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Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was born on December 3 1884 in Zeradei, Bihar. His father, Mahadev Sahai loved the youngest Rajendra very much. He was married when he was barely 12.

Rajendra Prasad was a brilliant student. In 1902 he joined the famous Calcutta Presidency College. His passion for education . made him refuse the invitation of Gopal Krishna Gokhle to be a member of the ‘Servants of India Society’ in 1905. This decision jolted him and he could not concentrate on his studies. Strangely enough he barely cleared his law examination. This performance depressed him but he indulged himself in studies with renewed vigour and completed his doctorate in law at last.

Thoughts swayed in his mind like a swing. He’realised that he could not keep himself aloof from the turmoil of the fight for independence. Gandhi called on him to come to Champaran with volunteers. He decided to do everything for the cause of the masses. Gandhiji’s simplicity influenced him a lot. He tried to be self-dependent in his daily chores. He started helping the distressed. He collected food, clothes and medicines for the victims of natural calamity.

Dr. Prasad gave up his law practice and started a National College near Patna in 1921. In the mean time he became part and parcel of The-Non-cooperation Movement’. Use of force by the British. Government could not deter him. Gandhi suspended the Civil Disobedience Movement when it went violent. Rajendraji stood by his mentor Gandhiji. A Salt Satyagrahi was launched. in Bihar under him. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment.

He presided over the Bombay session of the Indian. National Congress in 1934. He tried to plug the gap between ideologies of Gandhi and Subhash Bose. He rushed from place to place to control the communal riots. He watched with a heavy heart the nation-being ripped into two.

In 1946, he was elected president of the Constituent Assembly. Later on he was elected the nation’s first President. As president he visited many countries on missions of goodwill.

In 1962, after 12 years as President, Dr. Prasad retired. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the nation’s highest civilian award. He authored many books. He breathed his last on February 28, 1963 at Sadagat Ashram, Patna. Simplicity and Dr. Prasad became synonymous. He lent extraordinary austerity to such an elevated position.