Damodaram Sanjivayya

Damodaram Sanjivayya
Damodaram Sanjivayya
2nd Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 11 January 1960 – 12 March 1962
Governor	Bhim Sen Sachar
Preceded by	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Succeeded by	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Constituency	Kurnool
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	In office; 1964 – 1972 [1]
Constituency	Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born	14 February 1921; Peddapdu Village, Madras Presidency, British India; (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	8 May 1972 (aged 51)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Krishnaveni
Alma mater	Madras Law College[2]
Cabinet	Government of India
Portfolio	Minister of Labour and Employment(9 June 1964 – 23 January 1966)

Damodaram Sanjivayya (14 February 1921 – 8 May 1972) was the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, India from 11 January 1960 to 12 March 1962.[3][4] Sanjivayya was the first Dalit Chief Minister of an Indian state.[5]

Early life

Damodaram Sanjivayya was born in a Mala [6]family in Peddapadu village of Kallur Mandal in Kurnool district.[3] His father died when he was in young age. He studied at the Municipal School and he took a Bachelor's degree in Law from Madras Law College. Even being a student, he actively participated in the Indian freedom movement.[7]

Career

Damodaram Sanjivayya was Minister in the composite Madras State. He was the member of the provisional parliament 1950–52. In 1962, Sanjivayya also became the first Dalit leader from Andhra Pradesh to become All India Congress Committee president.[8]

He was Minister of Labour and Employment under Lal Bahadur Shastry between 9 June 1964 and 23 January 1966.[9]

Chief Minister

Sanjivayya was the first Dalit Chief Minister of an Indian state.[10]

He wrote a book on Labour problems and industrial development in India, in 1970 published by Oxford and IBH Pub. Co., New Delhi.

Honours

His statue was erected opposite Public Gardens in Nampally, Hyderabad
A park, Sanjeevaiah park on the banks of Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad was named in his honour. His grave is also located inside the park.
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam one of the premier legal institutions in the country has been named in his honour.
India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honour (INR 5.00) on 14 February 2008.

References

"RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 – 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
"Damodaram Sanjivayya Dead". The New York Times. 8 May 1972. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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Obituary in Assembly Proceedings.1972. Megassembly.gov.in. Retrieved on 23 September 2011.
"Presidents of Indian National Congress". Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2007.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link). Retrieved on 23 September 2011.
Union Ministry of Lal Bahadur Shastry. Kolumbus.fi. Retrieved on 23 September 2011.
"What's Under A Surname? Well, A Whole State". Outlook. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2019.