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	\| name = Bishwanath Das		\| name = Bishwanath Das
	\| order = 7th		\| image = Biswanath-Das.jpg
	\| office = Chief Minister of ~~Odisha~~		\| order = 7th
	\| ~~native_name~~ = ~~ବିଶ୍ଵନାଥ ଦାସ~~		\| office = Chief Minister of Orissa
	\| ~~native_name_lang~~ = or		\| term_start = 3 April 1971
	~~\| image = Biswanath-Das.jpg~~		\| term_end = 14 June 1972
	~~\| caption = Bishwanath Das~~		\| predecessor = [[Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo]]
	\| predecessor = [[~~President's Rule~~]]		\| successor = [[Nandini Satpathy]]
	\| successor = [[Nandini Satpathy]]		\| term_start1 = 19 July 1937
	\| ~~governor~~ = ~~[[Shaukatullah Shah Ansari]]<br>Sardar Jojendra Singh {{small\|(Acting)}}~~		\| term_end1 = 4 November 1939{{efn\|As Prime Minister of [[Orissa Province]].}}
	\| ~~office2~~ = ~~[[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha~~\|Prime Minister of ~~Odisha~~]]		\| predecessor1 = [[Krushna Chandra Gajapati]]
	\| ~~predecessor2~~ = [[Krushna Chandra Gajapati~~\|Captain Krishna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo~~]]		\| successor1 = Governor's rule
	\| ~~party~~ = ~~United Front~~		\| office2 = [[List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh\|Governor of Uttar Pradesh]]
	\| ~~office1~~ = [[List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh\|Governor of Uttar Pradesh]]		\| term_start2 = 16 April 1962
	\| ~~predecessor1~~ = [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]]		\| term_end2 = 30 April 1967
	\| ~~successor1~~ = [[Bezawada Gopala Reddy]]		\| predecessor2 = [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]]
	~~\| successor2 = Governor's rule~~		\| successor2 = [[Bezawada Gopala Reddy]]
	\| birth_name =		\| birth_name = Bishwanath Dash
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1889\|03\|08\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1889\|03\|08\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = ~~Belagan,~~ [[Ganjam district]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]		\| birth_place = [[Ganjam district\|Belagan]], Madras Presidency, British India
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1984\|06\|02\|1889\|03\|08}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1984\|06\|02\|1889\|03\|08}}
	\| death_place = [[Cuttack]], ~~[[Odisha]]~~, [[India]]		\| death_place = [[Cuttack]], Orissa, India
	~~\| spouse =~~		\| residence = Kaji Bazar, Cuttack
	\| residence = Kaji Bazar, Cuttack		\| alma_mater = {{plainlist\|
	\| ~~education~~ = ~~B.A., B.L.~~		* [[Ravenshaw College]]
	~~\| alma_mater =~~ [[Ravenshaw College]]~~<br/>~~[[Calcutta University]]		* [[Calcutta University]]
	~~\| website =~~		}}
	~~\| term_start = 3 April 1971~~
	~~\| term_end = 14 June 1972~~
	~~\| term_start1 = 16 April 1962~~
	~~\| term_end1 = 30 April 1967~~
	~~\| term_start2 = 19 July 1937~~
	~~\| term_end2 = 4 November 1939~~
	}}		}}
			'''Bishwanath Das''' ([[birth name\|né]] '''Dash'''; 8 March 1889 – 2 June 1984) was an Indian politician, lawyer and philanthropist. He was the prime minister of [[Orissa Province]] of [[British India]] 1937–1939, the [[governor of Uttar Pradesh]] 1962–1967 and later [[Chief Minister of Odisha]] 1971–1972.
	'''Bishwanath Das''' (8 March 1889 – 2 June 1984) was ~~a [[~~politician]], [[lawyer]] and [[philanthropist~~]] from [[India]]~~. He was the prime minister of [[~~Odisha~~]] ~~Province~~ of [[British India]] ~~1937–39~~, the [[governor of Uttar Pradesh]] ~~1962–67~~ and later ~~the~~ [[~~List of~~ Chief ~~Ministers of Odisha\|chief minister~~ of Odisha]] ~~1971–72~~.

