Heera Lal Shastri
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Pandit Hiralal Shastri was an India
n politician and the first chief minister of Rajasthan
state in northern India
. He was in office from March 30, 1949 to January 5, 1951.
in Jaipur District
in a peasant family. He completed his early education in Jobner. Hiralal passed the degree of Sahitya Shastri in 1920. In 1921, he stood first in the B.A. examination from Maharaja's College, Jaipur.
He joined Jaipur State Service in 1921 and later became Secretary in the Home and Foreign Departments. He resigned from the service in 1927.
founded Banasthali Vidyapith
in memory of their daughter Shantabai.
In 1947 he was appointed General Secretary of the All India States Peoples Conference
. In the same year he was elected to the Constituent Assembly.
On the installation of representative Government in Jaipur State on March 27, 1948 Hiralal Shastri became the Prime Minister of the state and when Rajasthan State was formed on March 30, 1949 he became its first Chief Minister. He took initiatives to integrate the erstwhile princely states into an effective modern administration. He resigned on January 5, 1951 and later became member of the Second Lok Sabha. He died on December 28, 1974.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n politician and the first chief minister of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
state in northern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was in office from March 30, 1949 to January 5, 1951.
Early life
Hiralal Shastri was born at JobnerJobner
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in Jaipur District
Jaipur district
Jaipur District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Jaipur, which is Rajasthan's capital and largest city, is the district headquarters. It is the tenth most populous district in India .-Geography:...
in a peasant family. He completed his early education in Jobner. Hiralal passed the degree of Sahitya Shastri in 1920. In 1921, he stood first in the B.A. examination from Maharaja's College, Jaipur.
He joined Jaipur State Service in 1921 and later became Secretary in the Home and Foreign Departments. He resigned from the service in 1927.
Foundation of Banasthali Vidyapith
In 1929, Hiralal Shastri selected a remote and backward village Banasthali, 72 km from Jaipur and founded 'Jeevan Kutir' there. Here he trained a group of social workers and endeavoured to implement a programme of rural reconstruction. On October 6, 1935 Hiralal Shastri and Ratan ShastriRatan Shastri
Ratan Shastri was founder of Banasthali Vidyapith and a notable champion of women education.She was a recipient of Padma Shri in 1955, Padma Bhushan in 1975, and Jamnalal Bajaj Award for outstanding contribution in the field of uplift and welfare of women and children.She died in 1998 at the age of...
founded Banasthali Vidyapith
Banasthali Vidyapith
Banasthali Vidyapith is an all woman's university located in the Tonk district of Rajasthan, India, 72 km from Jaipur. Banasthali has developed into a national centre for women's education. It is one of the five universities in India exclusively for women...
in memory of their daughter Shantabai.
Political career
In 1937 he joined Jaipur Rajya Praja Mandal and he was twice elected General Secretary and twice President of it. In 1939 he led the Praja Mandal's Satyagraha for achievement of civil liberties and suffered a six-months imprisonment.In 1947 he was appointed General Secretary of the All India States Peoples Conference
All India States Peoples Conference
The All India States Peoples' Conference was a political organization in India during the British Raj. The first session of the organisation was held in Bombay in December 1927.-Organisation:...
. In the same year he was elected to the Constituent Assembly.
On the installation of representative Government in Jaipur State on March 27, 1948 Hiralal Shastri became the Prime Minister of the state and when Rajasthan State was formed on March 30, 1949 he became its first Chief Minister. He took initiatives to integrate the erstwhile princely states into an effective modern administration. He resigned on January 5, 1951 and later became member of the Second Lok Sabha. He died on December 28, 1974.