Born on 30th December, 1887.
Educated at Baroda College, Practised as
advocate in the Bombay High Court, 1913. |
Term of Office |
| 02-06-1952 |
to |
09-06-1957 |
|
Has the unique distinction of being the Founder President of the Bharatiya Vidya
Bhawan, 1938. Was member of the Legislative Assembly, Bombay, 1927-46 ; Member Working
Committee of the Indian National Congress 1930 ; A.I.C.C. 1930-1936 and 1947 ; actively
associated with the Freedom Movement and courted imprisonment a number of times; Member
Constituent Assembly of India and of its Drafting Committee Parliament. 1947-52 ;
Secretary Congress Parliamentry Board, 1934; Home Minister Government of Bombay, 1937-39;
Agent General to the Government of India, Hyderbad ,1948 ; Chairman, Institute of
Agriculture, Anand, since 1951. Has been Trustee of the Birla Education Trust and Other
Trusts, since 1948; Union Minister for Food and Agriculture, 1950-52 ; Chairman Sanskrit
Vishwa Parishad, since 1951; Executive Chairman, of the Indian law Institute, 1957-60 |
