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	'''Shri Krishna Sinha''' (~~21 October 1887 – 31 January 1961,~~ also ~~spelt~~ '''Singh'''), also known as '''Shri Babu''', was the first [[List of chief ministers of Bihar\|chief minister]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Bihar]] (1946–61). Except for the period of World War II, Sinha was the chief minister of Bihar from the time of the first Congress Ministry in 1937 until his death in 1961.<ref>{{cite news		'''Shri Krishna Sinha''' (also '''Singh'''; 21 October 1887 – 31 January 1961), also known as '''Shri Babu''', was the first [[List of chief ministers of Bihar\|chief minister]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Bihar]] (1946–61). Except for the period of World War II, Sinha was the chief minister of Bihar from the time of the first Congress Ministry in 1937 until his death in 1961.<ref>{{cite news
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	}}</ref> He was the first chief minister in the ~~country~~ to abolish the [[zamindar]]i system.<ref>{{cite news		}}</ref> He was the first chief minister in the state of bihar to abolish the [[zamindar]]i system.<ref>{{cite news
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	\| title = Prez releases book on Nehru, Sri Babu letters		\| title = Prez releases book on Nehru, Sri Babu letters
	\| author=~~Pranav~~ K Chaudhary		\| author=Pranava K Chaudhary
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	==Early life and family==		==Early life and family==
	Shri Krishna ~~Singh~~ was born on 21 October 1887 ~~to a Bhumihar Brahmin family in the village of Maur~~, ~~[[Barbigha]]~~ in ~~the~~ [[~~Munger district~~]] of [[~~Bengal Presidency~~]] ~~(now part~~ of ~~[[Sheikhpura~~ district~~]])~~.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Ramachandra Prasad \|author2=Ashok Kumar Sinha\|title=Shri Krishna Sinha: a biography \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0eG1AAAAIAAJ \|year=1987 \|publisher=N.K. Enterprises}}</ref> His mother, who was also an unassuming and religious-minded person, died of plague when he was five years old. He was educated in the village school and at Zila School in Munger. In 1906 he joined [[Patna College]], which was then an affiliate of the [[University of Calcutta]]. He obtained a master's degree from the University of Calcutta and then doctorate of law from [[Patna University]] and started practicing in Munger from 1915. In the meantime, he married and had two sons, Shivshankar and Bandishankar (more commonly known as Swaraj Babu) who later held various posts in the state government.<ref name="Prasad 1987 186">{{cite book		Shri Krishna Sinha was born on 21 October 1887, in [[Bhumihar Brahmin]] also known as [[Babhan]] family in the village of Khanwa, Nawada district of Bihar
			.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Ramachandra Prasad \|author2=Ashok Kumar Sinha\|title=Shri Krishna Sinha: a biography \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0eG1AAAAIAAJ \|year=1987 \|publisher=N.K. Enterprises}}</ref> His mother, who was also an unassuming and religious-minded person, died of plague when he was five years old. He was educated in the village school and at Zila School in Munger. In 1906 he joined [[Patna College]], which was then an affiliate of the [[University of Calcutta]]. He obtained a master's degree from the University of Calcutta and then doctorate of law from [[Patna University]] and started practicing in Munger from 1915. In the meantime, he married and had two sons, Shivshankar and Bandishankar (more commonly known as Swaraj Babu) who later held various posts in the state government.<ref name="Prasad 1987 186">{{cite book
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	==Political Legacy==		==Political Legacy==
	Almost all the development projects in Bihar during this period involved the leadership pair of Sinha and A.N. Sinha. It includes several river valley projects right from [[Koshi River\|Koshi]], Aghaur and Sakri to other such river projects. The first five-year plan period was given to the development in rural development works mainly in the agricultural sector. Bihar became the top state in the country's first five-year plan. From the second five-year plan period, Sinha brought several heavy industries like [[Barauni Refinery]], [[Heavy Engineering Corporation]] at [[Ranchi]], [[Bokaro Steel Plant]], [[Barauni Fertiliser Plant]], [[Barauni Thermal Power Station]], [[Damodar Valley Corporation]], [[Patratu Thermal Power Station]], Scooter Factory in Fatuha, Pyrite Phosphate Chemical Limited and Sulphur mines at Amjhaur, Sindri Fertiliser Plant, Kargali Coal Washery, Garhara locomotive shed. He wanted to built an industrial corridor from Begusarai-Bakhtiyarpur-Fatuha, so he ~~looked to construct~~ [[Rajendra Setu]] in [[Mokama]] ~~but he died before its completion~~.~~<ref name="auto"/>~~<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Making-of-Begusarai-was-by-choice-not-accident/articleshow/34169383.cms?from=mdr \|title=Making of Begusarai was by choice not accident \|date=25 April 2014 \|first=Rajiv \|last=Kumar \|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>		Almost all the development projects in Bihar during this period involved the leadership pair of Sinha and A.N. Sinha. It includes several river valley projects right from [[Koshi River\|Koshi]], Aghaur and Sakri to other such river projects. The first five-year plan period was given to the development in rural development works mainly in the agricultural sector. Bihar became the top state in the country's first five-year plan. From the second five-year plan period, Sinha brought several heavy industries like [[Barauni Refinery]], [[Heavy Engineering Corporation]] at [[Ranchi]], [[Bokaro Steel Plant]], [[Barauni Fertiliser Plant]], [[Barauni Thermal Power Station]], [[Damodar Valley Corporation]], [[Patratu Thermal Power Station]], Scooter Factory in Fatuha, Pyrite Phosphate Chemical Limited and Sulphur mines at Amjhaur, Sindri Fertiliser Plant, Kargali Coal Washery, Garhara locomotive shed. He wanted to built an industrial corridor from Begusarai-Bakhtiyarpur-Fatuha, so he constructed [[Rajendra Setu]] in [[Mokama]]-Simaria,The first rail cum road bridge on river Ganga in independent India. <ref>{{cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Making-of-Begusarai-was-by-choice-not-accident/articleshow/34169383.cms?from=mdr \|title=Making of Begusarai was by choice not accident \|date=25 April 2014 \|first=Rajiv \|last=Kumar \|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

