Harekrushna Mahatab
Utkal Keshari Harekrushna Mahatab | |
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ହରେକୃଷ୍ଣ ମହତାବ | |
Minister of Commerce and Industry of India | |
In office 13 May 1950 – 26 December 1950 | |
Preceded by | Syama Prasad Mukherjee |
Succeeded by | Nityanand Kanungo |
Personal details | |
Born | Harekrushna Das 21 November 1899 Ravenshaw College |
Writing career | |
Language | Odia, English |
Period | Colonial/Post Colonial India |
Genre | History, Biographies, Academic Theses |
Subjects | Indian Politics, History |
Notable works | Gaon Majlis |
Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award |
Source: [1] |
Harekrushna Mahatab (born Harekrushna Das, 21 November 1899 – 2 January 1987) was the leader of the Indian National Congress, a notable figure in the Indian independence movement and the Chief Minister of Odisha from 1946 to 1950 and again from 1956 to 1961. He was popularly known by the sobriquet "Utkal Keshari".
Early life
Harekrushna Mahtab was born at Agarpada village in
Political career
In 1922, Mahatab was imprisoned and charged with sedition. He was the Chairman of Balasore District Board from 1924 to 1928. He became the member of Bihar and Odisha Council in 1924. He joined the
Mahatab was the first Chief Minister of Odisha from 23 April 1946 to 12 May 1950. He was the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry from 1950 to 1952. He became the secretary general of the Congress Parliamentary Party in 1952. He was the Governor of Bombay from 1955 to 1956.
Intellectual pursuits
He was the founder of the Prajatantra Prachar Samiti and started the weekly magazine Prajatantra in 1923 at Balasore, which later became the Daily Prajatantra. He was the chief editor of a monthly journal Jhankar since its inception. He also published the Weekly English paper The Eastern Times and was its chief editor.
He received the
Awards and honours
He was the President of
The Odisha State Central Library, the apex library of the state public library system of Odisha is named after him as Harekrushna Mahtab State Library. It was established in 1959 with 3 acre campus at state capital, Bhubaneswar.[16][17]
References
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- ISBN 9788187374190.
- ISBN 9789352802500.
... Brahmin vs Karan (writer) and Khandayat (warrior) —Nilakantha representing the former and Mahatab the latter.
- ^ Nanda, CP; Das, MN. "Builders of Modern India: Harekrushna Mahtab". Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India.
- ^ Dr. Narayan Panda (30 November 2011). "Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab – A Curious Combination of Conspicuous Characteristics" (PDF). Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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- ^ a b "~* Welcome to Bhadrak (Orissa) : The Official Website *~". bhadrak.nic.in. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ISBN 9780271029351.
- ^ Mahtab, H. (1986). While Serving My Nation: Recollections of a Congress Man. Vidyapuri.
- ISBN 9788176484657.
- ^ "RECIPIENTS OF KENDRA SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARD FOR ODIA LITERATURE" (PDF). 6 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ Dr. Bhagabat Tripathy (6 January 2011). "Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab : A Versatile Genius" (PDF). Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ FAKIR MOHAN SENAPATI (16 April 2011). "The Makers of Modern Orissa" (PDF). Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ Welcome to Harekrushna Mahtab State Library. Hkmsl.gov.in. Retrieved on 26 November 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-4828-2163-5. Retrieved 19 March 2020.