Shankarrao Deo (January 4, 1894 - December 30, 1974)[1] also known as Nanasaheb Deo was an Indian freedom fighter and social activist. He was the founder of Satkaryottejak Sabha.[2][3]
Shankarrao Deo | |
|---|---|
| Member of Constituent Assembly of India | |
| In office 9 December 1946 – 24 January 1950 | |
| Constituency | Bombay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1894 |
| Died | 30 December 1974 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | British Indian (1894-1947) Indian (1947-1974) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other names | Nanasaheb Deo |
| Occupation(s) | Freedom fighter and social activist |
| Organization | Satkaryottejak Sabha |
| Movement | • Indian Independence Movement • Samyukta Maharashtra Movement |
He participated in Quit India Movement and was arrested.[4] He served as general secretary of Congress in 1947.[5]
He was a member of Constituent Assembly of India in 1949.[6] He was First Secretary of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, 1920, and General secretary of the Congress, 1946–50, where he played a key role during the drafting of the Constitution of India and the transfer-of-power negotiations.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Shakarrao Deo". Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ "Satkaryottejak Sabha". Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ Kunasekaram Nesiah (1983). Education and Human Rights in Sri Lanka: Selections from Writings and Addresses, 1930-1983. Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society. p. 232.
The death in Poona on December 30 of Shri Shankarrao Deo at the age of 80 removes another prominent personality of the Gandhian era. Born on January 4 , 1894 and educated in Poona and Baroda
- ^ Quit India Revolution: The Ethos of Its Central Direction, p. 49-67, K. K. Chaudhari, Popular Prakashan, 1996
- ^ Kothari, R. (1970). Politics in India. Orient Longman. p. 220. ISBN 978-81-250-0072-3.
- ^ "List of Members of the Constituent Assembly (as in November, 1949)". Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "University of Cambridge". Retrieved 14 October 2013.