	Arun Kumar says Sinha made an immense contribution in the cultural and social development of the state.<ref name="Arun Kumar">{{cite news		Arun Kumar says Sinha made an immense contribution in the cultural and social development of the state.<ref name="Arun Kumar">{{cite news
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	}}</ref> He established the Rajendra Chatra Niwas at [[Calcutta]] for Bihari students, the Anugraha Narayan Sinha Institute of Social Studies (ANSISS) at Patna, [[Netarhat school]] at [[Ranchi]], Engineering college at [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Bhagalpur]], [[Jamshedpur]], [[Sindri]], [[Gaya, India\|Gaya]], [[Motihari]], Lok Rangshala of the Bihar [[Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir]], [[Sanskrit College]] at Patna, [[Rabindra Parishad]] at Patna, the statue of Buddha at ''[[Rajgir]] Venu Van Vihar'', as well as an orphanage at [[Muzaffarpur]] were opened by him.<ref>{{cite book		}}</ref> He established the Rajendra Chatra Niwas at [[Calcutta]] for Bihari students, the [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha\|Anugraha Narayan Sinha]] Institute of Social Studies (ANSISS) at Patna, [[Netarhat school]] at [[Ranchi]], Engineering college at [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Bhagalpur]], [[Jamshedpur]], [[Sindri]], [[Gaya, India\|Gaya]], [[Motihari]], Lok Rangshala of the Bihar [[Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir]], [[Sanskrit College]] at Patna, [[Rabindra Parishad]] at Patna, the statue of Buddha at ''[[Rajgir]] Venu Van Vihar'', as well as an orphanage at [[Muzaffarpur]] were opened by him.<ref>{{cite book
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	The then prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru sent [[Paul H. Appleby]] to assess the administration in states and in his famous report, he described Bihar as the best governed state in India due to the under excellent leadership of the pair of Sinha and A.N. Sinha.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.patnadaily.com/index.php/opinions/readers-write/6819-bihar-vibhutis-legacy-drifting-into-oblivion.html\|title=Bihar Vibhuti's Legacy Drifting into Oblivion? - PatnaDaily\|website=www.patnadaily.com}}</ref>		The then prime minister of India [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] sent [[Paul H. Appleby]] to assess the administration in states and in his famous report, he described Bihar as the best governed state in India due to the under excellent leadership of the pair of Sinha and A.N. Sinha.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.patnadaily.com/index.php/opinions/readers-write/6819-bihar-vibhutis-legacy-drifting-into-oblivion.html\|title=Bihar Vibhuti's Legacy Drifting into Oblivion? - PatnaDaily\|website=www.patnadaily.com}}</ref>

	In a formal legal sense, the chief minister can be persuaded or forced in the interim to resign or retire by the legislature to which the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible. Sinha successfully defied a motion of no-confidence on five occasions.<ref>{{cite book \| first = L.N.		In a formal legal sense, the chief minister can be persuaded or forced in the interim to resign or retire by the legislature to which the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible. Sinha successfully defied a motion of no-confidence on five occasions.<ref>{{cite book \| first = L.N.
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	}}</ref> They, in their turn, recalled several state and national leaders of the party cutting across religion and castes established and promoted by Sinha based on their merit.<ref name="The Times of India"/>		}}</ref> They, in their turn, recalled several state and national leaders of the party cutting across religion and castes established and promoted by Sinha based on their merit.<ref name="The Times of India"/>

	The BJP MLA Mr. Anil Singh also put a non official resolution in Bihar Legislative Assembly on 26.07.2019 to initiate with the Central Government to award Bharat Ratna to Dr. Shrikrishna Sinha for his works

