R. R. Diwakar
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R. R. Diwakar | |
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Governor of Bihar | |
In office 15 June 1952 – 5 July 1957 | |
Preceded by | Madhav Shrihari Aney |
Succeeded by | Zakir Husain |
Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
In office 1 April 1949 – 15 April 1952 | |
Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
Preceded by | Vallabhbhai Patel |
Succeeded by | B. V. Keskar |
Personal details | |
Born | Ranganath Ramachandra Diwakar 30 September 1894 |
Died | 15 January 1990 | (aged 95)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Occupation | Politician, writer |
Ranganath Ramachandra Diwakar (30 September 1894 – 15 January 1990)[1][2] was an Indian author and politician from Karnataka.
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R. R. Diwakar was born on 30 September 1894. From the very beginning his interest was in writing. He made many efforts to unify the Kannada linguistic regions.
Diwakar joined the Indian National Congress during the independence movement. Later he became a member of the Constituent Assembly and Provisional Parliament of India from Bombay State. Diwakar ji served as the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the Nehru cabinet (from 1 April 1949 to 15 April 1952).
Diwakar was elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Bombay State on 3 April 1952, but resigned on 13 June 1952. Within two days he was appointed as the Governor of Bihar (15 June 1952 to 5 July 1957).
He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1962 from the state of Mysore (Karnataka) where he served till 1968.
After 1968, he distanced himself from politics, and Diwakar went on to author several books in English, Kannada and Hindi. He died of long life on 15 January 1990.
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- ↑ "Obituary References - Second Session of the Ninth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates. 2 (1): 19. 8 July 1992. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ↑ Sarkar, C., ed. (1990). Vidura. C. Sarkar. p. 38. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Madhav Shrihari Aney |
Governor of Bihar 1952–1957 |
Succeeded by Zakir Hussain |
- Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
- 1894 births
- 1990 deaths
- Governors of Bihar
- Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka
- Members of the Constituent Assembly of India
- Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra
- 20th-century Indian politicians
- Kannada-language writers
- Hindi-language writers
- English-language writers from India
- Writers from Karnataka
- Ministers for Information and Broadcasting of India