Succeeded by Dr. Rajendra Prasad Religion Hinduism Died 1950, Patna | Spouse(s) Radhika Name Sachchidananda Sinha Nationality Indian Signature | |
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Born 10 November 1871Arrah, Bihar ( 1871-11-10 ) | ||
Sinha Library - Tourism place in Patna, Bihar
Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha (10 November 1871 — 6 March 1950) was an eminent and noted Indian parliamentarian, educationist, lawyer and journalist.
Contents
- Sinha Library Tourism place in Patna Bihar
- MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION PART II
- Early life
- Career
- References
MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION - PART II
Early life
Sinha was born on 10 November 1871 in Arrah, in Bengal Presidency (in present-day Bihar) into a well-to-do Kayastha family. He was educated in Patna and City College, Calcutta. He studied law in London to become a barrister. Following his return from London, Sinha had begun a movement for a separate province of Bihar with a small group of others. It was realized in 1911 with the formation of the Bihar and Orissa Province.
Career
Sinha began his career as an advocate in 1893 practicing in the Calcutta High Court. He subsequently practiced in the Allahabad High Court starting 1896 and Patna High Court starting 1916.
In his early years, Sinha was a member of the Indian National Congress, from 1899 till 1920, and even became its Secretary once. He participated in the Home Rule League Movement.
He was one of the Vice-chancellors of Patna University and held the post from years 1936 to 1944. He built the famous Sinha Library in 1924 in memory of his wife, Radhika at Sinha Library Road, Patna, Bihar.
He was a member of the Imperial Legislative Council from 1910 to 1920 and the Indian Legislative Assembly. He was Deputy President of the Assembly in 1921. He also held the office of the President in the Bihar and Orissa Legislative Council. He was appointed Executive Councillor and Finance Member of the Government of Bihar and Orissa, and, thus, was the first Indian who was ever appointed as a Finance Member of a Province. Later, he also was a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. In 1946, he was made the Interim President of the Constituent Assembly of India on 9 December 1946. He was replaced by Dr. Rajendra Prasad after indirect election on 11 December 1946.
Dr. Sinha also distinguished himself as a journalist. He was the publisher of the Indian Nation and editor of Hindustan Review. He wrote rich biographical sketches of his eminent contemporaries from Bihar and the rest of India which were later published in two volumes: 1) Some Eminent Behar Contemporaries and 2) Some Eminent Indian Contemporaries, which was published in year 1944.
A constituent college in Aurangabad is dedicated to him and was named Sachchidanand Sinha College, which was founded by Akhouri Krishna Prakash Sinha along with eminent Gandhian Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha {later First Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar} before independence in the year 1943, who named it after Sachchidanand Sinha, as a living tribute to him, who was at that time 72 years of age.