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BHAKT DARSHAN, SHRI,
M.A., Cong.,(Uttar
Pradesh-Garhwal, 1967): s. of late Shri Gopal
Singh Rawat; b. at Bansi, Distt. Basti (U.P.) March 30, 1912; ed. at
D.A.V.College, Dehradun, Vishwa Bharati,
Shantiniketan and University
of Allahabad; m . Shrimati Savitri Devi, February, 1931; 5 s. and 2 d.;
Journalist and Agriculturist; Chairman, Distt. Rural Development Association,
Garhwal,
March 1939 to November, 1940;
Founder Editor, "Karma Bhumi" (a Hindi Weekly), Lansdowne, Garhwal,
1939-49; Chairman, Distt. Development Association Garhwal, July 1947 to
February, 1949; President, District Board, Garhwal, May 1948 to May 1949;
District Development Officer, Garhwal-cum-Dehra Dun. May 1949 to March
1951; District Planning Officer, Garhwal, March 1951 to November, 1951;
Member, (1) Parliamentary Committee for Adopting Hindi
Equivalents ; (2) Parliamentary Committee on the recommendations of
the Official Language Commission; (3) Regional Posts and Telegraph Advisory
Committee, U.P. Circle; (4) Executive Committee of the Congress Party in
Parliament; Convener, Standing Committee of the Congress Party in Parliament
on Defence; suffered imprisonment for taking part in the struggle for
Independence four times in 1930, 1941 and 1942-44; Member, First Lok Sabha,
1952-57, Second Lok Sabha, 1957-62 and Third Lok Sabha, 1962-67; Deputy
Minister in the Ministry of Education, November, 1963 to March, 1967; Deputy
Minister in the Ministry of Transport and Shipping, since March, 1967.
Social activities: Organised Kasturba Gandhi National
Memorial Fund and Azad Hind Fauj Relief Fund; Interested in the development
of backward areas, particularly of the Himalayan region and in the
welfare of ex-servicemen and serving soldiers.
Hobby: Hiking.
Special interest: Journalism.
Publications:
Suman Smriti-Granth
and Garhwal-Ki-Diwangat
Vibhutiyan (both in Hindi).
Permanent address: Village
Jaiharikhal, P.O. Lansdowne,
District Garhwal, U.P.
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