	==Bharatiya Janata Party on Sri Babu==		==Bharatiya Janata Party on Sri Babu==
	The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] also ~~organised a function~~ to celebrate the birth anniversary of Sri Babu.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news		The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] also organises functions to celebrate the birth anniversary of Sri Krishna Babu.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news
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	==Early life and family==		==Early life and family==
	Shri Krishna ~~Sinha~~ was born on 21 October 1887 to a Bhumihar family in the village of ~~Khanwan~~, [[~~Narhat~~]] in the [[~~Nawada~~ district]] of [[Bengal Presidency]] (now part of [[~~Nawada~~ district]]).<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Ramachandra Prasad \|author2=Ashok Kumar Sinha\|title=Shri Krishna Sinha: a biography \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0eG1AAAAIAAJ \|year=1987 \|publisher=N.K. Enterprises}}</ref> His mother, who was also an unassuming and religious-minded person, died of plague when he was five years old. He was educated in the village school and at Zila School in Munger. In 1906 he joined [[Patna College]], which was then an affiliate of the [[University of Calcutta]]. He obtained a master's degree from the University of Calcutta and then doctorate of law from [[Patna University]] and started practicing in Munger from 1915. In the meantime, he married and had two sons, Shivshankar and Bandishankar (more commonly known as Swaraj Babu) who later held various posts in the state government.<ref name="Prasad 1987 186">{{cite book		Shri Krishna Singh was born on 21 October 1887 to a Bhumihar Brahmin family in the village of Maur, [[Barbigha]] in the [[Munger district]] of [[Bengal Presidency]] (now part of [[Sheikhpura district]]).<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Ramachandra Prasad \|author2=Ashok Kumar Sinha\|title=Shri Krishna Sinha: a biography \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0eG1AAAAIAAJ \|year=1987 \|publisher=N.K. Enterprises}}</ref> His mother, who was also an unassuming and religious-minded person, died of plague when he was five years old. He was educated in the village school and at Zila School in Munger. In 1906 he joined [[Patna College]], which was then an affiliate of the [[University of Calcutta]]. He obtained a master's degree from the University of Calcutta and then doctorate of law from [[Patna University]] and started practicing in Munger from 1915. In the meantime, he married and had two sons, Shivshankar and Bandishankar (more commonly known as Swaraj Babu) who later held various posts in the state government.<ref name="Prasad 1987 186">{{cite book
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	==Political Legacy==		==Political Legacy==
	Almost all the development projects in Bihar during this period involved the leadership pair of Sinha and A.N. Sinha. It includes several river valley projects right from [[Koshi River\|Koshi]], Aghaur and Sakri to other such river projects. The first five-year plan period was given to the development in rural development works mainly in the agricultural sector. Bihar became the top state in the country's first five-year plan. From the second five-year plan period, Sinha brought several heavy industries like [[Barauni Refinery]], [[Heavy Engineering Corporation]] at [[Ranchi]], [[Bokaro Steel Plant]], [[Barauni Fertiliser Plant]], [[Barauni Thermal Power Station]], [[Damodar Valley Corporation]], [[Patratu Thermal Power Station]], Scooter Factory in Fatuha, Pyrite Phosphate Chemical Limited and Sulphur mines at Amjhaur, Sindri Fertiliser Plant, Kargali Coal Washery, Garhara locomotive shed. He wanted to built an industrial corridor from Begusarai-Bakhtiyarpur-Fatuha, so he looked to construct [[Rajendra Setu]] in [[Mokama]] but he died before its completion.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Making-of-Begusarai-was-by-choice-not-accident/articleshow/34169383.cms?from=mdr \|title=Making of Begusarai was by choice not accident \|date=25 April 2014 \|first=Rajiv \|last=Kumar \|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref~~><ref name="auto"/~~>		Almost all the development projects in Bihar during this period involved the leadership pair of Sinha and A.N. Sinha. It includes several river valley projects right from [[Koshi River\|Koshi]], Aghaur and Sakri to other such river projects. The first five-year plan period was given to the development in rural development works mainly in the agricultural sector. Bihar became the top state in the country's first five-year plan. From the second five-year plan period, Sinha brought several heavy industries like [[Barauni Refinery]], [[Heavy Engineering Corporation]] at [[Ranchi]], [[Bokaro Steel Plant]], [[Barauni Fertiliser Plant]], [[Barauni Thermal Power Station]], [[Damodar Valley Corporation]], [[Patratu Thermal Power Station]], Scooter Factory in Fatuha, Pyrite Phosphate Chemical Limited and Sulphur mines at Amjhaur, Sindri Fertiliser Plant, Kargali Coal Washery, Garhara locomotive shed. He wanted to built an industrial corridor from Begusarai-Bakhtiyarpur-Fatuha, so he looked to construct [[Rajendra Setu]] in [[Mokama]] but he died before its completion.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Making-of-Begusarai-was-by-choice-not-accident/articleshow/34169383.cms?from=mdr \|title=Making of Begusarai was by choice not accident \|date=25 April 2014 \|first=Rajiv \|last=Kumar \|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

