Uma Shankar Dikshit

Uma Shankar Dikshit
Union Minister for Home Affairs
In office 1973 - 1974
Governor of Karnataka
In office 10 January 1976 – 2 August 1977
Governors of West Bengal
In office 2 October 1984 – 12 August 1986
Personal details
Born	(1901-01-12)12 January 1901 Ugu, Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh
Died	1991

Uma Shankar Dikshit was an Indian politician, cabinet minister and Governor of West Bengal and Governor of Karnataka. Born on 12 January 1901 at village Ugu of Unnao district, he got his education from Kanpur. Since his student life he joined the freedom movement and was the Secretary of the District Congress Committee Kanpur during the period when Sh. Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was the President of the Committee.
He served the Country as the Home Minister, Health Minister and Governor of Karnataka & West Bengal. He also served as treasurer of All India Congress Committee, and Managing Director of Associated Journals at Lucknow. He founded a Girls Intermediate College at his village Ugu in the memory of his mother.
He was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award in India in 1989, by the Government of India.

Born in Ugoo in Unnao district(Unnao) of Uttar Pradesh state, to Ram Sarup and Shiv Pyari, he later studied at the Christ Church College, Kanpur.

Uma Shankar Dikshit started his political career when he joined the Indian freedom movement, during which he was imprisoned four times.

Post-Independence he remained close to Nehru and later sided Indira Gandhi during the 1969 split in Indian National Congress. He joined the Indira Gandhi cabinet in 1971, thereafter he remained Minister for Works and Housing, Govt. of India, 1971-72 later given additional charge of Health and Family Planning, Minister for Home Affairs, 1973–74 and Minister for Shipping and Transport, 1975. He also remained Treasurer, All India Congress Committee (AICC), 1970-75.

He remained the Governor of Karnataka, 1976–77 and Governor of West Bengal 1984-1986.

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