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Bhagwat Jha Azad

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{{Short description|Indian freedom fighter and politician}}
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'''Bhagwat Jha Azad''' was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. He served as [[List of Chief Ministers of Bihar|Chief minister of Bihar]] from 14 February 1988 to 10 March 1989.<ref>http://biharjagran.com/government.php</ref><ref>http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/598.htm</ref> He was at various times a member of parliament and a member of the [[Bihar]] state legislature.

==Early and personal life==
Azad was born into a [[Maithili Brahmin]] family on 28 November 1922 in Kasba village near Mehrama in Godda district of undivided Bihar, which is now part of [[Jharkhand]] state. He completed his education from TNB Collegiate School and TNB College, Bhagalpur and [[Patna University]]. He was a college student when he plunged into the freedom struggle.

==Political career==
Azad was a 20-year-old college student when he took part in a demonstration as part of the [[Quit India Movement]] in 1942. He was hit by a bullet in his leg, which incident made him famous in the press. After this, there was no going back for the young man, and a glittering political career was born. Later, Azad was also arrested several times by the British.<ref>Indian Parliament (1952-57): "Personalities"-Series 2 Authentic, ...by Trilochan Singh - 1954</ref>

Independence came in 1947, exactly five years after the Quit India Movement, and Azad was advantageously poised to make a career in politics. He was part of an influential cohart of politicians from Bihar who gained prominence on the national stage during the post-independence stage, known as the "Young Turks." He was a contemporary of [[Bindeshwari Dubey]], [[Abdul Gafoor]], [[Chandrashekhar Singh]], [[Satyendra Narayan Sinha]] and [[Kedar Pandey]] (all future chief ministers of Bihar); and of [[Sitaram Kesri]], future national president of Indian National Congress.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

Azad represented [[Bhagalpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhagalpur constituency]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] for five terms.<ref name="Bhagwat Jha reference1">{{cite news |title=World News, Latest World News, Breaking News and Headlines Today |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news |access-date=21 February 2021 |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=4 October 2011 |language=en}}</ref> He was elected to the third, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth Lok Sabha. He served as a Union minister of state from 1967 to 1983 in the ministries of agriculture, education, labour and employment, supply and rehabilitation, civil aviation and food and civil supplies. He was a veteran Congressman, and [[Chief Minister]] of Bihar between 14 February 1988 and 10 March 1989.<ref name="Bhagwat Jha reference1" />

==Personal life==
Azad was born into a [[Maithili Brahmin]] family in Kasba village near Mehrama in Godda district of undivided Bihar, which is now part of [[Jharkhand]] state. When he was still a teenager, Azad was married to a 10-year-old girl who came from a family of the same caste and similar background, in a match arranged by their parents in the usual Indian manner. The marriage, which lasted all their lives, was entirely harmonious.Out of three sons
the eldest son Rajvardhan Azad is internationally renowned Retinal surgeon and was Director of Dr RPCentre AIIMS New Delhi and currently serving as Chairman , University service commission, Bihar as also the first and only Indian to occupy the coveted post of of President of ASia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmolgy.The other Two sons are public figures: Yashovardhan Azad, a former IAS officer and INformation Commissioner,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-when-a-top-indian-police-officer-was-feted-feasted-and-enjoyed-pakistans-hospitality/326348|title = When a Top Indian Police Officer Was Feted, Feasted and Enjoyed Pakistan's Hospitality}}</ref> and [[Kirti Azad]], a former Lok Sabha member and a former cricketer who was part of the Indian team which won the [[1983 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/598.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006151543/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/598.htm |archive-date=6 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Bhagwat Jha Azad died in 2011 aged 89. He had been ailing for several years.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Chief Ministers of Bihar}}
{{Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)}}

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[[Category:Indian independence activists from Bihar]]
[[Category:3rd Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:4th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:5th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:7th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:8th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Patna University alumni]]
[[Category:People from Bhagalpur]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Bihar]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Chief ministers from Indian National Congress]]
[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of British India]]
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Bhagwat Jha Azad

2021-11-16T14:30:19Z

2401:4900:1689:5FA0:7D53:7FEF:9697:47BF:

