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'''Keshav Dev Malaviya''' (11 August 1904 – 27 May 1981) was a leader of [[Indian National Congress]] and a union minister of India. He was a member of [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Domariyaganj]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He received his degree in oil technology from HBTI Kanpur (now HBTU Kanpur). He served as a [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]] in the 1970s in the Congress government. He is also known as the Father of the Indian Petroleum Industry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steps are being taken to contain growth in demand for oil: Keshav Dev Malaviya|date=16 April 2015 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/economy/story/19761215-steps-are-being-taken-to-contain-growth-in-demand-for-oil-keshav-dev-malaviya-819516-2015-04-16|publisher=India Today|accessdate=24 February 2018}}</ref>
'''Keshav Dev Malaviya''' (11 August 1904 – 27 May 1981) was a leader of [[Indian National Congress]] and a union minister of [[India]]. He was a member of [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Domariyaganj]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He received his degree in oil technology from HBTI Kanpur (now HBTU Kanpur). He served as a [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]] in the 1970s in the Congress government. He is also known as the Father of the Indian Petroleum Industry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steps are being taken to contain growth in demand for oil: Keshav Dev Malaviya|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/economy/story/19761215-steps-are-being-taken-to-contain-growth-in-demand-for-oil-keshav-dev-malaviya-819516-2015-04-16|publisher=India Today|accessdate=24 February 2018}}</ref>


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[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Members of the Cabinet of India]]
[[Category:Members of the Cabinet of India]]
[[Category:1st Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:India MPs 1952–1957]]
[[Category:2nd Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:India MPs 1957–1962]]
[[Category:3rd Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:India MPs 1962–1967]]
[[Category:5th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:India MPs 1971–1977]]
[[Category:People from Basti district]]
[[Category:People from Basti district]]
[[Category:Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministers of India]]
[[Category:Petroleum and natural gas ministers of India]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Harcourt Butler Technical University alumni]]




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Keshav Dev Malaviya
Minister of Mines and Fuel
In office
10 April 1962 – 27 May 1964
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded bySwaran Singh
Succeeded byChidambaram Subramaniam
Personal details
Born(1904-08-11)11 August 1904
Died27 May 1981(1981-05-27) (aged 76)[1]
New Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress

Keshav Dev Malaviya (11 August 1904 – 27 May 1981) was a leader of Indian National Congress and a union minister of India. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Domariyaganj, Uttar Pradesh. He received his degree in oil technology from HBTI Kanpur (now HBTU Kanpur). He served as a Minister of Petroleum in the 1970s in the Congress government. He is also known as the Father of the Indian Petroleum Industry.[2]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • Reed, Stanley (1950). The Indian And Pakistan Year Book And Who's Who 1950. Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. p. 710.

In honour of K.D. Malaviya, Dibrugarh University, Assam has established a chair for research purpose in the department of Applied Geology, with collaboration with Oil India Ltd. Duliajan in 1991. This chair is dedicated for research in the field of oil and natural gas.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Obituary References" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates. 18 (1): 3. 17 August 1981.
  2. "Steps are being taken to contain growth in demand for oil: Keshav Dev Malaviya". India Today. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2018.