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'''Ganga Sharan Singh''' (Sinha) (1905-1988 Born In Bihta,Patna,Bihar) was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], the [[Upper House]] of the [[Parliament of India]], for three terms (1956–62 and 1962-68 from [[Bihar]], and then a nominated member in 1968-1974).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx|title=Rajya Sabha members|accessdate=2009-12-31}}</ref> He was prominent in the [[Indian National Congress]] party and a co-founder of the [[Congress Socialist Party]].<ref>{{cite news<br />
| url = http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article1243.html<br />
| title = Dr Lohia’s Life and Thought: Some Notes<br />
| author = Surendra Mohan<br />
| publisher = [[Mainstream]]<br />
| date = 21 March 2009<br />
| accessdate = 2009-03-23<br />
}}</ref> He was close to [[Rajendra Prasad]], [[India]]'s first President.<ref>{{cite book<br />
| first = Valmiki<br />
| last = Choudhary<br />
| title = Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Correspondence and Select Documents: 1934-1937<br />
| publisher = Allied Publishers<br />
| year = 1984<br />
| page = [https://archive.org/details/drrajendraprasad0000pras/page/133 133]<br />
| isbn = 978-81-7023-002-1<br />
| url = https://archive.org/details/drrajendraprasad0000pras/page/133<br />
}}</ref> He shared a house in [[Patna]] with his close friend and nationalist [[Jayaprakash Narayan]].<ref>{{cite book<br />
| first = O.P.<br />
| last = Ralhan<br />
| title = Encyclopaedia of Political Parties<br />
| publisher = Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd.<br />
| year =2002<br />
| pages =73–74<br />
| isbn = 978-81-7488-865-5<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Life==<br />
Gangasharan Sinha, commonly called Ganga Babu, had acquaintance with many Hindi writers but never wrote himself. A good orator, he worked to promote [[Hindi]] as a national language. He was among the founding members of the Board of trustees of [[Bharatiya Jnanpith]].<ref>{{cite news<br />
| url = http://www.jnanpith.net/<br />
| title = Board Of Trustees, Bharatiya Jnanpith<br />
| publisher = [[Bharatiya Jnanpith]]<br />
| date = 2008-10-25<br />
| accessdate = 2008-10-25<br />
}}</ref> The Kedriya Hindi Sansthan, [[Agra]] has instituted an award in his honour.<ref>{{cite news<br />
| url = http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=138740<br />
| title = Kashmir varsity Prof awarded for Hindi language<br />
| publisher = merinews<br />
| date = 2008-08-02<br />
| accessdate = 2008-10-29<br />
}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] has instituted ''Ganga Sharan Singh Awards'' under ''Hindi Sevi Samman Awards''.<ref>{{cite news<br />
| url = http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2001/rjun2001/15062001/r150620012.html<br />
| title = TOP AWARD PROPOSED FOR INDIAN LITERATURE, PRESIDENT GIVES AWAY HINDI AWARDS<br />
| publisher = [[Government of India]]<br />
| date = 2001-06-15<br />
| accessdate = 2009-01-06<br />
}}</ref> The government of [[Bihar]] has instituted an award for literature in his name.<br />
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Ganga Sharan Singh was also a member of the Press Council of India between 16 November 1966, and 31 December 1969.<ref>{{cite news<br />
|url=http://www.bihartimes.in/Newsbihar/2011/June/Newsbihar19June6.html <br />
|title=Bihar journalist appointed member Press Council <br />
|publisher=Bihartimes.in <br />
|date=2011-06-19 <br />
|accessdate=2011-06-26 <br />
|url-status=dead <br />
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712013511/http://www.bihartimes.in/Newsbihar/2011/June/Newsbihar19June6.html <br />
|archivedate=12 July 2011 <br />
|df=dmy <br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
He died in 1988 of a heart attack.<br />
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==Ganga Sharan Sinha Committee Report==<br />
The [[Government of India]] had accepted the recommendations of the ''Ganga Sharan Sinha Committee Report'' on child education in 1969 and decided to integrate all services for the 0- to 6-year-olds, planning proceeded cautiously, piloted at first, with the ICDS conceptual model.<ref>{{cite book<br />
| first = R.<br />
| last = Parker<br />
| title = Early Years Education<br />
| publisher = [[Routledge]]<br />
| year = 2006<br />
| isbn = 978-0-415-32672-8<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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