Shyama Prasad Mookerjee
| Syama Prasad Mukherjee | |
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| Minister of Commerce and Industry of India | |
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In office 15 August 1947 – 6 April 1950 |
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| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Nityanand Kanungo |
| Founder-President of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
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In office 1951–1952 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Mauli Chandra Sharma |
| Finance Minister of Bengal Province | |
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In office 12 December 1941 – 20 November 1942 |
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| Prime Minister | A. K. Fazlul Huq |
| Member of Bengal Legislative Council from Calcutta University | |
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In office 1929 – 1947 |
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| Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University | |
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In office 8 August 1934 – 7 August 1938 |
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| Preceded by | Hassan Suhrawardy |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Azizul Haque |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 July 1901 Calcutta, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 23 June 1953 (aged 51) Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Other political affiliations |
Hindu Mahasabha |
| Spouse(s) | Sudha Devi |
| Children | 5 |
| Parents |
Ashutosh Mukherjee (father) Jogamaya Devi Mukherjee (mother) |
| Alma mater |
Presidency College Lincoln's Inn |
| Profession | |
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (6 July 1901 – 23 June 1953) was an Indian politician, barrister and academician, who served as Minister for Industry and Supply in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet. After falling out with Nehru, Mukherjee quit the Indian National Congress and founded the right wing nationalist Bharatiya Jana Sangh (which would later evolve into BJP) in 1951.
He was also the President of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha from 1943 to 1946. Mukherjee was strongly opposed to Article 370 seeing as a threat to unity of the country and fought against it inside and outside of the parliament with one of the goals of Bharatiya Jana Sangh being abrogation of the article. He died in 1953 under mysterious circumstances.
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee was born in a Bengali Kulin Brahmin family on 6 July 1901 in Calcutta (Kolkata). His father was Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, a judge of the High Court of Calcutta, Bengal, who was also Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta. His mother was Lady Jogamaya Devi Mukherjee.
He enrolled in Bhawanipur's Mitra Institution in 1906 and his behavior in school was later on described favourably by his teachers. In 1917, he passed his matriculation examination and was admitted into Presidency College. He stood first in the Inter Arts Examination in 1919 and graduated in English securing the first position in first class in 1921. He was married to Sudha Devi on 16 April 1922. Mukherjee also completed an M.A. in Bengali which he passed as a first class in 1923 and also became a fellow of the Senate in 1923. He completed his B.L. in 1924.
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