Sampurnanand
| Sampurnanand | |
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| संपूर्णानंद | |
Sampurnanand (left) with Jawaharlal Nehru in April 1936.
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| Governor of Rajasthan | |
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In office 16 April 1962 – 16 April 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Gurumukh Nihal Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sardar Hukam Singh |
| 2nd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
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In office 28 December 1954 – 7 December 1960 |
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| Preceded by | Govind Ballabh Pant |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Bhanu Gupta |
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| Born |
1 January 1891 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Died | 10 January 1969 (aged 78) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Dr Sampurnanand (1 January 1891 – 10 January 1969) was a teacher and politician in Uttar Pradesh, India. He has served as the second Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1954 to 1960. If single tenures in the office of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers are only considered, then Dr. Sampurnanand had the longest stretch from 28 December 1954 to 7 December 1960, which is almost six years in the office. Dr. Sampurnanand, a scholar of Sanskrit and Hindi, succeeded Govind Ballabh Pant. His council of ministers numbered 28 and the educationist ruled Uttar Pradesh until 7 December 1960.
Following a political crisis in Uttar Pradesh initiated by Kamlapati Tripathi and Chandra Bhanu Gupta, Dr Sampurnanand was asked to resign as Chief Minister and sent to Rajasthan as the Governor of Rajasthan. Between 1962 and 1967, he held the seat.
Sampurnanand was born on 1 January 1891 at Benaras. He participated in the Non-cooperation Movement; edited Maryada, a Hindi monthly staffed by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya in Benaras, contributed frequently to the National Herald and the Congress Socialist; was elected to the All-India Congress Committee in 1922, became provincial Minister for Education in the Uttar Pradesh cabinet, federal Minister from 1946 to 1951 and from 1951 to 1954, holding portfolios such as education, finance, and home labour; and, became Governor of Rajasthan from April 1962 to April 1967.
The appointment of former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Dr. Sampurnanand as governor of Rajasthan heralded a new beginning in the Indian politics when spent forces in the politics were sent to hold gubernatorial positions.
He belonged to Benaras (present-day Varanasi) and started life as a teacher. Brought up under the influence of the Benaras ethos, he was a strong votary of traditional culture. He was deeply interested in ancient Hindu culture including Sanskrit and Phalit Jyotish (astrology). His interest in phalit coupled with his academic bent of mind got him interested in astronomy.
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