Sri Krishna Sinha
| Shree Krishna Singh | |
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| Premier of Bihar Province | |
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In office 20 July 1937 – 31 October 1939 |
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| Preceded by | Muhammad Yunus |
| 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 |
| 1st Chief Minister of Bihar | |
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In office 1946–1961 |
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| Deputy CM | Dr Anugrah Narayan Sinha |
| Preceded by | Position Created |
| Succeeded by | Deep Narayan Singh |
| 2nd Finance Minister of Bihar | |
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In office 5 July 1957 – 31 January 1961 |
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| Preceded by | Dr Anugrah Narayan Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Deep Narayan Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 21, 1887 Khanwa, Nawada, Bihar |
| Died | 31 January 1961 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Children | Two sons |
| Nickname(s) | Sri Babu, Bihar Kesari |
Sri Krishna Singh (21 October 1887 – 31 January 1961), known as Dr. S. K. Singh, Sri Babu and Bihar Kesari, was the first Chief Minister of the Indian state of Bihar (1946–61). Except for the period of World War II, Sinha was chief minister of Bihar from the time of the first Congress Ministry in 1937 until his death in 1961." Along with the nationalists Desh Ratna Rajendra Prasad and Bihar Vibhuti Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Singh is regarded among the Architects of Modern Bihar. He led the Dalit entry into the Baidyanath Dham temple (Vaidyanath Temple, Deoghar), reflecting his commitment to the upliftment and social empowerment of dalits. He was the first Chief Minister in the country to abolish the zamindari system. He underwent different terms of imprisonment for a total of about eight years in British India. S.K.Sinha's mass meetings brought hordes of people to hear him. He was known as "Bihar Kesari" for his lionlike roars when he rose to address the masses. His close friend and eminent Gandhian Bihar Vibhuti Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha in his essay mere Shri Babu wrote that, "Since 1921, the History of Bihar has been the history of the life of Shri Babu".
The former President of India, Pratibha Patil, released a book on the letters of exchange between Sinha and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru titled Freedom and Beyond. The Nehru-Sinha correspondence touches on subjects such as Indian democracy in the making in early years of Independence, Centre-State relations, role of governor, turbulence in Nepal, Zamindari abolition and education scenario. Sinha was known for his scholarship and erudition and he had given his personal collection of 17,000 books to the public library in Munger in 1959 which is now named after him as Sri Krishna Seva Sadan.
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