Background
His father"s name was Pandit Narayan Pati Tripathi.
His father"s name was Pandit Narayan Pati Tripathi.
He served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh as well as the Union Minister for Railways. Later on because of property dispute his father shifted to Banaras as suggested to Panditji by his own relatives. He started his career as a journalist working for the daily Hindi newspaper Aaj and later Sansaar.
He was also the editor of the two tabloids.
Indian independence movement
During 1921, Kamalapati Tripathi participated in Non-cooperation Movement. He was also an active participant in the Civil Disobedience Movement, for which he was jailed.
In 1942 he was on his way to Mumbai to participate in the Quit India Movement when he was arrested and jailed for 3 years. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
He remained Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 4 April 1971 until 12 June 1973.
His resignation was a result of the 1973 Provincial Armed Constabulary revolt.
Union Minister for Railways
He was Union Minister for Railways for two times first from 1975 to 1977 and then briefly in 1980. He presented Railway Budget of India four times: 1975-1976, 1976-1977, 1980-1981 (interim) and 1980-1981 (final). Following trains were introduced during his tenure:
Sabarmati Express
Ganga Kaveri Express
Neelambari Express
Varanasi Express (Delhi-Lucknow Exp extended)
Tamil Nadu Express
Kashi Vishwanath Express
An 8-kilometer-long new Railway line between Telapur-Patanchera was opened during his tenure.
The Diesel Loco Shed in Pune was started in his tenure.
He authored following works: Bandi Ki Chetna, 1946
Bapu aur Bharat,Barcode : 1990010092576
Country : India
Language : Hindi
Edition : Hardcover (386 pages)
Publisher: (1945)
Bapu aur manawata,Barcode : 1990010092577
Country : India
Language : Hindi
Edition : Hardcover (413 pages)
Publisher: (1945)
Gandhi and Humanity
ISBN : X / / X
Country : India
Language : English
Edition : Hardcover (248 pages)
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (1993)
Freedom movement and afterwards
ISBN : /
Country : India
Language : English
Edition : Hardcover (228 pages)
Publisher: Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan (1989).