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Rajendra Prasad (born Rajendra Prasad Srivastava; 3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, journalist and scholar who served as the first president of India from 1950 to 1962.
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.
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.
Jan 25, 2022 · Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected unanimously as the President of Constituent Assembly on 11th December 1946. Earlier, Dr. Prasad was a Cabinet Minister in the first Ministry of Nehru formed before independence.
Babu Rajendra Prasad’s remarkable journey from a student activist to Independent India’s first President, is a great saga of his indomitable capacity, resolution and commitment towards the country and society.
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 ...
Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884–1963) affectionately addressed as ‘Rajen Babu’, was the First President of independent India from 1950 to 1962, navigating the nation through its formative years.
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 · Patel’s choice, Rajendra Prasad, was like him a social conservative. As president, Prasad would bitterly oppose Nehru’s Hindu Code Bills, which gave women greater rights.
