Narendra Kumar Prasadrao Salve (18 March 1921 – 1 April 2012) was a veteran Indian politician from

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, parliamentarian and a cricket administrator. Former Union minister and president of

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(BCCI) (1982–1985), he was instrumental in bringing the Cricket World Cup outside England and to the

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in 1987. Salve was a staunch advocate for the separate statehood of

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Early life and education

N. K. P. Salve was born in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, on 18 March 1921 to Marathi Christians parents Prasadrao Keshavrao Salve and Cornelia Karuna Jadhav. His father was a lawyer and freedom fighter from

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and his

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mother was a renowned scholar, freedom fighter and the first woman in India to receive an honours degree in mathematics. Salve's grandfather Keshavrao Salve was a descendent of Shalivahanan dynasty. Salve received B.Com. and F.C.A. degrees. He was a Chartered Accountant and was also an avid cricketer at college.

Career and cricket administration

A chartered accountant by profession, Salve played

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Nagpur Nagpur (pronunciation: aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nagpur is projected to ...

in his early years, and became an umpire in the following years. He was elected the President of

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(VCA) (1972–1980), and in 1982 was elected as the president of

(BCCI), a post he held until 1985. During his tenure, India won the

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, the BCCI won the joint hosting right for the

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for India and Pakistan. In 1983, he also became the first elected chairman of the

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. In recognition to services to cricket, the BCCI started the

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in 1995.

Political career

Salve was elected a member of the

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(1967–1977) from

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and appointed to the

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from Maharashtra state for four consecutive terms, from 1978 to 2002. He was the chairman of the Privileges Committee of the Lok Sabha from 1975 to 1977. He left his accountancy practice when he first appointed a Union cabinet minister in 1982, by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. He was appointed the Union

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by Prime Ministers, Rajiv Gandhi and P. V. Narasimha Rao, and also served at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Steel and Mines,

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and

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. He was the chairman of the 9th

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(1984–89). In 2003, along with former central cabinet minister

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, returned to Nagpur and formed the Vidarbha Rajya Nirman Congress to push the demand for a separate

state.

Death

Salve died at a private hospital in New Delhi on 1 April 2012, following a brief illness. His body was flown into his native Nagpur, where he was given a state funeral, before being buried at a local Christian cemetery, the following day.

Personal life

His son, lawyer

Harish Salve Harish Salve ( Marathi : हरीश साळवे) KC is an Indian senior advocate who practices at the Supreme Court of India. He served as the Solicitor General of India from 1 November 1999 to 3 November 2002. He also fought the case o ...

served as the Solicitor General of

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from 1999 to 2002, while his daughter is Arundhati. His wife died a few years prior to him.

References

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