Profile

Date of Birth : 31/03/1912
Father’s Name : Late Maharaja Prithwiraj Singh Deo
Marital Status : Married
Spouse Name : Smt. Kailash Kumari Devi
Daughter’s Name :
Son’s Name :
Qualification : B.A
Profession : Politics
Hobby : Photography,Cinematography, Sports and Games.
Favorite PassTime : Writing and Travelling.
Special Interest : Reading.
Cultural Activities :
Social Activities : Removed untouchability and allowed temple entry to Jarijans in the Patna State, patronage of arts, culture and clubs.
Literary Activities : Contributed articles of interest to newspapers and periodicals, author of many articles, leaflets and pamphlets.
Sports & Clubs :
Other Information : Ruler of Patna State, 1933-47, was one of the first Rulers to sign the Merger Agreement with Indian Union; Was Member, Chamber of Princes, vice-President Council of Rulers of the Eastern States Agency and Chairman, Eastern States Board of Forestry and Agricology; was Member, Eastern States Post-Was Reconstruction Committee and Standing Committee of Eastern States Union; Member, General Council of Raj Kumar College Raipur; Chief Patron of the Fifth All-India Cultural Unity Conference; Patron, All India Cattle Show Society; Kalinga Historial Research Society; Koshal Kala Mandal and other cultural literary and reasearch societies; during administration removed untouchability and bar on temple entry for Harijans. Ayurvedic Aushadhalaya and Sanskrit College and Agricultural School, etc. Provided improved social amenities in Bolangir; Origanised Co-operative Banks and Societies, Agricultural Departments and Panchayats, Praja Sabha and President, Utkal Sammilani, 1953. Studied in Mayo College, Ajmer, St. Columbia's College, Hazaribagh; Undergone Administrative Training at Ranchi and Monghyr; After merger of the States, there was great discontentment amongst the people of the Orissa State; To channelise this discontentment on one-party rule, a new political party, Ganatantra Parishad, was formed under his leadership 1950 in order to establsih and aid the real democracy in the State. This party continued to work as the main Opposition in the State Legislature during the last three Elections in Orissa and merged with the Swatantra Party after the Parliamentary Election 1962; Elected to Parliament (Lok Sabha) 1952; President, Utkal Sammilan 1956; Secretary-General, National Democratic Party under the Presidentship of late Shyama Prasad Mukharji; was a member of the Rules Committee and several Select Committees in the Lok Sabha; Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Orissa; Member, Public Funds Development Enquiry Committee, Orissa; As a Ruler of Ex-Patna State took and implemented alround developments in the State; Established Rajendra College at Bolangir; Took active and important part in Orissa Politics since 1948; President, Swatantra Party, Orissa Unit, 1962; Member, General Council, National Executive Parliamentary Board, Swatantra Party. Society after the demise of late Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister of India 1966; One of the Founder - Trustees of Chaturdham Ved Bhavan Nyas of India; Born in 1889.
Present Address :
Permanent Address : At.- Sailashree Palace, P.O.- Bolangir, Dist.- Bolangir.

Lok Sabha Membership

KALAHANDI-BOLANGIR

GAN

1st: (1952-1957) Office Held