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| name = M. S. Sanjeevi Rao | | name = M. S. Sanjeevi Rao | ||
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| birth_date = {{birth date |1929|8|3|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{birth date |1929|8|3|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Bheemunipatnam|Bhiminupatnam]], [[Visakhapatnam District]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<small>(Now in [[Andhra Pradesh]] ,India)</small> | | birth_place = [[Bheemunipatnam|Bhiminupatnam]], [[Visakhapatnam District]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<small>(Now in [[Andhra Pradesh]], India)</small> | ||
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|9|3|1929|8|3|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/president-of-india-condoles-the-passing-away-of-dr-m-s-sanjeevi-rao-114090400856_1.html | title=President of India condoles the passing away of Dr. M.S. Sanjeevi Rao | publisher=Business Standard | date=4 September 2014 | accessdate=6 January 2021}}</ref> | | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|9|3|1929|8|3|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/president-of-india-condoles-the-passing-away-of-dr-m-s-sanjeevi-rao-114090400856_1.html | title=President of India condoles the passing away of Dr. M.S. Sanjeevi Rao | publisher=Business Standard | date=4 September 2014 | accessdate=6 January 2021}}</ref> | ||
| death_place = Kakinada | | death_place = Kakinada | ||
| office = [[Member of Parliament | | office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] | ||
| term_start = 1971 | | term_start = 1971 | ||
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'''M. S. Sanjeevi Rao''' was an Indian politician. He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha | '''M. S. Sanjeevi Rao''' (1929{{En dash}}2014) was an Indian politician who served as a Union Minister and chairman of India's first electronics commission. He is referred to as "India’s father of electronics".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Dey |first=Soumik |date=31 March 2018 |title=A tribute to MS Sanjeevi Rao, India's father of electronics |url=https://www.theweek.in/leisure/society/2018/03/31/tribute-ms-sanjeevi-rao-india-father-electronics.html |access-date=2021-07-13 |website=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]] |language=en}}</ref> He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from the [[Kakinada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kakinada]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]] from the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Lok Sabha Debates|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t1NPAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=28 December 2017|year=1984|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|page=101}}</ref><ref name="ReddiRam1994">{{cite book|author1=Agarala Easwara Reddi|author2=D. Sundar Ram|title=State Politics in India: Reflections on Andhra Pradesh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vaxxeoPUuqsC&pg=PA338|accessdate=28 December 2017|year=1994|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=978-81-85880-51-8|pages=338–}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Lok Sabha Debates|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t1NPAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=1 February 2019|year=1984|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|page=7}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Economic and Political Weekly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4SoYAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=1 February 2019|year=1984|publisher=Sameeksha Trust.|pages=585–586}}</ref> | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
M. S. Sanjeevi Rao was born in a [[Kapu (caste)|Kapu]] family in 1929.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Sankar |first=K. N. Murali |date=2019-03-26 |title=Battle equally poised in port town Kakinada |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/battle-equally-poised-in-port-town/article26646430.ece |access-date=2023-04-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> His father was an [[List of Indian independence activists|Indian independence activist]]. He studied electronics and telecommunications at the [[Imperial College London]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
After returning to India, he started working at the [[All India Radio]]. Later, he joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation. He was posted at the [[Electronics and Radar Development Establishment|Electronic and Radar Development Establishment]], Bengaluru, and then at the Defence Research Electronics Laboratory, Hyderabad.<ref name=":0" /> | After returning to India, he started working at the [[All India Radio]]. Later, he joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation. He was posted at the [[Electronics and Radar Development Establishment|Electronic and Radar Development Establishment]], Bengaluru, and then at the Defence Research Electronics Laboratory, Hyderabad.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
=== Political | === Political career === | ||
Rao entered politics after his father's death. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, and later appointed minister in Indira Gandhi's cabinet.<ref name=":0" /> | Rao entered politics after his father's death. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, and later appointed minister in Indira Gandhi's cabinet.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[ | *[https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/2213?from=amembers&former=1&profileURL=https://lssapi.nic.in/MemberProfile/biodata_1_12/2213.htm Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website] | ||
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[[Category:1929 births]] | [[Category:1929 births]] | ||
[[Category:2014 deaths]] | [[Category:2014 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Alumni of Imperial College London]] | |||
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh]] | [[Category:Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]] | [[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:India MPs 1971–1977]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:00, 30 April 2025
M. S. Sanjeevi Rao | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1971–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Mosalikanti Thirumala Rao |
| Succeeded by | Gopal Krishna Thota |
| Constituency | Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1929 Bhiminupatnam, Visakhapatnam District, Madras Presidency, British India(Now in Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 3 September 2014 (aged 85)[1] Kakinada |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Children | 2, including M. M. Pallam Raju |
| Alma mater | College of Engineering, Guindy, Imperial College of Science and Technology |
M. S. Sanjeevi Rao (1929–2014) was an Indian politician who served as a Union Minister and chairman of India's first electronics commission. He is referred to as "India’s father of electronics".[2] He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh from the Congress Party.[3][4][5][6]
Early life[edit | edit source]
M. S. Sanjeevi Rao was born in a Kapu family in 1929.[7] His father was an Indian independence activist. He studied electronics and telecommunications at the Imperial College London.[2]
Career[edit | edit source]
After returning to India, he started working at the All India Radio. Later, he joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation. He was posted at the Electronic and Radar Development Establishment, Bengaluru, and then at the Defence Research Electronics Laboratory, Hyderabad.[2]
Political career[edit | edit source]
Rao entered politics after his father's death. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, and later appointed minister in Indira Gandhi's cabinet.[2]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Rao had two children, including M. M. Pallam Raju.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "President of India condoles the passing away of Dr. M.S. Sanjeevi Rao". Business Standard. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Dey, Soumik (31 March 2018). "A tribute to MS Sanjeevi Rao, India's father of electronics". The Week. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ↑ Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1984. p. 101. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ↑ Agarala Easwara Reddi; D. Sundar Ram (1994). State Politics in India: Reflections on Andhra Pradesh. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. pp. 338–. ISBN 978-81-85880-51-8. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ↑ Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1984. p. 7. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ↑ Economic and Political Weekly. Sameeksha Trust. 1984. pp. 585–586. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ↑ Sankar, K. N. Murali (26 March 2019). "Battle equally poised in port town Kakinada". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 April 2023.