Laxmi Raman Acharya was born on 2 November 1914 in
Alwar,
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as the eldest son of Late Shri Rewati Raman Acharya who was a revenue minister in the princely state of Alwar and later on quit his high profile position due to the British leaning of the King and joined the
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Early life
He was the eldest child of his parents. Joined St. John's College Agra for studies and later became President of Student Union of College
Pre Independence
Spent 7 years Rigorous Imprisonment in Mathura Jail for being declared as the Prime accused in famous Agra Conspiracy Case.
After independence
After independence he became Chairman of Crime Prevention Society of Mathura in 1947. He won 1951 Assembly election from Maant Consituency in mathura and represented it several times. was made deputy minister in first ever cabinet of Uttar pradesh in 1954 by then chief minister Shri Gobind Bhallabh Pant. Later handled important portfolios like Law, PWD, Jail, Revenue, etc. Open air jail system was introduced by him during his stint as Jail Minister. Became Finance Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1967, with Chandra Bhanu Gupta as Chief Minister. Known as close associate of Smt. Indira Gandhi, he was sent to Mexico as ambassador to represent the country in international conference on developing countries and poverty alleviation in 1976. Was later made Chairman of All India Khadi and Village Industries Commission, a position equivalent to the rank of union cabinet minister in 1982 by then Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi. One of the most prominent lawyers of his time, he also handled important political cases during times of emergency of likes of Sanjay Gandhi, Smt. Indira Gandhi and other national figures.
Death
He died in 1997 after inaugurating a function organized by a reputed social welfare organization.
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