Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
| Shyama 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 |
Academician Barrister Political activist |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee alternatively spelt as Syama Prasad Mookerjee (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.
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee was born in a Bengali 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.
He enrolled as an advocate in Calcutta High Court in 1924, the same year in which his father had died. Subsequently, he left for England in 1926 to study at Lincoln's Inn and was called to the English Bar in the same year. At the age of 33, he became the youngest Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta in 1934, and held the office till 1938. It was during his term as Vice-Chancellor of the Calcutta University that Rabindranath Tagore delivered the University Convocation Address in Bengali for the first time in history and the Indian vernacular was introduced as a subject for the highest examination in the university.
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