Anugrah Narayan Singh
| Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha | |
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| Finance Minister of Bihar Province | |
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In office 20 July 1937 – 31 October 1939 |
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| Premier | Sri Krishna Sinha |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Governor's rule |
| Deputy Premier of Bihar Province | |
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In office 20 July 1937 – 31 October 1939 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Governor's rule |
| Member Of Constituent Assembly | |
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In office 9 December 1946 – 26 January 1950 |
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| Preceded by | Post Created |
| Succeeded by | Post Abolished |
| Constituency | Aurangabad |
| 1st Finance Minister of Bihar | |
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In office 2 April 1946 – 5 July 1957 |
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| Preceded by | Position Created |
| Succeeded by | Sri Krishna Sinha |
| 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar | |
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In office 2 April 1946 – 5 July 1957 |
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| Chief Minister | Sri Krishna Sinha |
| Preceded by | Position Created |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member Central Legislative Council | |
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In office 1926–1930 |
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| Governor General | The Earl of Halifax |
| Preceded by | Maharaja Rameshwar Singh |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member Central Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 1923–1926 |
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| Governor General | The Earl of Reading |
| Preceded by | Ambika Prasad Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Badri Lal Rastogi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 June 1887 Aurangabad, British India (now India) |
| Died | 5 July 1957 (aged 70) Patna, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Children | Two son |
| Alma mater |
University of Patna Presidency College, Kolkata |
| Occupation |
Lawyer Nationalist Statesman Educationist Administrator |
| Nickname(s) | Bihar Vibhuti, Anugraha Babu |
| MERAY SANSMARAN | |
| As of 12 July, 2006 Source: [1] |
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Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha (Singh) (18 June 1887 – 5 July 1957), known as Bihar Vibhuti, was an Indian nationalist , participant in Champaran Satyagraha, Gandhian, who was the first Deputy Chief Minister cumFinance Minister of the Indian state of Bihar (1946–1957). He was also a Member of the Constituent Assembly of India, which was elected to write the Constitution of India and served in its first Parliament as an independent nation. He also held a range of portfolios including Labour, Local Self Government, Public Works, Supply & Price Control, Health and Agriculture. A.N. Sinha, affectionately called "Babu Saheb", was a very close associate of Mahatma Gandhi during the freedom struggle movement and worked with Bihar Kesari Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha to lead the Gandhian movement in Bihar One of the leading nationalists in the Indian independence movement from Bihar after Dr Rajendra Prasad, he was elected as the Congress Party deputy leader in the state assembly to assume office as first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister of independent Bihar, and re-elected when the Congress Party won Bihar's first general election with a massive mandate in 1952.
The qualities that gave Dr Anugrah Narayan Sinha a place among the eminent nationalists of his time were moral as well as intellectual. His genuineness, intensity, abhorrence of sham trickery and imposture and his dauntless determination to arrive at facts gave his action a ring of truth. He was born to Visveshwar Dayal Singh on 18 June 1887 in a family of Poiwan village of the erstwhile Gaya district (today known as Aurangabad) of Bihar. As a lad his patriotic virtues were visible. A brilliant student from the beginning of his academic career, Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha obtained his initial education in the village school. From Junior school till graduation he topped the lists at every examination, obtaining an M.A. (History) in 1914 from the prestigious University of Calcutta. He became the Secretary of the Bihar Students Conference founded by Rajendra Prasad and the Chanakya Society of the Patna College. He served as a volunteer in the Patna Congress, With fever on he feverishly worked for its success. In 1915, he was appointed Professor of History at the T.N.B. college in Bhagalpur where he remained, known as an ideal professor, until 1916. He organised relief work when Bhagalpur was raved by floods. He began successfully practising law at Patna High Court.
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