125th Birth Anniversary Celebration of ‘Bharat Kesari’ Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee
- Background: The Ministry of Culture is organizing a special commemorative event in Kolkata to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
About Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee
- Birth: 6 July 1901, Kolkata.
- Title: “Bharat Kesari.”
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- Distinguished educationist, lawyer, Member of Parliament, and nationalist leader.
- Youngest Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University (appointed at the age of 33).
- Served as the Minister for Industry and Supply in independent India’s first cabinet.
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- A staunch advocate of national integration and unity.
- Opposed the special status granted to Jammu & Kashmir under Article 370.