	Arun Kumar says Sinha made an immense contribution in the cultural and social development of the state.<ref name="Arun Kumar">{{cite news		Arun Kumar says Sinha made an immense contribution in the cultural and social development of the state.<ref name="Arun Kumar">{{cite news
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	==Early life and family==		==Early life and family==
	Shri Krishna ~~Singh~~ was born on 21 October 1887 to a Bhumihar ~~Brahmin~~ family in the village of ~~Maur~~, [[~~Barbigha~~]] in the [[~~Munger~~ district]] of [[Bengal Presidency]] (now part of [[~~Sheikhpura~~ district]]).<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Ramachandra Prasad \|author2=Ashok Kumar Sinha\|title=Shri Krishna Sinha: a biography \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0eG1AAAAIAAJ \|year=1987 \|publisher=N.K. Enterprises}}</ref> His mother, who was also an unassuming and religious-minded person, died of plague when he was five years old. He was educated in the village school and at Zila School in Munger. In 1906 he joined [[Patna College]], which was then an affiliate of the [[University of Calcutta]]. He obtained a master's degree from the University of Calcutta and then doctorate of law from [[Patna University]] and started practicing in Munger from 1915. In the meantime, he married and had two sons, Shivshankar and Bandishankar (more commonly known as Swaraj Babu) who later held various posts in the state government.<ref name="Prasad 1987 186">{{cite book		Shri Krishna Sinha was born on 21 October 1887 to a Bhumihar family in the village of Khanwan, [[Narhat]] in the [[Nawada district]] of [[Bengal Presidency]] (now part of [[Nawada district]]).<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Ramachandra Prasad \|author2=Ashok Kumar Sinha\|title=Shri Krishna Sinha: a biography \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0eG1AAAAIAAJ \|year=1987 \|publisher=N.K. Enterprises}}</ref> His mother, who was also an unassuming and religious-minded person, died of plague when he was five years old. He was educated in the village school and at Zila School in Munger. In 1906 he joined [[Patna College]], which was then an affiliate of the [[University of Calcutta]]. He obtained a master's degree from the University of Calcutta and then doctorate of law from [[Patna University]] and started practicing in Munger from 1915. In the meantime, he married and had two sons, Shivshankar and Bandishankar (more commonly known as Swaraj Babu) who later held various posts in the state government.<ref name="Prasad 1987 186">{{cite book
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{{short description|Indian Statesman}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Shri Krishna Sinha
| nickname = [[Honorary titles of Indian leaders|Bihar Kesari]], Shri Babu
| image = Shri Krishna Singh 2016 stamp of India.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date |df=y|1887|10|21}}
| birth_place = [[Sheikhpura district|Maur village, Sheikhpura]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| residence =
| death_date = {{death date and age|1961|1|31|1886|10|24|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| occupation =[[Lawyer]] [[Nationalist]] [[politician|Statesman]] [[Educationist]] [[Public administration|Administrator]]
| constituency =
| office4 = Premier of Bihar Province
| term_start4 = 20 July 1937
| term_end4 = 31 October 1939
| governor4 = [[Maurice Garnier Hallett]] Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart {{small|(Acting)}}
| predecessor4 = Muhammad Yunus
| successor4 = ''Governor's rule''
| office3 =[[Constituent Assembly of India|Member Of the Constituent Assembly]]
| term_start3 = 9 December 1946
| term_end3 = 26 January 1950
| predecessor3 =''Post Created''
| successor3 =''Post Abolished''
| office = 1st [[Chief Minister of Bihar]]
| term_start = 2 April 1946
| term_end = 31 January 1961
| governor = [[Hugh Dow]] [[Jairamdas Daulatram]] [[Madhav Shrihari Aney]] [[R. R. Diwakar]] [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]]
| deputy = [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha|Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha]]
| predecessor = ''Office Established''
| successor =[[Deep Narayan Singh]]
| office1 = 2nd Finance Minister of Bihar
| term_start1 = 5 July 1957
| term_end1 = 31 January 1961
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = ''Himself''
| predecessor1 = [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]]
| successor1 = [[Deep Narayan Singh]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse =
| children = 2
| website =
| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]], [[Patna University]]
}}
'''Shri Krishna Sinha''' (21 October 1887 – 31 January 1961, also spelt '''Singh'''), also known as '''Shri Babu''', was the first [[List of chief ministers of Bihar|chief minister]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Bihar]] (1946–61). Except for the period of World War II, Sinha was the chief minister of Bihar from the time of the first Congress Ministry in 1937 until his death in 1961.<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.lib.virginia.edu/area-studies/SouthAsia/Misc/Sss/whcastep.htm
| title = Changing images of caste and politics
| author=Walter Hauser
| date = February 1997
| access-date =8 April 2008
}}</ref> Along with the ''[[Honorary titles of Indian leaders|Desh Ratna]]'' [[Rajendra Prasad]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130718164143/http://jamui.bih.nic.in/districtProfile/jamuiHistory.html Late Sri Krishna Singh]. jamui.bih.nic.in</ref> and ''Bihar Vibhuti'' [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]] (A.N. Sinha), Sinha is regarded among the 'Architects of Modern Bihar'. He also led the [[Dalit]] entry into the Baidyanath Dham temple ([[Vaidyanath Temple, Deoghar]]), which reflected his commitment towards the upliftment and social empowerment of the Dalits.<ref name=Kumar05>{{cite news
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Patna/Bhumihars_rooted_to_the_ground_in_caste_politics/articleshow/msid-1001601,curpg-2.cms
| title = Bhumihars rooted to the ground in caste politics
| author=Arun Kumar
|work=The Times of India |location=India
| date = 25 January 2005
| access-date =5 April 2008
}}</ref> He was the first chief minister in the country to abolish the [[zamindar]]i system.<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/767453.cms
| title = BJP, Cong eye Bhumihars as Rabri drops ministers
| author=Abhay Singh
|work=The Times of India |location=India
| date = 6 July 2004
| access-date =21 March 2008
}}</ref> He underwent different terms of imprisonment for a total of about eight years in [[British India]]. Sinha's mass meetings brought hordes of people to hear him.<ref name="Sharma 2013 310 at p. 277">{{cite book
| first = L.N.
| last = Sharma
| title = Politics and Good Governance
| publisher = Regal Publications, New Delhi
| year = 2013
| isbn = 978-81-8484-269-2
| pages = 310 (at p. 277)
}}</ref> He was known as ''Bihar Kesari'' for his lionlike roars when he rose to address the masses.<ref name="Sharma 2013 310 at p. 277"/> His close friend and eminent [[Gandhian]] ''Bihar Vibhuti'' A.N. Sinha in his essay ''Mere Shri Babu'' wrote that, ''"Since 1921, the History of Bihar has been the history of the life of Shri Babu"''.<ref name="Kumar principal editor 2013 692">{{cite book
| first = Dr. Vijay
| last = Kumar (principal editor)
| title = Srkrishna Sinha Smriti Granth: Vichar aur Darshan
| publisher = Bihar State Archives
| location = Patna
| year = 2013
| isbn = 978-93-81456-18-7
| pages = 692 (at p. 164)
}}</ref>

