Chandra Bhanu Gupta

Chandra Bhanu Gupta
3rd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office 7 December 1960 – 2 October 1963
Preceded by	Sampurnanand
Succeeded by	Sucheta Kriplani
In office 14 March 1967 – 3 April 1967
Preceded by	Sucheta Kriplani
Succeeded by	Charan Singh
In office 26 February 1969 – 18 February 1970
Preceded by	President's Rule
Succeeded by	Charan Singh
Personal details
Born	14 July 1902 Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Died	11 March 1980 (aged 77) New Delhi
Political party	INC

Chandra Bhanu Gupta (Hindi: चंद्र भानु गुप्ता) (14 July 1902^[1] – 11 March 1980^[2]) served three terms as chief minister of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. He was born in Aligarh district in 1902.

Early life

Gupta joined the Indian independence movement at 17, when he took part in anti-Rowlatt Bill demonstrations in Sitapur.^[3] He was elected President of Congress Party for Lucknow in 1929.^[3]

Social contribution

Gupta was the main force behind the Motilal Nehru Memorial Society, which set up various educational, social welfare and cultural centres in Lucknow. These include Ravindralaya, Children Museum, Bal Vidya Mandir, Acharya Narendra Dev Hostel, Homeopathic Hospital, a number of Degree Colleges and a Public Library in Lucknow.^[4] Actively advised by Nirmal Chandra Chaturvedi, he introduced a number of schemes for social, cultural and educational development of the city.

References

1. http://www.kesarwani.net/about/ChandraBhanuGupta.aspx
2. "Indian states after 1947 M-W". Rulers.org. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
3. "The Sunday Tribune - Books". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
4. Lila Dhar (2009). Bhartiya Charit Kosh. Sharma Rajpal & Sons. Retrieved 2014-05-21.

External links

• LU to be renamed after CB Gupta. Times of India, July 2005.