Sri Prakasa

Sri Prakasa
Governor of Bombay (Maharashtra from 1960)
In office 10 December 1956 – 16 April 1962
Chief Minister	Yashwantrao Chavan
Preceded by	Harekrushna Mahatab
Succeeded by	P. Subbarayan
Governor of Madras
In office 12 March 1952 – 10 December 1956
Chief Minister	P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja C. Rajagopalachari K. Kamaraj
Preceded by	Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji
Succeeded by	A. J. John
Governor of Assam
In office 16 February 1949 – 27 May 1950
Chief Minister	Gopinath Bordoloi
Preceded by	Ronald Francis Lodge (Acting)
Succeeded by	Jairamdas Daulatram
1st Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan
In office 1947–1949
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Sita Ram
Personal details
Born	3 August 1890 Varanasi, United Provinces, British India
Died	23 June 1971(1971-06-23) (aged 80)
Alma mater	Central Hindu Boys School , University of Cambridge
Awards	Padma Vibhushan

Sri Prakasa (3 August 1890 – 23 June 1971) was an Indian politician, freedom-fighter and administrator. He served as India's first High Commissioner to Pakistan from 1947 to 1949, Governor of Assam from 1949 to 1950, Governor of Madras from 1952 to 1956 and Governor of Bombay from 1956 to 1962.

Sri Prakasa was born in Varanasi in 1890. In his early days, he participated in the Indian independence movement and was jailed. After India's independence, he served as an administrator and cabinet minister. Sri Prakasa died in 1971 at the age of 80.