Sri Prakasa | |
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| 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 (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.