Krishi Ratna Panjabrao Deshmukh | |
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1st Minister of State for Food and Agriculture | |
In office 17 April 1957 – 10 April 1962 | |
Preceded by | position established |
Succeeded by | Ram Subhag Singh |
5th Minister of Food and Agriculture | |
In office 29 October 1954 – 25 November 1954 | |
Preceded by | Rafi Ahmed Kidwai |
Succeeded by | Ajit Prasad Jain |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 17 April 1952 – 10 April 1965 | |
Succeeded by | Vimalabai Deshmukh |
Constituency | Amravati |
Personal details | |
Born | Panjabrao Shamrao Deshmukh 27 December 1898 Papal, Berar Province, British India (now in Maharashtra, India) |
Died | 10 April 1965 Delhi, India | (aged 66)
Nationality | British Indian (1898-1947) Indian (1947-1965) |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Other political affiliations | Independent Labour Party Satya Shodhak Samaj |
Spouse | Vimalabai Deshmukh |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Fergusson College University of Cambridge (M.A.), (Ph.D.) |
Profession | Lawyer, politician, social activist |
Nickname(s) | Krishi Ratna Bhausaheb |
Panjabrao Shamrao Deshmukh (27 December 1898 – 10 April 1965), also known as Bhausaheb Deshmukh was a social activist and a leader to farmers in India. He was the Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1954.[1]