{{Short description|Indian freedom fighter and politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Bhagwat Jha Azad
| birth_place = Kasba,Mehrama Godda, Jharkhand
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|11|28}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|10|04|1922|11|28}}
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| honorific-suffix =
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| office = 22nd [[List of Chief Ministers of Bihar|Chief Minister of Bihar]]
| term = 14 February 1988 – 10 March 1989
| alongside = 
| monarch =
| president =
| governor_general =
| primeminister =
| taoiseach =
| chancellor =
| governor =
| vicepresident =
| viceprimeminister =
| deputy =
| lieutenant =
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| constituency = Bihar
| predecessor = [[Bindeshwari Dubey]]
| successor = [[Satyendra Narayan Sinha]]
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'''Bhagwat Jha Azad''' was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. He served as [[List of Chief Ministers of Bihar|Chief minister of Bihar]] from 14 February 1988 to 10 March 1989.<ref>http://biharjagran.com/government.php</ref><ref>http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/598.htm</ref> He was at various times a member of parliament and a member of the [[Bihar]] state legislature.

==Early and personal life==
Azad was born into a [[Maithili Brahmin]] family on 28 November 1922 in Kasba village near Mehrama in Godda district of undivided Bihar, which is now part of [[Jharkhand]] state. He completed his education from TNB Collegiate School and TNB College, Bhagalpur and [[Patna University]]. He was a college student when he plunged into the freedom struggle.

==Political career==
Azad was a 20-year-old college student when he took part in a demonstration as part of the [[Quit India Movement]] in 1942. He was hit by a bullet in his leg, which incident made him famous in the press. After this, there was no going back for the young man, and a glittering political career was born. Later, Azad was also arrested several times by the British.<ref>Indian Parliament (1952-57): "Personalities"-Series 2 Authentic, ...by Trilochan Singh - 1954</ref>

Independence came in 1947, exactly five years after the Quit India Movement, and Azad was advantageously poised to make a career in politics. He was part of an influential cohart of politicians from Bihar who gained prominence on the national stage during the post-independence stage, known as the "Young Turks." He was a contemporary of [[Bindeshwari Dubey]], [[Abdul Gafoor]], [[Chandrashekhar Singh]], [[Satyendra Narayan Sinha]] and [[Kedar Pandey]] (all future chief ministers of Bihar); and of [[Sitaram Kesri]], future national president of Indian National Congress.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

Azad represented [[Bhagalpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhagalpur constituency]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] for five terms.<ref name="Bhagwat Jha reference1">{{cite news |title=World News, Latest World News, Breaking News and Headlines Today |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news |access-date=21 February 2021 |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=4 October 2011 |language=en}}</ref> He was elected to the third, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth Lok Sabha. He served as a Union minister of state from 1967 to 1983 in the ministries of agriculture, education, labour and employment, supply and rehabilitation, civil aviation and food and civil supplies. He was a veteran Congressman, and [[Chief Minister]] of Bihar between 14 February 1988 and 10 March 1989.<ref name="Bhagwat Jha reference1" />

==Personal life==
Azad was born into a [[Maithili Brahmin]] family in Kasba village near Mehrama in Godda district of undivided Bihar, which is now part of [[Jharkhand]] state. When he was still a teenager, Azad was married to a 10-year-old girl who came from a family of the same caste and similar background, in a match arranged by their parents in the usual Indian manner. The marriage, which lasted all their lives, was entirely harmonious. Two of their sons are public figures: Yashovardhan Azad, a former IAS officer and INformation Commissioner,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-when-a-top-indian-police-officer-was-feted-feasted-and-enjoyed-pakistans-hospitality/326348|title = When a Top Indian Police Officer Was Feted, Feasted and Enjoyed Pakistan's Hospitality}}</ref> and [[Kirti Azad]], a former Lok Sabha member and a former cricketer who was part of the Indian team which won the [[1983 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/598.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006151543/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/598.htm |archive-date=6 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Bhagwat Jha Azad died in 2011 aged 89. He had been ailing for several years.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Chief Ministers of Bihar}}
{{Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Azad, Bhagwat Jha}}
[[Category:1922 births]]
[[Category:2011 deaths]]
[[Category:Chief Ministers of Bihar]]
[[Category:People from Bihar]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Bihar]]
[[Category:3rd Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:4th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:5th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:7th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:8th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Patna University alumni]]
[[Category:People from Bhagalpur]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Bihar]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Chief ministers from Indian National Congress]]
[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of British India]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Bihar]]

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