Background
Sri Prakasa was born in Varanasi in 1890. Sri Prakasa was born on 3 August 1889 or 1890 in Varanasi.
Diplomat politician Governor of Maharashtra
Sri Prakasa was born in Varanasi in 1890. Sri Prakasa was born on 3 August 1889 or 1890 in Varanasi.
He had his schooling at Varanasi and graduated from Cambridge.
He served as India"s first from 1947 to 1949, from 1949 to 1950, from 1952 to 1956 and from 1956 to 1962. In his early days, he participated in the and was jailed. After India"s independence, he served as an administrator and cabinet minister.
Sri Prakasa died in 1971 at the age of 80.
Prakasa was arrested during the Quit India Movement and was in jail from 1942 to 1944. In August 1947, Sri Prakasa was appointed India"s first and served in the post till 1949.
During this time, Pakistan was gripped by communal riots and Sri Prakasa had to deal with the influx of refugees to India and the granting of Indian citizenship to migrants. Sri Prakasa had also to represent India"s diplomatic interests during Pakistan"s invasion of Kashmir.
Sri Prakasa served as the from 16 February 1949 to 27 May 1949.
When Prakasa took over as Governor, there were serious disturbances in the eastern parts of the province which were inhabited by the Mizo Hill tribes. The Governor pacified the agitators by promising to grant sufficient autonomy As a result, a Lushai Hills Advisory Council was set up. During his short tenure, he secured the accession of Manipur.
Sri Prakasa served as the from 1952 to 1956.
However, Rajagopalachari resigned in two years because of strong opposition to his leadership among party ranks. Professional Corporation Alexander, a former Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra governor, viewed the behaviour of the Governor and the Chief Minister of Madras in 1952 as one of the most serious breaches of the democratic process.
Sri Prakasa served as the.
While Governor, he took the highly criticized decision to invite politician C. Rajagopalachari to form a Congress government in the state despite the fact that the Indian National Congress did not have a majority and Rajagopalachari was not an elected member of the assembly as he had not participated in the elections. Rajagopalachari requested Prakasa to nominate him to the assembly thereby foregoing the usual process of election by the members of the assembly.