Kamalapati Tripathi

Kamlapati Tripathi
7th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office
4 April 1971 – 13 June 1973
Preceded by Tribhuvana Narayana Singh
Succeeded by President's rule
Personal details
Born 3 September 1905
Died 1990
Political party Indian National Congress
Residence Varanasi,
Religion Hinduism

Kamlapati Tripathi(path) (3 September 1905[1] 1990), the writer, journalist, editor and freedom fighter was a senior Indian National Congress leader from Varanasi constituency. He served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh as well as the Union Minister for Railways.

Family

Kamlapati Tripathi had 3 sons and two daughters. The eldest son was Lokpati Tripathi who was also a minister in Uttar Pradesh, his second son is Mayapati Tripathi who founded the social organization by the name of Akhil Bharatiya Kissan Mazdoor Vahini. His youngest son is Manglapati Tripathi (also called Shashipati Tripathi). His great great grandson name is Srijan Tewari and his great great grand daughter name is Snigdha Tewari

Early days

His father's name was Pandit Narayan Pati Tripathi.[2] Originally his ancestors belonged to a place called "Pindi" which is in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh. This is how Pindi Tiwary's (or Tripathi's) are known. Tripathi family is in Banaras for the last 400 years. Forefathers of Pt. Kamalapati Tripathi had taught "Vedanta" to Dara Shikoh. Most of the family still lives in the ancestral home of Banaras following the rich tradition of joint family.

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. He was married at the age of 19 and had 5 children.

Political career

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: 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81 (interim) and 1980–81 (final).[3] Following trains were introduced during his tenure:[4]

An 8-kilometer-long new Railway line between Telapur-Patanchera was opened during his tenure.[5]

The Diesel Loco Shed in Pune was started in his tenure.

As an author

He authored following works: Bandi Ki Chetna, 1946

References

  1. Archived 14 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "Shahid Smark". Varanasi.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  3. "[IRFCA] Railway Ministers". Irfca.org. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  4. "[IRFCA] Trains introduced by railway ministers". Irfca.org. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  5. Archived 27 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
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Political offices
Preceded by
Tribhuvana Narayana Singh
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
4 April 1971 12 June 1973
Succeeded by
President's Rule
Administered by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Akbar Ali Khan
title/post subsequently held by-
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna
Preceded by
Lalit Narayan Mishra
Union Minister for Railways
1975 1977
Succeeded by
Madhu Dandavate
Preceded by
Madhu Dandavate
Union Minister for Railways
1980
Succeeded by
Kedar Pandey
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