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	Sampurnanand was born on 1 January 1891 at Benaras (present-day [[Varanasi]]) and started life as a teacher. Brought up under the influence of the [[Varanasi\|Benaras]] ethos, he was a strong votary of traditional culture. He was deeply interested in ancient Hindu culture including Sanskrit and Phalit Jyotish (astrology). His interest in phalit coupled with his academic bent of mind got him interested in astronomy.		Sampurnanand was born to a Kayastha family on 1 January 1891 at Benaras (present-day [[Varanasi]]) and started life as a teacher. Brought up under the influence of the [[Varanasi\|Benaras]] ethos, he was a strong votary of traditional culture. He was deeply interested in ancient Hindu culture including Sanskrit and Phalit Jyotish (astrology). His interest in phalit coupled with his academic bent of mind got him interested in astronomy.

	Babu Sampurnanandji was also an ardent freedom fighter. His jail-mates narrate that while under confinement in jail (as a freedom fighter) Babuji used to entertain them with discussions on astronomy and acquainted them with the night sky. Babuji had a modern outlook too and in this respect he was a curious mixture of diverse influences.		Babu Sampurnanandji was also an ardent freedom fighter. His jail-mates narrate that while under confinement in jail (as a freedom fighter) Babuji used to entertain them with discussions on astronomy and acquainted them with the night sky. Babuji had a modern outlook too and in this respect he was a curious mixture of diverse influences.

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{{Infobox Indian politician
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Sampurnanand
| native_name = संपूर्णानंद
| native_name_lang = hi
| honorific-suffix =
| image = File:Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Swarupanand.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Sampurnanand in April 1936.
| order = 3rd
| office = Governor of Rajasthan
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Mohan Lal Sukhadia]]
| term_start = 16 April 1962
| term_end = 16 April 1967
| predecessor = [[Gurumukh Nihal Singh]]
| successor = [[Sardar Hukam Singh]]
| order2 = 2nd
| office2 = Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
| governor2 = [[Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi]]<br>[[V. V. Giri]]<br>[[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]]
| term_start2 = 28 December 1954
| term_end2 = 7 December 1960
| predecessor2 = [[Govind Ballabh Pant]]
| successor2 = [[Chandra Bhanu Gupta]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1891|1|1}}
| birth_place = [[Varanasi|Benares]], [[Benares State]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1969|1|10|1891|1|1}}
| death_place = [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse =
| children =
| footnotes =
}}

[[File:Jawaharlal Nehru as President of the Lucknow session of the Congress, April 1936.jpg|thumb|200px|Sampurnanand alongside Jawaharlal Nehru, April 1936]]

'''Dr Sampurnanand''' (1 January 1891<ref>{{cite web|url=http://varanasi.nic.in/history/shahid.html |title=Shahid Smark |publisher=Varanasi.nic.in |date= |accessdate=10 January 2012}}</ref> – 10 January 1969) was a teacher and politician in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. He served as the second [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] from 1954 to 1960. If single tenures in the office of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers are only considered, then Dr. Sampurnanand had the longest stretch from 28 December 1954 to 7 December 1960, which is almost six years in the office. Dr. Sampurnanand, a scholar of [[Sanskrit]] and [[Hindi]], succeeded [[Govind Ballabh Pant]]. Advised by a council of ministers numbering 28, he governed Uttar Pradesh was asked to resign as Chief Minister following a political crisis in Uttar Pradesh initiated by [[Kamlapati Tripathi]] and [[Chandra Bhanu Gupta]].

Sampurnanand participated in the [[Non-cooperation Movement]]; edited Maryada, a Hindi monthly staffed by [[Madan Mohan Malaviya|Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya]] in Benaras, contributed frequently to the [[The National Herald (India)|National Herald]] and the Congress Socialist; was elected to the [[All-India Congress Committee]] in 1922, became provincial Minister for Education in the Uttar Pradesh cabinet, federal Minister from 1946 to 1951 and from 1951 to 1954, holding portfolios such as education, finance, and home labour; and, became Governor of [[Rajasthan]] from April 1962 to April 1967.

The appointment of former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Dr. Sampurnanand as governor of Rajasthan heralded a new beginning in the Indian politics when spent forces in the politics were sent to hold gubernatorial positions.

==Life==
Sampurnanand was born on 1 January 1891 at Benaras (present-day [[Varanasi]]) and started life as a teacher. Brought up under the influence of the [[Varanasi|Benaras]] ethos, he was a strong votary of traditional culture. He was deeply interested in ancient Hindu culture including Sanskrit and Phalit Jyotish (astrology). His interest in phalit coupled with his academic bent of mind got him interested in astronomy.

Babu Sampurnanandji was also an ardent freedom fighter. His jail-mates narrate that while under confinement in jail (as a freedom fighter) Babuji used to entertain them with discussions on astronomy and acquainted them with the night sky. Babuji had a modern outlook too and in this respect he was a curious mixture of diverse influences.

After Independence, Babu Sampurnanandji became Education Minister in the first popular government of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. This instrumented in fulfilling his cherished astronomical dreams and drew up plans for establishing an astronomical observatory with a Time unit at the Government Sanskrit College, [[Varanasi|Benaras]] (GSC) (now [[Sampurnanand Sanskrit University]]).

Dr Sampurnanand was first Chairman of State Lalit Kala Akademi, [[Uttar Pradesh|U.P.]] which was established on 8 February 1962 under the Department of Culture, Govt. of [[Uttar Pradesh]] as a fully funded autonomous body. Sampurnanand as a CM pushed Hindi (also Cow slaughter ban).

As a reformist governor of [[Rajasthan]] promoted the idea of Sanganer’s no-bars prison. In this open prison convicts live with their families, go out to work and pay taxes for water and electricity. Sampurnanand believed that crime should not be looked as an act of revenge but as an act of reformation. Life imprisonment is like a death sentence for a convict as it results in a separation from family and friends. The [[Rajasthan]] government started the Sri Sampurnanand Khula Bandi Shivir ([[open jail]]), named after the governor, on an experimental basis in 1963.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/202904.cms Article]

{{Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Governors of Rajasthan}}
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[[Category:Indian socialists]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1952–1957]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Governors of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Founders of Indian schools and colleges]]
[[Category:Politicians from Varanasi]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1957–1962]]
[[Category:Chief ministers from Indian National Congress]]

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