The Prime Minister paid tribute to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his 125th birth anniversary.
About Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee (1901 - 1953)
- Born in Calcutta, qualified as a barrister after being called to the English Bar in 1926.
- Became the youngest Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University in 1934 at the age of 33.
- Elected to the Bengal Legislative Council in 1929.
Key Contributions
- Played a significant humanitarian role during the Bengal Famine (1943).
- Served as Minister for Industry and Supply in Jawaharlal Nehru's Cabinet.
- He was given the title ‘The lion of Parliament’.
- In 1940, he became the acting President of the All-India Hindu Mahasabha.
- Founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951) and became its first President.
- Member of the Constituent Assembly from West Bengal.
Key literary work: Autobiographical Leaves from a Diary, A Phase of the Indian Struggle, etc.
Values: Leadership, empathy, social harmony, nationalism, cultural distinctiveness etc.
