Kunji Lal Dubey
| Kunji Lal Dubey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 March 1896 Amagaon, Narsinghpur district, Madhya Pradesh India |
| Died | 2 June 1970 (aged 74) Madhya Pradesh India |
| Occupation |
Indian independence activist Educationist Politician Lawyer |
| Known for |
Indian freedom struggle Education |
| Spouse(s) | Lalitabai |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Kunji Lal Dubey (1896–1970) was an Indian independence activist, lawyer, educationist and politician from Madhya Pradesh. He was the first vice chancellor of Rani Durgavati University and the chancellor of Nagpur University. He served as the first speaker of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1956, as the Finance Minister of the State in 1967 and was the president of the Inter University Board of India, Burma and Ceylon. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1964, for his contributions to the society.India Post issued a commemorative stamp on Dubey in 1996.
Dubey was born on 18 March 1896 at Amgaon, a village in the Narsinghpur district in Madhya Pradesh, the second largest Indian state by area. After primary education at the village school in Kareli, he did his middle school studies at Narasinghpur and high school education at Akola. Joining Robertson College, Jabalpur in 1914, he graduated in 1918 and moved to Allahabad to graduate in Law with first class in 1920. It was during this time, he came under the influence of Indian freedom activists such as Madan Mohan Malaviya and Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar and entered the mainstream freedom movement. In 1934, he was elected as the president of the Inter-University Board of India, Burma and Ceylon and also held the post of the president of its legislative assembly. The following year, he joined Hitkarini Law College, Jabalpur as a professor.
Aligning himself with the activities of the Indian National Congress, he became a member of All India Congress Committee (AICC) in 1937 and two years later, when the Tripuri Session of the AICC was convened in 1939, he was the secretary of the reception committee. In 1941, he was selected for the Satyagraha by Mahatma Gandhi, but was detained by the Police and sentenced to six months in jail, only to be released in 1942. On his release, he participated in the Quit India movement and was jailed again, this time for a period of two years. In 1946, he contested the first Assembly elections from Jabalpur and was elected unopposed to become the Chief Parliamentary Secretary of the cabinet. He successfully contested the first Assembly elections of the newly-formed state of Madhya Pradesh and became the first speaker of the house, but the tenure was short (1956–57). He continued to hold the post of the speaker for two more terms, from 1957 to 1962 and from 1962 to 1967.
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