Prime Minister paid tribute to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his 125th birth anniversary.
About Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee (1901 - 1953)
- Born in Calcutta
- He became the youngest Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta.
Contributions
- In 1940, he became the acting President of the All-India Hindu Mahasabha.
- Elected to the Constituent Assembly.
- Joined the interim government under Jawaharlal Nehru as Minister for Industry and Supply.
- He laid the foundation for India's industrial growth by establishing institutions like the Chittaranjan Locomotive Factory, etc.
- He was given the title ‘The lion of Parliament’.
- Founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951)
Key literary work: Autobiographical Leaves from a Diary, A Phase of the Indian Struggle, etc.
Values: Leadership, empathy, social harmony, nationalism, cultural distinctiveness etc.