biography
pronunciation:
[prasad]
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| lived:
| (1884–1963)
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| biography:
| Indian statesman and first president (1950–62), born in Zeradei, E India. He studied law, but left legal practice to become a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. A member of the Working Committee of the All-India Congress in 1922, he was president of the Congress several times between 1934 and 1948. In 1946 he was appointed minister for food and agriculture, and president of the Indian Constituent Assembly, becoming president of the Republic in 1950. He wrote several books, including India Divided at the Feet of Mahatma Gandhi. |
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