Ganga Sharan Singh (Sinha)
Ganga Sharan Singh (Sinha) (1905 Born In Bihta, Patna, Bengal Presidency – 1988) was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament of India, for three terms (1956–62 and 1962-68 from Bihar, and then a nominated member in 1968-1974).[1] He was prominent in the Indian National Congress party and a co-founder of the Congress Socialist Party.[2] He was close to Rajendra Prasad, India's first President.[3] He shared a house in Patna with his close friend and nationalist Jayaprakash Narayan.[4]
Life[edit]
Gangasharan Sinha, commonly called Ganga Babu, had acquaintance with many Hindi writers but never wrote himself. A good orator, he worked to promote Hindi as a national language. He was among the founding members of the Board of trustees of Bharatiya Jnanpith.[5] The Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra has instituted an award in his honour.[6] The Government of India has instituted Ganga Sharan Singh Awards under Hindi Sevi Samman Awards.[7] The government of Bihar has instituted an award for literature in his name.
Ganga Sharan Singh was also a member of the Press Council of India between 16 November 1966, and 31 December 1969.[8]
Death[edit]
He died in 1988 of a heart attack.
Ganga Sharan Sinha Committee Report[edit]
The Government of India had accepted the recommendations of the Ganga Sharan Sinha Committee Report on child education in 1969 and decided to integrate all services for the 0- to 6-year-olds, planning proceeded cautiously, piloted at first, with the ICDS conceptual model.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rajya Sabha members". Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ Surendra Mohan (21 March 2009). "Dr Lohia's Life and Thought: Some Notes". Mainstream. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- ^ Choudhary, Valmiki (1984). Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Correspondence and Select Documents: 1934-1937. Allied Publishers. p. 133. ISBN 978-81-7023-002-1.
- ^ Ralhan, O.P. (2002). Encyclopaedia of Political Parties. Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-81-7488-865-5.
- ^ "Board Of Trustees, Bharatiya Jnanpith". Bharatiya Jnanpith. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
- ^ "Kashmir varsity Prof awarded for Hindi language". merinews. 2 August 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
- ^ "TOP AWARD PROPOSED FOR INDIAN LITERATURE, PRESIDENT GIVES AWAY HINDI AWARDS". Government of India. 15 June 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ^ "Bihar journalist appointed member Press Council". Bihartimes.in. 19 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ Parker, R. (2006). Early Years Education. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-32672-8.
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