Kamalapati Tripathi
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Kamalapati Tripathi the writer, journalist, editor and freedom fighter was a senior Indian National Congress
leader from Varanasi
. He served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh as well as the Union Minister for Railways
.
. 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 Qut India Movement when he was arrested and jailed for 3 years.
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). Following trains were introduced during his tenure:
A 8-kilometer long new Railway line between Telapur-Patanchera was opened during his tenure.
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
leader from Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
. He served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh as well as the Union Minister for Railways
Ministry of Railways (India)
The Ministry of Railways in India is in charge of the Indian Railways, an organisation that operates as a monopoly in rail transport in India. Dinesh Trivedi is the current minister responsible for railways....
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Early days
His father's name was Pandit Narayan Pati Tripathi. 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.Asahyog Andolan
During 1921 he participated in Asahyog AndolanNon-cooperation movement
The non-cooperation movement was a significant phase of the Indian struggle for freedom from British rule which lasted for years. This movement, which lasted from September 1920 to February 1922 and was led by Mohandas Gandhi, and supported by the Indian National Congress. It aimed to resist...
. 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 Qut India Movement when he was arrested and jailed for 3 years.
Union Minister for Railways
He was Union Minister for RailwaysMinistry of Railways (India)
The Ministry of Railways in India is in charge of the Indian Railways, an organisation that operates as a monopoly in rail transport in India. Dinesh Trivedi is the current minister responsible 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). Following trains were introduced during his tenure:
- Sabarmati Express
- Ganga-Kaveri Exp.
- Neelambari Exp.
- Varanasi Exp. (Delhi-Lucknow Exp. extended)
- Tamil Nadu Exp.
- Kashi Vishwanath ExpressKashi Vishwanath ExpressKashi Vishwanath Express is an Indian railway that runs between Varanasi Junction in Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi Railway Station.The train is named after the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi. Main towns along the way are Pratapgarh, Amethi, Rae Bareli, Lucknow, Hardoi, Bareilly, Moradabad,...
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A 8-kilometer long new Railway line between Telapur-Patanchera was opened during his tenure.
As an author
He authored following works:- Bapu aur Bharat,
- Barcode : 1990010092576
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi
- Edition : Hardcover (386 pages)
- Publisher : (1945)
- Bapu aur manawata,
- Barcode : 1990010092577
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi
- Edition : Hardcover (413 pages)
- Publisher : (1945)
- Gandhi and Humanity
- ISBN : ISBN 817156335X / ISBN 9788171563357 / ISBN 81-7156-335-X
- Country : India
- Language : English
- Edition : Hardcover (248 pages)
- Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (1993)
- Freedom movement and afterwards
- ISBN : ISBN 8171240410 / ISBN 978-8171240418
- Country : India
- Language : English
- Edition : Hardcover (228 pages)
- Publisher : Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan (1989)