The former [[President of India]], [[Pratibha Patil]], released a book on the letters of exchange between Sinha and prime minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] titled ''Freedom and Beyond''.<ref name="Pranava K Chaudhary">{{cite news
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Patna/Prez-releases-book-on-Nehru-Sri-Babu-letters/articleshow/4601515.cms
| title = Prez releases book on Nehru, Sri Babu letters
| author=Pranav K Chaudhary
|work=The Times of India |location=India
| date = 1 June 2009
| access-date =1 June 2009
}}</ref><ref name="Bihar Times">{{cite news
|url=http://www.bihartimes.com/Newsbihar/2009/June/Newsbihar02June2.html
|title=Sri Babu promoted L N Mishra, reveals recently released letters to Nehru
|publisher=Bihar Times
|date=2 June 2009
|access-date=2 June 2009
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825083835/http://www.bihartimes.com/Newsbihar/2009/June/Newsbihar02June2.html
|archive-date=25 August 2010
}}</ref> The correspondence between Nehru and Sinha touches on subjects such as Indian democracy in the making in early years of Independence, Centre-State relations, role of governor, turbulence in Nepal, zamindari abolition and education scenario.<ref name="Pranava K Chaudhary"/><ref name="Bihar Times"/> Sinha was known for his scholarship and polymathy and he had given his personal collection of 17,000 books to the public library in Munger in 1959 which is now named after him as ''Sri Krishna Seva Sadan''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://munger.nic.in/education.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423131304/http://munger.nic.in/education.htm |archive-date=23 April 2009 }}</ref>

==Early life and family==
Shri Krishna Singh was born on 21 October 1887 to a Bhumihar Brahmin family in the village of Maur, [[Barbigha]] in the [[Munger district]] of [[Bengal Presidency]] (now part of [[Sheikhpura district]]).<ref>{{cite book |author1=Ramachandra Prasad |author2=Ashok Kumar Sinha|title=Shri Krishna Sinha: a biography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0eG1AAAAIAAJ |year=1987 |publisher=N.K. Enterprises}}</ref> His mother, who was also an unassuming and religious-minded person, died of plague when he was five years old. He was educated in the village school and at Zila School in Munger. In 1906 he joined [[Patna College]], which was then an affiliate of the [[University of Calcutta]]. He obtained a master's degree from the University of Calcutta and then doctorate of law from [[Patna University]] and started practicing in Munger from 1915. In the meantime, he married and had two sons, Shivshankar and Bandishankar (more commonly known as Swaraj Babu) who later held various posts in the state government.<ref name="Prasad 1987 186">{{cite book
| first = R.C.
| last = Prasad
| title = Shri Krishna Sinha: A Biography
| publisher = N.K.Enterprises, New Delhi
| year = 1987
| page = 186
}}</ref><ref name="auto">[https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/patna-first-cm-of-bihar-sri-krishna-singh-known-for-his-social-reform-1143065.html&hl=en-IN ]{{dead link|date=April 2020}}</ref>

==Independence movement==
Shri Krishna Sinha first met [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in 1916 at [[Central Hindu College]], [[Benares]] and later at Shah Muhammad Jubair's house in December 1920. At Munger, he vowed to work relentlessly to free India from the British rule.<ref name="Prasad 1987 186"/> He gave up practising law in 1921 to take part in Gandhi's [[non-cooperation movement]].<ref name="Prasad 1987 186"/>