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	He was born on 8 March 1889 at Belgan village in Ganjam ~~District~~ of the erstwhile [[Madras Presidency]], which is in the state of Odisha. He graduated from [[Ravenshaw College]], [[Cuttack]].<ref name="Das Rath 1990 p.19 ">{{cite book \| last1=Das \| first1=B. \| last2=Rath \| first2=S.N. \| title=Bishwanath Das, a tribute: published on the occasion of Bishwanath Das Birth Centenary Celebration held under the auspices of the Utkal University \| publisher=Dept. of Political Science, Utkal University \| year=1990 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mREcAAAAIAAJ \| access-date=2019-07-03 \| page=19}}</ref>		He was born on 8 March 1889 in a [[Kanyakubja Brahmin]]<ref>{{Cite book\|author=Prabir Mahanty\|url=https://dasanddashsurname.blogspot.com/2018/08/das-or-dash-is-surname.html?m=1\|title=Origin of Das and Dash surnames}}</ref> family at Belgan village in [[Ganjam district]] of the erstwhile [[Madras Presidency]], which is in the state of Odisha. He graduated from [[Ravenshaw College]], [[Cuttack]]. Married at an early age his only child Dr. Trinath Dash also followed on the steps of philanthropic legal practice for the poor. <ref name="Das Rath 1990 p.19 ">{{cite book \| last1=Das \| first1=B. \| last2=Rath \| first2=S.N. \| title=Bishwanath Das, a tribute: published on the occasion of Bishwanath Das Birth Centenary Celebration held under the auspices of the Utkal University \| publisher=Dept. of Political Science, Utkal University \| year=1990 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mREcAAAAIAAJ \| access-date=2019-07-03 \| page=19}}</ref>

	==Political career==		==Political career==
	Bishwanath Das supported the [[Indian independence movement]] from both Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of the legislative council of [[Madras Province]] from 1921 to 1930. He was instrumental in the creation of a separate state for the Odia-speaking people. After the separation of Odisha on 1 April 1936, he became its ~~[[Prime Minister\|~~prime minister]] ([[premier]]) on 19 July 1937.<ref name="Orissa State Archives 1997 p. ">{{cite book \| author=Orissa State Archives \| title=Reflections on the National Movement in Orissa \| publisher=Orissa State Archives \| year=1997 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gDduAAAAMAAJ \| access-date=2019-07-03 }}</ref> He became a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]] in 1946 representing Orissa. He served as the [[governor of Uttar Pradesh]] from 16 April 1962 to 30 April 1967.<ref name="Bureau 2019">{{cite web \| last=Bureau \| first=OB \| title=Know Odisha Greats Who Helped Frame India's Constitution - ODISHA BYTES \| website=ODISHA BYTES \| date=2019-11-26 \| url=https://odishabytes.com/know-odisha-greats-who-helped-frame-indias-constitution/ \| access-date=2020-07-31\|quote=As members of the Constituent Assembly, several eminent personalities from Odisha too had made seminal contributions to the historic event on November 26, 1949. These included Bishwanath Das, Bichitrananda Das, Sarangadhar Das,...}}</ref> In 1966, he was made the president of [[Servants of the People Society]] (Lok Sevak Mandal founded by [[Lala Lajpat Rai]]). After the ~~Odisha~~ [[~~Vidhan Sabha~~]] ~~election in 1971~~, the [[Utkal Congress]], ~~the~~ [[Swatantra Party]] and ~~the~~ [[Jharkhand Party]] formed a ~~[[United Front (India)\|United Front]] and he~~ became ~~the~~ [[Chief Minister~~\|chief minister~~]] of the ~~United Front~~ government~~, in [[Odisha]]~~. He was in office from 3 April 1971 to 14 June 1972.<ref name="Orissa State Museum 1993 p.46 ">{{cite book ~~\| author=Orissa State Museum~~ \| title=The Orissa Historical Research Journal \| publisher=Superintendent of Research and Museum \| issue=v. 38-40 \| year=1993 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nZ4pcnoxpY0C \| access-date=2020-07-31 \| page=46}}</ref>		Bishwanath Das supported the [[Indian independence movement]] from both Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of the legislative council of [[Madras Province]] from 1921 to 1930. He was instrumental in the creation of a separate state for the Odia-speaking people. After the separation of Orissa/Odisha from [[Bihar and Orissa Province]] on 1 April 1936, he became its prime minister (premier) on 19 July 1937.<ref name="Orissa State Archives 1997 p. ">{{cite book \| author=Orissa State Archives \| title=Reflections on the National Movement in Orissa \| publisher=Orissa State Archives \| year=1997 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gDduAAAAMAAJ \| access-date=2019-07-03 }}</ref> He became a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]] in 1946 representing Orissa. He served as the [[governor of Uttar Pradesh]] from 16 April 1962 to 30 April 1967.<ref name="Bureau 2019">{{cite web \| last=Bureau \| first=OB \| title=Know Odisha Greats Who Helped Frame India's Constitution - ODISHA BYTES \| website=ODISHA BYTES \| date=2019-11-26 \| url=https://odishabytes.com/know-odisha-greats-who-helped-frame-indias-constitution/ \| access-date=2020-07-31\|quote=As members of the Constituent Assembly, several eminent personalities from Odisha too had made seminal contributions to the historic event on November 26, 1949. These included Bishwanath Das, Bichitrananda Das, Sarangadhar Das,...}}</ref> In 1966, he was made the president of [[Servants of the People Society]] (Lok Sevak Mandal founded by [[Lala Lajpat Rai]]).

