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Babu Rajendra Prasad is 1980 short documentary film directed by Manjul Prabhat and produced by the Films Division of India which covers the life of the first president of India.
Dr. Prasad passed away, after suffering from brief illness for around six months, on February 28, 1963. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was a political leader and the first President of India. Let’s take a look at his life history, achievements, and contribution to freedom movement.
Rajendra Prasad (born December 3, 1884, Zeradei, India—died February 28, 1963, Patna) was an Indian politician, lawyer, and journalist who was the first president of the Republic of India (1950–62).
Dr. Rajendra Prasad served as the first President of India, holding the office from January 26, 1950, until May 13, 1962. Born on December 3, 1884, in Ziradei, Bihar, Prasad was a key figure in the Indian freedom struggle and a stalwart of Indian politics, renowned for his humility, wisdom, and dedication to the nation.
He was 78. The government announced state mourning for one week, as flags on all government buildings flew at half-mast. Prasad’s funeral was attended by about 200,000 people as his eldest son,...
Jan 26, 2016 · How Rajendra Prasad (and not Rajaji) became India’s first president. The selection was preceded by a fierce political contest between Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel. Shoaib Daniyal. Jan...
Feb 28, 2019 · New Delhi: History is often cruel to the quiet ones, and India’s first President Rajendra Prasad, or Rajen babu as he was known, has borne the price of his reserved practicality. By 2009, school students in Patna, Bihar — Prasad’s birth-state — were failing to place his face in the hallowed halls of our history books when shown a black ...