He was arrested for the first time in 1922 at Jubair's house and Congress [[Seva Dal]] was declared illegal. For this he was known as ''Bihar Kesari'' by the people. He was released from jail in 1923 and on the day of Tulsi Jayanti performed in the play ''Bharat Darshan'' at Central School, [[Kharagpur]]. In the same year he became member of the [[All India Congress Committee]].<ref name="Prasad 1987 186"/>

In 1927, Sinha became member of the Legislative Council and in 1929 became General Secretary of the [[Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee]] (BPCC). In 1930, he played an important role in the Namak Satyagrah at Garhpura. He suffered severe scalding injuries to his hands and chest while being arrested, was imprisoned for six months and then was again arrested and imprisoned for two years during the [[Salt March|civil disobedience movement]]. He was released after the [[Gandhi–Irwin Pact]] and again started with his nationalist work and work with the Kisan Sabha. On 9 January 1932 he was sentenced to two years of [[Hard labour|rigorous imprisonment]] and a fine of Rs. 1,000. He was released from [[Hazaribagh]] Jail in October 1933.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} He was involved in relief and rehabilitation after the [[1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake]]. He was the President of Munger Zila Parishad from 1934 to 1937. In 1935, he became member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]].{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Sinha was also the President of the BPCC in 1936 with A.N. Sinha as his deputy,<ref name="Kumar principal editor 2013 692"/> a member of its working committee and in fact, Sinha and A.N. Sinha were the life and soul of the Provincial Working Committee and of the Congress organisation in the state for over thirty years. This long period of service at the help of the state is a proof not only of the great popularity and confidence which he enjoyed in the party but it symbolises also his great qualities as a co-ordinator between party and government.<ref>{{cite book
| first = L.N.
| last = Sharma
| title = Politics and Good Governance
| publisher = Regal Publications, New Delhi
| year = 2013
| isbn = 978-81-8484-269-2
| page = 212
}}</ref>

On 20 July 1937, he became the Premier of Bihar province when Congress came to power. Under the [[Government of India Act 1935|Government of India Act of 1935]], Sinha formed his Cabinet at [[Patna]] on 20 July 1937.<ref name="Indian Post">{{cite web | url=http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Alpha/DR.A.N.%20SINGH | title=First Bihar Deputy CM cum Finance Minister; A N Sinha | publisher=Indian Post | access-date=20 May 2008
}}</ref> He and his colleague A.N. Sinha disagreed with the governor on the issue of the release of political prisoners and resigned. The then-governor had to accede to the demands for release of prisoners from [[Cellular Jail]] (Kalapani) and Bihar Tenancy Act was reformed in favour of peasants. They then resumed office. But they again resigned in 1939, as did all Congress chief ministers, over the question of involving India in the Second World War without the consent of the Indian people. Along with A.N. Sinha,the first deputy chief minister cum finance minister of Bihar,<ref name="Indian Post"/> he is considered one of the makers of modern Bihar.<ref name="Prasad 1987 186"/>

Sinha was always interested in self-study and his ideas and speeches were noted for their wisdom. He was a staunch opponent of [[Caste system in India|castes]] and defended the oppressed. Impressed by his courage, in 1940 Gandhi described him as "the first [[Satyagrah]]i" of Bihar while A.N. Sinha was the second.<ref name="Prasad 1987"/> He was jailed for nine months (22 November 1940 – 26 August 1941). When the [[Quit India]] movement started in 1942, he was arrested on 10 August. He was released in 1944 from Hazaribagh jail after he became seriously ill. In the same year his wife died at [[Prince of Wales Medical College]].<ref name="Prasad 1987 186"/>

As the former chief minister of Bihar he attended the [[Simla Conference]] and also became the member of [[Constituent Assembly of India]] which framed the [[Constitution of India]].<ref name="Prasad 1987">{{cite book
| first = R.C.
| last = Prasad
| title = Shri Krishna Sinha: A Biography
| publisher = N.K.Enterprises, New Delhi
| year = 1987
}}</ref>

Sinha served Bihar continuously from 1946 until his death on 31 January 1961 at the age of 73. In 1978, the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]] established a science museum called [[Srikrishna Science Centre]]. The biggest conference hall in Patna, [[Shri Krishna Memorial Hall]] is also named after him.<ref name="Prasad 1987 186"/>

==Political Legacy==
Almost all the development projects in Bihar during this period involved the leadership pair of Sinha and A.N. Sinha. It includes several river valley projects right from [[Koshi River|Koshi]], Aghaur and Sakri to other such river projects. The first five-year plan period was given to the development in rural development works mainly in the agricultural sector. Bihar became the top state in the country's first five-year plan. From the second five-year plan period, Sinha brought several heavy industries like [[Barauni Refinery]], [[Heavy Engineering Corporation]] at [[Ranchi]], [[Bokaro Steel Plant]], [[Barauni Fertiliser Plant]], [[Barauni Thermal Power Station]], [[Damodar Valley Corporation]], [[Patratu Thermal Power Station]], Scooter Factory in Fatuha, Pyrite Phosphate Chemical Limited and Sulphur mines at Amjhaur, Sindri Fertiliser Plant, Kargali Coal Washery, Garhara locomotive shed. He wanted to built an industrial corridor from Begusarai-Bakhtiyarpur-Fatuha, so he looked to construct [[Rajendra Setu]] in [[Mokama]] but he died before its completion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Making-of-Begusarai-was-by-choice-not-accident/articleshow/34169383.cms?from=mdr |title=Making of Begusarai was by choice not accident |date=25 April 2014 |first=Rajiv |last=Kumar |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