			After the [[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]], the [[Utkal Congress]], [[Swatantra Party]] and [[Jharkhand Party]] formed a coalition. Das became [[Chief Minister of Odisha]] under the coalition government. He was in office from 3 April 1971 to 14 June 1972. He set up multiple trusts for providing free legal support, food and vedantic learning institutions for the poor in Orissa and Uttar Pradesh from his lifetime earnings and salary. The institutions include Veda Bhavan at Puri.<ref name="Orissa State Museum 1993 p.46 ">{{cite book \|title=The Orissa Historical Research Journal \|publisher=Superintendent of Research and Museum \|issue=v. 38-40 \|year=1993 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nZ4pcnoxpY0C \|access-date=2020-07-31 \|page=46}}</ref>

			== Notes ==
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	[[Category:Members of the Constituent Assembly of India]]		[[Category:Members of the Constituent Assembly of India]]
	[[Category:Ravenshaw University alumni]]		[[Category:Ravenshaw University alumni]]
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	[[Category:~~Members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly~~]]		[[Category:Orissa MLAs 1971–1973]]
	[[Category:Governors of Uttar Pradesh]]		[[Category:Governors of Uttar Pradesh]]
	[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Odisha]]		[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Odisha]]
	[[Category:People from Ganjam district]]		[[Category:People from Ganjam district]]

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	'''Bishwanath Das''' (8 March 1889 – 2 June 1984) was a [[politician]], [[lawyer]] and [[philanthropist]] from [[India]]. He was the ~~Prime Minister~~ of [[Odisha]] Province of [[British India]] 1937–39, the [[~~Governor~~ of Uttar Pradesh]] 1962–67 and later the [[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha\|~~Chief Minister~~ of Odisha]] 1971–72.		'''Bishwanath Das''' (8 March 1889 – 2 June 1984) was a [[politician]], [[lawyer]] and [[philanthropist]] from [[India]]. He was the prime minister of [[Odisha]] Province of [[British India]] 1937–39, the [[governor of Uttar Pradesh]] 1962–67 and later the [[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha\|chief minister of Odisha]] 1971–72.

