Bezawada Gopala Reddy
Bezawada Gopala Reddy (5 August 1907 – 9 March 1997) was an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of the erstwhile Andhra State (28 March 1955 – 1 November 1956) and Governor of Uttar Pradesh (1 May 1967 – 1 July 1972). He was popularly known as Andhra Tagore. Both Gopal Reddy and his wife studied at Santhiniketan established by Rabindranath Tagore. It was during this time that Gopal Reddy took a liking for Tagore's works and translated many of his books into Telugu.
Bezawada Gopala Reddy | |
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 Bezawada Gopala Reddy in 1944 | |
| 14th Governor of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 1 May 1967 – 30 June 1972 | |
| Chief Minister | Charan Singh Chandra Bhanu Gupta Tribhuvan Narain Singh Kamalapati Tripathi |
| Preceded by | Biswanath Das |
| Succeeded by | Shashi Kant Varma (Acting) |
| 2nd Chief Minister of Andhra State | |
| In office 28 March 1955 – 1 November 1956 | |
| Governor | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished (Neelam Sanjiva Reddy as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bezawada Gopala Reddy 5 August 1907 Nellore, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 9 March 1997 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Indian |
See also
- List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh
Member A.I.C.C., since 1931 ; M.L.A., Madras, 1937–46 ; was Minister Local Administration, Government of Madras, 1937–39 ; President Andhra Pradesh, 1955–56 ; Finance Minister, Madras, 1947 ; Home Minister, Andhra Pradesh, 1956 ; Finance Minister, Andhra Pradesh, 1957 ; M.P. Rajya Sabha, 1958–60, Lok Sabha, 1962 ; Minister of Revenue and Civil Expenditure Government of India, 1958–61 ; Minister for Information and Broadcasting 1962–63 ; resigned under the Kamraj Plan ; Chairman, Children's Film Society; President: Daskshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (A.P.) ; Telugu Bhasha Samiti, since 1947 ; A.P. Sahitya Academy, since 1957 ; All-India Chess Federation, since 1959 ; Governor of U.P. since 1 May 1967.
Awards
Raja-Lakshmi Award for the year 1989 from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai.