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Damodaram Sanjivayya

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Preceded by
  
Died
  
May 8, 1972

Nationality
  
Indian


Religion
  
Hinduism

Name
  
Damodaram Sanjivayya

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Born
  
14 February 1921Peddapdu Village, Madras Presidency, British India(now in Andhra Pradesh, India) (
1921-02-14
)

Political party
  
Indian National Congress

Portfolio
  
Minister of Labour and Employment(9 June 1964 – 23 January 1966)

Education
  
Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai

Succeeded by
  

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Damodaram Sanjivayya ( 14 February 1921 – 8 May 1972) was the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, India from 11 January 1960 to 12 March 1962.

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Early life

Damodaram Sanjivayya was born in a Mala family in Peddapadu village of Kallur Mandal in Kurnool district. His father died when he was young. He was a brilliant student at the Municipal school and he took a bachelor's degree in law from Madras Law College. Even as a student, he actively participated in the Indian freedom movement.

Career

Damodaram Sanjivayya was Minister in the composite Madras State. He was the member of the provisional parliament 1950–52. In 1962, Sanjivayya also became the first dalit leader from Andhra Pradesh to become All India Congress Committee president.

He was Minister of Labour and Employment under Lal Bahadur Shastry between 9 June 1964 and 23 January 1966.

Chief Minister

Sanjivayya was the first Dalit chief minister of an Indian state.

He wrote a book on Labour problems and industrial development in India, in 1970 published by Oxford and IBH Pub. Co., New Delhi.

Honours

  • His statue was erected opposite Public Gardens in Nampally, Hyderabad
  • A park, Sanjeevaiah park on the banks of Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad was named in his honor. His grave is also located inside the park.
  • Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam one of the premier legal institutions in the country has been named in his honour
  • India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honour (INR 5.00) on 14 February 2008 [1]
  • References

    Damodaram Sanjivayya Wikipedia


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