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	==Political career==		==Political career==
	Bishwanath Das supported the [[Indian independence movement]] from both Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of the legislative council of [[Madras Province]] from 1921 to 1930. He was instrumental in the creation of a separate state for the Odia-speaking people. After the separation of Odisha on 1 April 1936 he became its [[Prime Minister]] ([[~~Premier~~]]) on 19 July 1937.<ref name="Orissa State Archives 1997 p. ">{{cite book \| author=Orissa State Archives \| title=Reflections on the National Movement in Orissa \| publisher=Orissa State Archives \| year=1997 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gDduAAAAMAAJ \| access-date=2019-07-03 }}</ref> He became a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]] in 1946 representing Orissa. He served as the [[~~Governor~~ of Uttar Pradesh]] from 16 April 1962 to 30 April 1967.<ref name="Bureau 2019">{{cite web \| last=Bureau \| first=OB \| title=Know Odisha Greats Who Helped Frame India's Constitution - ODISHA BYTES \| website=ODISHA BYTES \| date=2019-11-26 \| url=https://odishabytes.com/know-odisha-greats-who-helped-frame-indias-constitution/ \| access-date=2020-07-31\|quote=As members of the Constituent Assembly, several eminent personalities from Odisha too had made seminal contributions to the historic event on November 26, 1949. These included Bishwanath Das, Bichitrananda Das, Sarangadhar Das,...}}</ref> In 1966, he was made the ~~President~~ of [[Servants of the People Society]] (Lok Sevak Mandal founded by [[Lala Lajpat Rai]]). After the Odisha [[Vidhan Sabha]] election in 1971, the [[Utkal Congress]], the [[Swatantra Party]] and the [[Jharkhand Party]] formed a [[United Front (India)\|United Front]] and he became the [[Chief Minister]] of the United Front government, in [[Odisha]]. He was in office from 3 April 1971 to 14 June 1972.<ref name="Orissa State Museum 1993 p.46 ">{{cite book \| author=Orissa State Museum \| title=The Orissa Historical Research Journal \| publisher=Superintendent of Research and Museum \| issue=v. 38-40 \| year=1993 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nZ4pcnoxpY0C \| access-date=2020-07-31 \| page=46}}</ref>		Bishwanath Das supported the [[Indian independence movement]] from both Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of the legislative council of [[Madras Province]] from 1921 to 1930. He was instrumental in the creation of a separate state for the Odia-speaking people. After the separation of Odisha on 1 April 1936, he became its [[Prime Minister\|prime minister]] ([[premier]]) on 19 July 1937.<ref name="Orissa State Archives 1997 p. ">{{cite book \| author=Orissa State Archives \| title=Reflections on the National Movement in Orissa \| publisher=Orissa State Archives \| year=1997 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gDduAAAAMAAJ \| access-date=2019-07-03 }}</ref> He became a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]] in 1946 representing Orissa. He served as the [[governor of Uttar Pradesh]] from 16 April 1962 to 30 April 1967.<ref name="Bureau 2019">{{cite web \| last=Bureau \| first=OB \| title=Know Odisha Greats Who Helped Frame India's Constitution - ODISHA BYTES \| website=ODISHA BYTES \| date=2019-11-26 \| url=https://odishabytes.com/know-odisha-greats-who-helped-frame-indias-constitution/ \| access-date=2020-07-31\|quote=As members of the Constituent Assembly, several eminent personalities from Odisha too had made seminal contributions to the historic event on November 26, 1949. These included Bishwanath Das, Bichitrananda Das, Sarangadhar Das,...}}</ref> In 1966, he was made the president of [[Servants of the People Society]] (Lok Sevak Mandal founded by [[Lala Lajpat Rai]]). After the Odisha [[Vidhan Sabha]] election in 1971, the [[Utkal Congress]], the [[Swatantra Party]] and the [[Jharkhand Party]] formed a [[United Front (India)\|United Front]] and he became the [[Chief Minister\|chief minister]] of the United Front government, in [[Odisha]]. He was in office from 3 April 1971 to 14 June 1972.<ref name="Orissa State Museum 1993 p.46 ">{{cite book \| author=Orissa State Museum \| title=The Orissa Historical Research Journal \| publisher=Superintendent of Research and Museum \| issue=v. 38-40 \| year=1993 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nZ4pcnoxpY0C \| access-date=2020-07-31 \| page=46}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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| name = Bishwanath Das
| order = 7th
| office = Chief Minister of Odisha
| native_name = ବିଶ୍ଵନାଥ ଦାସ
| native_name_lang = or
| image = Biswanath-Das.jpg
| caption = Bishwanath Das
| predecessor = [[President's Rule]]
| successor = [[Nandini Satpathy]]
| governor = [[Shaukatullah Shah Ansari]]<br>Sardar Jojendra Singh {{small|(Acting)}}
| office2 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha|Prime Minister of Odisha]]
| predecessor2 = [[Krushna Chandra Gajapati|Captain Krishna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo]]
| party = United Front
| office1 = [[List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh|Governor of Uttar Pradesh]]
| predecessor1 = [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]]
| successor1 = [[Bezawada Gopala Reddy]]
| successor2 = Governor's rule
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1889|03|08|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belagan, [[Ganjam district]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1984|06|02|1889|03|08}}
| death_place = [[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]
| spouse =
| residence = Kaji Bazar, Cuttack
| education = B.A., B.L.
| alma_mater = [[Ravenshaw College]]<br/>[[Calcutta University]]
| website =
| term_start = 3 April 1971
| term_end = 14 June 1972
| term_start1 = 16 April 1962
| term_end1 = 30 April 1967
| term_start2 = 19 July 1937
| term_end2 = 4 November 1939
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'''Bishwanath Das''' (8 March 1889 – 2 June 1984) was a [[politician]], [[lawyer]] and [[philanthropist]] from [[India]]. He was the Prime Minister of [[Odisha]] Province of [[British India]] 1937–39, the [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]] 1962–67 and later the [[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister of Odisha]] 1971–72.

