Brijlal Biyani (1896–1968) was an Indian independence activist and writer. He grew up in the Akola district of

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and studied at the

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. Biyani joined the

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in 1920. His participation in the Dahihanda Salt

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, Jungle Satyagraha and the struggle against Nizam led to him being sentenced to jail four times. He was a first elected as M. L. C., as the member of Third Legislative Council of

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during 1927–1930. Post-Independence, Biyani served as the Finance Minister of then Madhya Pradesh State and later represented Akola constituency. He was later elected to Legislative Assembly of

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in 1957 elections from

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and was MLA in first assembly of Maharshtra State. He was married at a very young age to Savitri. His daughter

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was married to Basant Kumar Birla, son of Indian businessman

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in April 1941. The Brijlal Biyani Science College at

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is named after him. The Government of India issued a postage stamp in his honor in 2002.Brijlal Biyani and Indian Post
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Indian independence activists from Maharashtra People from Akola district 1896 births 1968 deaths Members of the Constituent Assembly of India Maharashtra MLAs 1960–1962 Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1952–1957 Prisoners and detainees of British India Founders of Indian schools and colleges Gandhians Bombay State MLAs 1957–1960 {{Maharashtra-politician-stub