Damodaram Sanjivayya (14 February 1921 – 7 May 1972) was an Indian politician who served as the
chief minister
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of
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from 11 January 1960 to 12 March 1962.
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''The Hindu'' (21 April 2005). Retrieved on 23 September 2011. Sanjivayya was the first Dalit Chief Minister of an Indian state.
Early life
Damodaram Sanjivayya was born in a
Mala family in Peddapadu village of Kallur Mandal in
Kurnool district
Kurnool district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the North western part of the state and is bounded by Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana in the north, Raich ...
.
His father died when he was in young age. He studied at the Municipal School and he took a Bachelor's degree in Law from
Madras Law College
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. Even being a student, he actively participated in the
Indian freedom movement
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The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged from Bengal. ...
.
Career
Damodaram Sanjivayya was Minister in the composite Madras State. He was the member of the provisional parliament 1950–52. In 1962, Sanjivayya also became the first Dalit leader from Andhra Pradesh to become All India Congress Committee president.
He was Minister of Labour and Employment under
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri (; 2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966 and 6th Home Minister of India from 1961 to 1963. He promoted the White Re ...
between 9 June 1964 and 23 January 1966.
Chief Minister
Sanjivayya was the first Dalit Chief Minister of an Indian state.
He wrote a book on Labour problems and industrial development in India, in 1970 published by Oxford and IBH Pub. Co., New Delhi.
He introduced pension system for widows, elderly people,
he established Lalitha kala academy in Andhra pradesh,
he was the youngest chief minister ever in India, he introduced the office of Anticorruption Bureau , he completed the irrigation projects like Gajuladinne in Kurnool dist., Vamsadhara, Pulichintala and varadarajula swamy project near Atmakur in Kurnool dist.
Honours
* His statue was erected opposite Public Gardens in Nampally, Hyderabad
* A park,
Sanjeevaiah park
Sanjeevaiah Park is a public greenspace and park in the heart of Hyderabad, India. Built on along the banks of Hussain Sagar lake, the park is named after Damodaram Sanjivayya, an erstwhile Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The park is manag ...
on the banks of
Hussain Sagar
Hussain Sagar (alternatively referred to as Tank Bund; ) is a heart-shaped lake in Hyderabad, Telangana, built by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah in 1563. It is spread across an area of and is fed by the River Musi. A large monolithic statue of the Gau ...
in
Hyderabad
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was named in his honour. His grave is also located inside the park.
*
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) is a National Law University located at Sabbavaram, Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh, India constituted by the DSNLU Act, 2008. It offers 5 year integrated B.A LLB. (Hons.) course to e ...
,
Visakhapatnam
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one of the premier legal institutions in the country has been named in his honour.
* India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honour (INR 5.00) on 14 February 2008.
References
See also
*
List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chi ...
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1921 births
1972 deaths
Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh
Telugu politicians
Chief ministers from Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh
People from Kurnool district
Commerce and Industry Ministers of India