== Early life ==
He was born on 8 March 1889 at Belgan village in Ganjam District of the erstwhile [[Madras Presidency]], which is in the state of Odisha. He graduated from [[Ravenshaw College]], [[Cuttack]].<ref name="Das Rath 1990 p.19 ">{{cite book | last1=Das | first1=B. | last2=Rath | first2=S.N. | title=Bishwanath Das, a tribute: published on the occasion of Bishwanath Das Birth Centenary Celebration held under the auspices of the Utkal University | publisher=Dept. of Political Science, Utkal University | year=1990 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mREcAAAAIAAJ | access-date=2019-07-03 | page=19}}</ref>

==Political career==
Bishwanath Das supported the [[Indian independence movement]] from both Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of the legislative council of [[Madras Province]] from 1921 to 1930. He was instrumental in the creation of a separate state for the Odia-speaking people. After the separation of Odisha on 1 April 1936 he became its [[Prime Minister]] ([[Premier]]) on 19 July 1937.<ref name="Orissa State Archives 1997 p. ">{{cite book | author=Orissa State Archives | title=Reflections on the National Movement in Orissa | publisher=Orissa State Archives | year=1997 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gDduAAAAMAAJ | access-date=2019-07-03 }}</ref> He became a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]] in 1946 representing Orissa. He served as the [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]] from 16 April 1962 to 30 April 1967.<ref name="Bureau 2019">{{cite web | last=Bureau | first=OB | title=Know Odisha Greats Who Helped Frame India's Constitution - ODISHA BYTES | website=ODISHA BYTES | date=2019-11-26 | url=https://odishabytes.com/know-odisha-greats-who-helped-frame-indias-constitution/ | access-date=2020-07-31|quote=As members of the Constituent Assembly, several eminent personalities from Odisha too had made seminal contributions to the historic event on November 26, 1949. These included Bishwanath Das, Bichitrananda Das, Sarangadhar Das,...}}</ref> In 1966, he was made the President of [[Servants of the People Society]] (Lok Sevak Mandal founded by [[Lala Lajpat Rai]]). After the Odisha [[Vidhan Sabha]] election in 1971, the [[Utkal Congress]], the [[Swatantra Party]] and the [[Jharkhand Party]] formed a [[United Front (India)|United Front]] and he became the [[Chief Minister]] of the United Front government, in [[Odisha]]. He was in office from 3 April 1971 to 14 June 1972.<ref name="Orissa State Museum 1993 p.46 ">{{cite book | author=Orissa State Museum | title=The Orissa Historical Research Journal | publisher=Superintendent of Research and Museum | issue=v. 38-40 | year=1993 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nZ4pcnoxpY0C | access-date=2020-07-31 | page=46}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090410051005/http://orissagov.nic.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/jan2006/engpdf/or-jan-2006.pdf A short biography] by Gurukalyan Mahapatra in the Orissa Review, January 2006.
*[http://upgovernor.gov.in/upgovernor.gov.in/dasbio.htm About Shri Bishwanath Das], Governor of Uttar Pradesh.
*[http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/event/Resume_Centenary_Celebrations_Alld_SN_Katju.pdf Allahabad High Court] By Justice Shiva Nath Katju.

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