Arun Kumar says Sinha made an immense contribution in the cultural and social development of the state.<ref name="Arun Kumar">{{cite news
| title = Shri Babu: A Visionary Par Excellence
| first=Arun
| last=Kumar
| work=[[The Times of India]]
| date = 1 January 1998
}}</ref> He established the Rajendra Chatra Niwas at [[Calcutta]] for Bihari students, the Anugraha Narayan Sinha Institute of Social Studies (ANSISS) at Patna, [[Netarhat school]] at [[Ranchi]], Engineering college at [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Bhagalpur]], [[Jamshedpur]], [[Sindri]], [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Motihari]], Lok Rangshala of the Bihar [[Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir]], [[Sanskrit College]] at Patna, [[Rabindra Parishad]] at Patna, the statue of Buddha at ''[[Rajgir]] Venu Van Vihar'', as well as an orphanage at [[Muzaffarpur]] were opened by him.<ref>{{cite book
| first = L.N.
| last = Sharma
| title = Politics and Good Governance
| publisher = Regal Publications, New Delhi
| year = 2013
| isbn = 978-81-8484-269-2
| page = 310
}}</ref>
The then prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru sent [[Paul H. Appleby]] to assess the administration in states and in his famous report, he described Bihar as the best governed state in India due to the under excellent leadership of the pair of Sinha and A.N. Sinha.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.patnadaily.com/index.php/opinions/readers-write/6819-bihar-vibhutis-legacy-drifting-into-oblivion.html|title=Bihar Vibhuti's Legacy Drifting into Oblivion? - PatnaDaily|website=www.patnadaily.com}}</ref>

In a formal legal sense, the chief minister can be persuaded or forced in the interim to resign or retire by the legislature to which the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible. Sinha successfully defied a motion of no-confidence on five occasions.<ref>{{cite book | first = L.N.
| last = Sharma
| title = Politics and Good Governance
| publisher = Regal Publications, New Delhi
| year = 2013
| isbn = 978-81-8484-269-2
| page = 195
}}</ref>

Sinha maintained good working relations with the secretariat officials and protected police from demoralization because police, having done away with pre-independence legacy no longer symbolised tyranny, domination, intimidation and oppression. He emphasised that in democratic India, policemen symbolised efficiency, service, protection, and help to the people. Caste played no role in promotion, transfer, posting and in working relationship of police officials with ministers or the chief minister in the fifties.<ref>{{cite book
| first = L.N.
| last = Sharma
| title = Politics and Good Governance
| publisher = Regal Publications, New Delhi
| year = 2013
| isbn = 978-81-8484-269-2
| page = 184
}}</ref> S.Q. Rizvi, a retired senior [[Indian Police Service]] official, said, "About the qualities of head and heart of this great man, it could be summed up in three words '[[Humanism]], [[Integrity]] and [[Secularism]]'. Dr. Shri Krishna Sinha was a great leader and a great idealist endowed with great intellectual attainments. But what to me appeared the most prominent feature was that as a politician he had absolute integrity. A rare quality in a political leader of an area besieged with problems of caste and of low level mental make-up."<ref name="Prasad 1987 186"/>

Sinha was a progressive leader who introduced substantive land reform legislations at the early period of Bihar's history. He favoured the growth of agricultural capitalism and he wanted to do away with the constraints and hindrances in the way of the growth of productive forces in agriculture, but some critics thought he was less enthusiastic about post-zamindari agrarian reforms. Yet, leftists grant credit to Sinha for getting the Bihar Tenancy Act passed in the early years.<ref>{{cite book
| first = L.N.
| last = Sharma
| title = Politics and Good Governance
| publisher = Regal Publications, New Delhi
| year = 2013
| isbn = 978-81-8484-269-2
| page = 11
}}</ref>

Justice [[V. R. Krishna Iyer]] said that Sinha was among those who were "heavyweights in their own right and brought into political administration a texture of nationalism, federalism, realism, and even some touch of pragmatic socialism", and that he "lived poor, died poor and identified himself with the poor."<ref name="Kumar principal editor 2013 692"/>

The present [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], [[Nitish Kumar]], while observing Sri Babu's 124th Birth Anniversary in 2011, also attended by [[Sushil Modi]], [[Jagannath Mishra]], [[Ramashray Prasad Singh]], Mahachandra Prasad Singh and others said, ''"Mr. Sinha's contributions, as the first Chief Minister of Bihar, cannot be over-stated. He was the first one to sow the seeds of progress in the state by taking series of agricultural and industrial initiative in the Bihar state but it was unfortunate that successive governments after his tenure could not capitalize on it and wasted the opportunity that landed the state in dire economic agricultural and social state and both of Sri Krishna Sinha and Anugrah Narayan Singh administrative skills are yet to be matched."''<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.patnadaily.com/index.php/news/6493-government-observes-s-k-singhs-birth-anniversary.html
| title = Government Observes S. K. Sinha's Birth Anniversary
| work = Patna Daily
| location = India
| date = 22 October 2011
| access-date = 20 October 2017
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/patna/CM-lays-foundation-of-engineering-college/articleshow/27761297.cms|title = CM lays foundation of engineering college | Patna News - Times of India}}</ref>

