U. N. Dhebar

U. N. Dhebar
Chief Minister of Saurashtra
In office
1948–1954
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byRasiklal Umedchand Parikh
President of the Indian National Congress
In office
1955–1959
Preceded byJawaharlal Nehru
Succeeded byIndira Gandhi
Member of Parliament
In office
1962–1967
Preceded byKhandubhai Kasanji Desai
Succeeded byMinoo Masani
ConstituencyRajkot
Personal details
Born
Uchharangrai Navalshankar Dhebar

(1905-09-21)21 September 1905
Gangajala, Nawanagar State, British India
Died11 March 1977(1977-03-11) (aged 71)
Political partyIndian National Congress
OccupationLawyer, politician

Uchharangrai Navalshankar Dhebar (21 September 1905 – 11 March 1977) was an Indian Independence activist who served as the Chief Minister of Saurashtra State from 1948 to 1954 and the President of the Indian National Congress from 1955 to 1959.[1]

Between 1938 and 1942, Dhebar led the Rajkot Satyagraha and actively participated in the Individual Satyagraha and Confederation Movement. For his role in the Indian independence movement, he was imprisoned thrice by the British colonial government, for two short spells during 1938-1939 and 1941 and later for three years from 1942 to 1945.[2] In 1959, Dhebar was the head of the Planning Sub-Committee of the All India Congress Committee and from 1960 to 1961,[3] he was the Chairman of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission of the Government of India.[4] In 1962, he was elected to the third Lok Sabha from Rajkot.[5][4] In 1962, Dhebar was elected as the Chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission of the Government of India. In 1973, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan award, India's second-highest civilian honor.[6]

  1. ^ "Second Term For Mr. Dhebar: Congress Presidentship". The Times of India. 18 December 1957.
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  5. ^ "Indian National Congress". Indian National Congress. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Padma Awards | Interactive Dashboard". www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 29 November 2020.