Dr. Rajendra Prashad short biography

dr rajendra prashad biography
dr rajendra prashad

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was born in 1883in a small village tirade in the district of saran. He received his education mostly in Calcutta and passed all the university examinations with credit. He always stood first.
After a brilliant college career, he started his practice at the Calcutta high court. When the Patna high court was established he transferred his practice to Patna. He proved to be a very successful lawyer. Had he stayed in the profession he could have made much money and could have become a high court judge. But they India would have been deprived of a great leader. 
    
Dr. Prasad was a patriot to the core of his heart. He belongs to a rich family. Riches and luxury had no charm for him. He had his eyes and ears opens. He saw the pitiable condition of his country. He decided to give up his practice and serve his motherland. In the meantime, an opportunity came. The English indigo planters of Champaran were oppression the tenants to very much. Mahatma Gandhi visits Bihar and pieces of advice the tenants to resist oppression non-violently. Dr. Rajendra Prasad also composed a mahatma, Gandhi. He took an active part in the movement. He gives up practice in 1921and dedicated his life wholly to the cause of the country.

No sacrifice or suffering was too great for Rajendra Babu. He had courted imprisonment and suffered lathi charges smilingly. A great part of his life had been spent in jail. He was the elected president of the Indian national congress several times. He became a member of the cabinet of the central Government when India was on the way to independence. He was also the President of the Government Assembly. Other the country became free in 1947, he was elected President of the India Union. He remained in this honorable post for two complete terms. He retired in 1962. Staying at the Sadaquat Ashram in Patna and working ideas, he breathed his last on the night of Feb.28,1963. Dr Rajendra Prasad was the symbol of simplicity. He mixed freely with everybody and was extremely frank and honest. He commanded everybody’s loves and respected and his personality inspires friendship and trust. He was a great scholar and wrote a number of scholarly books. 

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