjab, India-related lists, Governors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhim Sen Sachar
Bhim Sen Sachar (1 December 1894 – 18 January 1978) was an Indian politician who served three times as the Chief Minister of Punjab. Early life Sachar was born on 1 December 1894. He did BA and LLB in Lahore and practiced law in Gujranwala, which is now in Pakistan. He was attracted to the freedom movement and joined the Indian National Congress party at a young age. In 1921, he was elected as the Secretary of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. By the time India gained independence in 1947, he was an important member of the party. Years in Pakistan Around the time of Independence, Sachar accepted citizenship of Pakistan and became a member of the First Pakistan Constituent Assembly. He later relinquished the Pakistan citizenship and returned to India. Back in India In 1949, the Congress selected him for the office of Chief Minister of Punjab. He took oath on 13 April 1949 and served until 18 October 1949. However, bitter factional politics in the state party unit betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Odisha
The Governor of Odisha is the head of the Indian state of Odisha. The governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at central level. They exist in the state appointed by the president of India and they are not local to the state that they are appointed to govern. The factors based on which the president evaluates the candidates is not mentioned in the constitution. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the chief minister of the state and their council of ministers whereas they act as the nominal head. The current incumbent is Kambhampati Hari Babu since 3 January 2025. There are 36 governors if counted with 8 acting governors and 1 additional charge. Lieutenant governors of Bihar and Orissa Province *1912-1915: Sir Charles Stuart Bayley *1915-1918: Sir Edward Albert Gait *1918: Sir Edward Vere Levinge (acting) *1918-1920: Sir Edward Albert Gait Governors of Bihar and Orissa Province *1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Prakasa
Sri Prakasa (3 August 1890 – 23 June 1971) was an Indian politician, freedom-fighter and administrator. He served as India's first High Commissioner to Pakistan from 1947 to 1949, Governor of Assam from 1949 to 1950, Governor of Madras from 1952 to 1956 and Governor of Bombay from 1956 to 1962. Sri Prakasa was born in Varanasi in 1890. In his early days, he participated in the Indian independence movement and was jailed. After India's independence, he served as an administrator and cabinet minister. Sri Prakasa died in 1971 at the age of 80. Early life Sri Prakasa was born on 3 August 1890 in Varanasi to Bhagwan Das. He had his schooling at Central Hindu Boys' School C.H.B.S. (B.H.U.) Varanasi and graduated from Cambridge. Indian independence movement Prakasa was arrested during the Quit India Movement and was in jail from 1942 to 1944. High Commissioner to Pakistan In August 1947, Sri Prakasa was appointed India's first High Commissioner to Pakistan and served in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harekrushna Mahatab
Harekrushna Mahatab (born Harekrushna Das, 21 November 1899 – 2 January 1987) was the leader of the Indian National Congress, a notable figure in the Indian independence movement and the Chief Minister of Odisha from 1946 to 1950 and from 1956 to 1961. He was popularly known by the sobriquet "Utkal Keshari". Early life Harekrushna Mahtab was born at Agarpada village in Bhadrak district of Odisha to Krushna Charan Das and Tohapha Debi in an aristocratic Kshatriya family. He was adopted by his maternal grandfather Jaganath Mahtab, a zamindar of Agarpada. After passing his matriculation examination from Bhadrak High School, he joined Ravenshaw College, Cuttack but left his studies in 1921 to join the independence movement. Political career In 1922, Mahatab was imprisoned and charged with sedition. He was the Chairman of Balasore District Board from 1924 to 1928. He became a member of Bihar and Odisha Council in 1924. He joined the Salt Satyagraha movement and was imprisoned agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Maharashtra
The governor of Maharashtra is the ceremonial head of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Constitution of India confers the executive powers of the state to the governor; however, the de facto executive powers lie with the Council of Ministers. C. P. Radhakrishnan is the current governor of Maharashtra since 31 July 2024. Powers and duties The governor formally appoints many of the state officials, including the advocate general of Bombay, the Maharashtra Lokayukta, Lokayukta and Upa Lokayukta, the Maharashtra State Election Commission, state election commissioner, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC), the chairmen and members of the three development boards, the sheriff of Bombay, and the Maharashtra State Information Commission, state chief information commissioner. List of governors Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya (24 November 1880 – 17 December 1959) was an Indian independence activist and political leader in the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was also the first governor (1 November 1956 – 13 June 1957) of Madhya Pradesh. His books include ''Feathers and Stones'', ''The History of Congress'', and ''Gandhi and Gandhism''. Early life and education Born in Gundugolanu village, Krishna district (now part of Eluru district) in Andhra Pradesh to a Telugu Niyogi Brahmin family, Pattabhi graduated from the Madras Christian College, fulfilled his ambition to become a medical practitioner by securing a M.B.C.M. degree. Career Medical and early political career He started his practice as a doctor in the coastal town of Machilipatnam, headquarters of Krishna District and the political centre of Andhra. He left his lucrative practice to join the freedom fighting movement. During the years 1912–13, when there was a great controversy over the desirability of formin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
