R. R. Diwakar

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Ranganath Ramachandra Diwakar (30 September 1894 – 15 January 1990)[1][2] was an Indian writer and politician from Karnataka.

R. R. Diwakar
Diwakar (right) with Godwin Mbikusita Lewanika (left), 1950
Governor of Bihar
In office
15 June 1952 – 5 July 1957
Preceded byMadhav Shrihari Aney
Succeeded byZakir Husain
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
In office
1 April 1949 – 15 April 1952
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byVallabhbhai Patel
Succeeded byB. V. Keskar
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 1962 – 2 April 1968
ConstituencyNominated
Personal details
Born
Ranganath Ramachandra Diwakar

(1894-09-30)30 September 1894
Died15 January 1990(1990-01-15) (aged 95)
Political partyIndian National Congress
OccupationPolitician, writer

Biography

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R. R. Diwakar was born on 30 September 1894. From the very beginning, he was interested in writing. He made many efforts to unify the Kannada linguistic regions.

He joined the Indian National Congress during the independence movement. Later he became a member of the Constituent Assembly and Provisional Parliament of India from Bombay State. He served as the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the Nehru cabinet (from 1 April 1949 to 15 April 1952).

He was elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Bombay State on 3 April 1952, but resigned on 13 June 1952. Within two days he was appointed the Governor of Bihar (15 June 1952 to 5 July 1957). He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1962 from Karnataka where he served till 1968.

After 1968, he distanced himself from politics and wrote several books in English, Kannada and Hindi. He died on 15 January 1990.

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary References - Second Session of the Ninth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates. 2 (1): 19. 8 July 1992. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Sarkar, C., ed. (1990). Vidura. C. Sarkar. p. 38. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Bihar
1952–1957
Succeeded by