Jai Narayan Vyas (18 February 1899 – 14 March 1963) was an Indian politician and the third chief minister of the State of
Rajasthan. He hailed from
Jodhpur city and was a leader of
Indian National Congress party.
Early life
He was born on 18 February 1899 in a
Brahmin family to Pandit Sewaramji Vyas and Shrimati Gopi Devi in
Jodhpur.
Political career
Pre-independence
Vyas and other Jodhpuri political activists formed the Marwar Hitkarni Sabha (Marwar Improvement Society) in the early 1920s in
Jodhpur State, aimed at freeing the state from the rule of "aliens": a chief minister and other non-Jodhpuri officials both Indian and English. Its motto was "Marwar
odhpurfor the Marwaris" and its design to protect local interests from the effects of administrative reform.63 The maharaja gave the Sabha his blessing, while Vyas saw his role in it as his first contribution to the freedom movement. The organization was banned in 1924.
Later he formed the Jodhpur
Praja Mandal
The All India States Peoples' Conference (AISPC) was a conglomeration of political movements in the princely states of the British Raj, which were variously called ''Praja Mandals'' or ''Lok Parishads''.; The first session of the organisation wa ...
(1934) with Bhanwarlal Sarraf, the Youth League, and the Marwar Lok Parishad (1938) with inspiration of
Subhashchander Bose. He guided his movements from
Ajmer, whenever he had trouble in his home state of Jodhpur.
Post-independence
On 3 March 1948 he became the Prime Minister of Jodhpur State. He relinquished his office on 7 April 1949. He was chief minister of the state of Rajasthan twice, first time from 26 April 1951 to 3 March 1952 and a second time from 1 November 1952 to 12 November 1954.
He lost in first election of Rajasthan legislative assembly in 1952. So
Tika Ram Paliwal
Tika Ram Paliwal (24 April 1909 – 8 February 1995) was an Indian politician, who served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 3 March 1952 to 31 October 1952.
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has been made the chief minister of Rajasthan. Later he won the by-election for
Kishangarh and again took over the post on 1 November 1952.
He was also the member of
Rajya Sabha from 20 April 1957 to 2 April 1960 and from 3 April 1960 till his death on 14 March 1963 in
New Delhi. His remains were cremated in Chandpole, Jodhpur.
Honors
The
Jai Narain Vyas University
Jai Narain Vyas University (JNVU, formerly known as University of Jodhpur) is an educational institution in Jodhpur city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Established in 1962, the university took over the four colleges of Jodhpur run by the sta ...
in Jodhpur, his home town, is named after him.
Jai Narayan Vyas Colony in Bikaner, is also named after him
References
External links
Former Chief Ministers of RajasthanPrevious members of the Rajya Sabha 1952–2003
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1899 births
1963 deaths
Chief Ministers of Rajasthan
People from Jodhpur
Rajasthani people
Members of the Constituent Assembly of India
Chief ministers from Indian National Congress
Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan