Rameshwar Prasad Sinha
Encyclopedia
Rameshwar Prasad Sinha was an India
n statesman and a participant in the Indian independence movement
. He was a Member of the Constituent Assembly of India which was elected to write the Constitution of India
, and served as its first Parliament
as an independent nation. He was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Bihar. He was famous for his brilliant oratorical skills and his speeches to the masses, both in English and Hindi.He started practising law in 1915, but gave it up in 1921 to take active part in Mahatma Gandhi
's non co-operation movement.He was imprisoned twice during the freedom struggle movement.His only daughter Kishori Sinha
was also a Two-term Member of Parliament
from the Vaishali
constituency and is married to Satyendra Narayan Sinha
a former Chief Minister of Bihar. He died in 1965.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n statesman and a participant in the Indian independence movement
Indian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
. He was a Member of the Constituent Assembly of India which was elected to write the Constitution of India
Constitution of India
The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles, establishes the structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions, and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles, and the duties of citizens...
, and served as its first Parliament
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body in India. Founded in 1919, the Parliament alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all political bodies in India. The Parliament of India comprises the President and the two Houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha...
as an independent nation. He was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Bihar. He was famous for his brilliant oratorical skills and his speeches to the masses, both in English and Hindi.He started practising law in 1915, but gave it up in 1921 to take active part in Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
's non co-operation movement.He was imprisoned twice during the freedom struggle movement.His only daughter Kishori Sinha
Kishori Sinha
Kishori Sinha is an Indian politician and a former Two-term Member of Parliament from the Vaishali constituency and is married to the former Chief Minister of Bihar and prominent Congressman Satyendra Narayan Sinha , who was a seven-term MP,from the constituency of Aurangabad. Her son Nikhil...
was also a Two-term Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
from the Vaishali
Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vaishali Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.-Assembly segments:Vaishali Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha segments:* Minapur* Kanti* Baruraj...
constituency and is married to Satyendra Narayan Sinha
Satyendra Narayan Sinha
Satyendra Narayan Sinha was an Indian statesman, participant in the Indian independence movement, and a former Chief Minister of Bihar...
a former Chief Minister of Bihar. He died in 1965.