Uma Shankar Dikshit | |
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| 11th Governor of West Bengal | |
| In office 2 October 1984 – 12 August 1986 | |
| Chief Minister | Jyoti Basu |
| Preceded by | Satish Chandra(acting) |
| Succeeded by | Saiyid Nurul Hasan |
| 2nd Governor of Karnataka | |
| In office 10 January 1976 – 2 August 1977 | |
| Chief Minister | D. Devaraj Urs |
| Preceded by | Mohan Lal Sukhadia |
| Succeeded by | Govind Narain |
| 10thMinister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 5 February 1973 – 10 October 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Indira Gandhi |
| Succeeded by | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 19 May 1971 – 5 February 1973 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Kodardas Kalidas Shah |
| Succeeded by | Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar(AsMoS) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1901 |
| Died | 30 May 1991(1991-05-30) (aged 90) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Relatives | Sheila Dikshit (daughter-in-law) Sandeep Dikshit (grandson) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church College, Kanpur |
Uma Shankar Dikshit (12 January 1901 – 30 May 1991) was an Indian politician, cabinet minister andGovernor of West Bengal[1] andGovernor of Karnataka.[2]
He was born on 12 January 1901 at village Ugu ofUnnao ofUttar Pradesh state, to theKanyakubja Brahmin parents Ram Sarup and Shiv Pyari.[3] He later studied at theChrist Church College, Kanpur.[2] As a student, he joined the freedom movement and became the Secretary of the District Congress Committee Kanpur during the period whenGanesh Shankar Vidyarthi was the President of the committee.[3] Hw was a member of the Congress Party faction consisting of NirmalChandra Chaturvedi, Uma Nehru and Rajeshwari Nehru under GB Pant as senior.He served the Country as the Home Minister, Health Minister and Governor ofKarnataka &West Bengal.[citation needed] He also served as treasurer of All India Congress Committee, and managing director of Associated Journals at Lucknow. He founded a Girls Intermediate College at his village Ugu in the memory of his mother.[4]
He was awardedPadma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award in India in 1989, by theGovernment of India.[5]
After Independence, he remained close to Nehru and later sided with Indira Gandhi during the 1969 split inIndian National Congress. He joined the Indira Gandhi cabinet in 1971, thereafter he remained Minister for Works and Housing, Govt. of India, 1971-72 later given additional charge of Health and Family Planning, Minister for Home Affairs, 1973–74 and Minister for Shipping and Transport, 1975. He also remained Treasurer,All India Congress Committee (AICC), 1970–75.[2][6]
He remained theGovernor of Karnataka, 1976–77 andGovernor of West Bengal 1984–1986.[citation needed]
He died at New Delhi on 30 May 1991 after a prolonged illness at the age of 90 years.[citation needed]
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