==Indian National Congress Resolution on conferring Bharat Ratna to Sri Babu==
A unanimous resolution was also adopted to confer [[Bharat Ratna]] to ''Bihar Kesari'' Sri Babu at [[Sadaqat Ashram]], the Congress headquarters in Patna attended by veteran party leaders like former Lok Sabha Speaker [[Meira Kumar]], former Kerala & Nagaland Governor [[Nikhil Kumar]], former union minister of state [[Shakeel Ahmad]], former union minister of state K.K.Tiwary, Congress legislature party leader in the state assembly & former Speaker Sadanand Singh, and National Media Panelist [[Prem Chandra Mishra]] , and the AICC general secretary and in charge of Bihar, [[C. P. Joshi]], among others who spoke on Shri Babu's profile and his contributions to social and economic development of the state of Bihar.<ref name="The Times of India">{{cite news
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Joshi-hints-at-organizational-restructuring-in-state-Congress/articleshow/54985307.cms
| title = C P Joshi hints at organizational restructuring in Bihar Congress
| work= The Times of India
| date = 22 October 2016
| access-date = 24 October 2016
}}</ref> They, in their turn, recalled several state and national leaders of the party cutting across religion and castes established and promoted by Sinha based on their merit.<ref name="The Times of India"/>

The BJP MLA Mr. Anil Singh also put a non official resolution in Bihar Legislative Assembly on 26.07.2019 to initiate with the Central Government to award Bharat Ratna to Dr. Shrikrishna Sinha for his works

==Bharatiya Janata Party on Sri Babu==
The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] also organised a function to celebrate the birth anniversary of Sri Babu.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/BJP-netas-hail-vision-of-states-first-CM/articleshow/55018607.cms
| title = BJP netas hail vision of state's first CM
| work= [[The Times of India]]
| date = 24 October 2016
| access-date = 24 October 2016
}}</ref> The BJP functionaries who addressed the function included Rajya Sabha member and senior BJP leader [[C. P. Thakur]], leader of opposition in the state assembly [[Prem Kumar (politician)|Prem Kumar]] and former Union minister [[Sanjay Paswan]].<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/> The party's senior functionaries on Sunday hailed the state's first CM, Sinha, a Congress man, as the tallest leader who achieved all-round development of the state under his rule.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/>

On the 127th Birth Anniversary of Sinha in 2014, the present minister of communication (independent charge) and minister of state for railways in prime minister [[Narendra Modi]]'s Cabinet, Shri [[Manoj Sinha]] praised Sinha for being a practitioner of good governance from the day he took over the reins of the state.<ref name="Abhay Singh">{{cite news
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Shri-Babu-practised-good-governance-BJP/articleshow/44892000.cms
| title = Bihar's first CM Shri Krishna Sinha practised good governance: BJP
| author = Abhay Singh
| work = [[The Times of India]]
| date = 20 October 2014
| access-date = 12 April 2017
}}</ref> He said, ''"Today everybody in the country and the world over has been talking about good governance. Sri Babu was its 'pratimoorti (embodiment)'"''.<ref name="Abhay Singh"/> The minister, who is a Member of Parliament from Ghazipur in UP, surprised the audience by saying that his elder uncle had been Sinha's private secretary for five years.<ref name="Abhay Singh"/> He said, ''"Sri Babu, earlier, was influenced by [[Sri Aurobindo]] and [[Surendranath Banerjee]], and pledged in the [[Ganga]] at Munger to dedicate his life to the service of the country, holding a copy of the [[Gita]] in one hand and a 'kripan' in another. Later, he came under the spell of [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]], and was considered a 'garam dal neta' like him. However, in 1916, he heard the speech of Mahatma Gandhi at Kamakhya. There he realized that this man alone could lead the struggle for country's independence. After that, he became his lifelong follower."''<ref name="Abhay Singh"/>

==See also==
* [[List of Chief Ministers of Bihar]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=kmZV1ALVaCYC&pg=PT403 Sri Babu & Anugrah Babu]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130527160946/http://www.indiarightsonline.com/Sabrang/india7.nsf/38b852a8345861dd65256a980059289d/43f22a268865987a652570de007d9457?OpenDocument Bihar's first exemplary government:The Sri Babu-Anugrah Babu regime]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=Op95VJuN9iUC&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq=anugrah+babu&source=bl&ots=I4gAb7JPmW&sig=hMTNUj2qPYUeDN5D_IhFT5x6Yg4&hl=en&ei=JUEuSt2vBs6dkAWPk4GPCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4#PPA102,M1Dr. Rajendra Prasad :Letters to Sri Babu & Anugrah Babu]
*[http://jamui.bih.nic.in/districtProfile/jamuiHistory.html Shri Babu, Anugrah Babu & Rajendra Babu:Bihar's builders]

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