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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 served as the Chairman of the Balasore District Congress Committee from 1924 to 1928 and also became a member of the Bihar and Odisha Council in 1924. In this role, he coordinated the boycott of foreign-made products in the Non-Cooperation Movement and was arrested for sedition.
Utkal Keshari Harekrushna Mahtab, a versatile towering like personality of contemporary era, the architect of modern Utkal and pioneer of a new dawn of Odisha was highly inspired by the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi.
The concept of Harekrushna Mahtab State Library was conceived during 1st Five Year Plan under the advice of Government of India and was completed in 1959 with a majestic building of around 16000 sq.ft. Carpet area, enshrined within a beautiful land of 3 acres in a prime location of Capital City of Bhubaneswar.
Sep 1, 2018 · Harekrushna Mahatab was the first chief minister of Odisha (then Orissa) in independent India. A prominent leader of Indian National Congress (INC), he was also one of the 299 members of India’s first constituent assembly.
Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab, the well-known freedom fighter, politician, writer and newspaper editor, was born in village Agarpada in the then Balasore district of Odisha. His father's name was Krushna Charan Mahatab and his mother's name was Tohfa Devi.
Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab was the dazzling luminary in the azure firmament of politics for a span of about 40 years. Words fail to picture out the connotations of the multi dimensional personalities who towered phoenix-like in the contemporary era. His contributions are myriad to awaken, enliven and enlighten moribund Orissa. Right from
