Bodhram Dubey (born 1894 - died ?) was an Indian government official.

Early life and education

Bodhram Dubey was born in 1894 in

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of Orissa. He was the eldest son of

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Sobharam Dubey. His grandfather, Sri Loknath Dubey was a close associate of Veer

Surendra Sai Bira Surendra Sai (23 January 1809 – 28 February 1884) was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter from what is now Odisha. He fought against the British rule in India after they dethroned the rulers of the Sambalpur State. Bira Surend ...

, a revolutionary who fought against the

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. He passed his

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at CSB Zilla School,

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. After graduating from

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, he gained a first-class post-graduate qualification in mathematics from

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. He also obtained his law degree there, after which practiced as an

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in Sambalpur.

Career

Dubey participated in the

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and was a member of the

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. In 1937, he became a member of first Congress Ministry. He was in charge of education under the premiership of

Bishwanath Das Bishwanath Das (8 March 1889 – 2 June 1984) né (maiden name) Biswanath Dash was a politician, lawyer and philanthropist from India. He was the prime minister of Orissa Province of British India 1937–1939, the governor of Uttar Pradesh 1962 ...

until 4 November 1939. His Ministry introduced the basic system of education as per the

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committee recommendation, and the committee constituted by the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE). This was meant to encourage the spirit of self-esteem in young children in

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. Under his tenure as an education minister, the number of students in

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rose from 279,924 to 2,869,201 and in

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from 30,427 to 34,587. He resigned on 3 September 1939 in protest at the decision to take

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into

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without consulting the Congress party. Subsequently, Sri Dubey became a member of Rajya Sabha. He served as a standing Councillor of

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government.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dubey, Bofhram Indian National Congress politicians from Odisha People from Jharsuguda district Year of death missing 1894 births Date of death unknown