Jai Narayan Vyas

{{Infobox Indian politician

| name = Jai Narayan Vyas

| image = Jai Narayan Vyas 1974 stamp of India.jpg

| caption = Vyas on a 1974 stamp of India

| office = 3rd and 5th Chief Minister of Rajasthan

| term_start = 1 November 1952

| term_end = 12 November 1954

| predecessor = Tika Ram Paliwal

| successor = Mohan Lal Sukhadia

| term_start1 = 26 April 1951

| term_end1 = 3 March 1952

| predecessor1 = C. S. Venkatachari

| successor1 = Tika Ram Paliwal

| birth_date = {{birth date|1899|2|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Jodhpur, Jodhpur State, British India

| death_date = {{death date and age|1963|3|14|1899|2|18|df=yes}}

| death_place = New Delhi, India

| party = Indian National Congress

| spouse = Gaurajadevi Vyas

| children = 4

| alma_mater =

}}

Jai Narayan Vyas (18 February 1899 – 14 March 1963) was an Indian politician and the third chief minister of the State of Rajasthan. He hailed from Jodhpur city and was a leader of Indian National Congress party.

Early life

He was born on 18 February 1899 in a Brahmin family[https://web.archive.org/web/20140116093643/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970811/22350503.html Row over statue in Rajasthan varsity]. The Indian Express. 11 August 1997 to Pandit Sewaramji Vyas and Shrimati Gopi Devi in Jodhpur.

Political career

=Pre-independence=

Vyas and other Jodhpuri political activists formed the Marwar Hitkarni Sabha (Marwar Improvement Society) in the early 1920s in Jodhpur State, aimed at freeing the state from the rule of "aliens": a chief minister and other non-Jodhpuri officials both Indian and English. Its motto was "Marwar [Jodhpur] for the Marwaris" and its design to protect local interests from the effects of administrative reform.63 The maharaja gave the Sabha his blessing, while Vyas saw his role in it as his first contribution to the freedom movement. The organization was banned in 1924.

Later he formed the Jodhpur Praja Mandal (1934) with Bhanwarlal Sarraf, the Youth League, and the Marwar Lok Parishad (1938) with inspiration of Subhashchander Bose. He guided his movements from Ajmer, whenever he had trouble in his home state of Jodhpur.Susanne Hoeber Rudolph and Lloyd I. Rudoplh (January 2001) [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721192014/http://www.princelystates.com/Rajputana/rc-02-02x.shtml Rajputana Under British Paramountcy]. Princely States Report

=Post-independence=

On 3 March 1948 he became the Prime Minister of Jodhpur State. He relinquished his office on 7 April 1949. He was chief minister of the state of Rajasthan twice, first time from 26 April 1951 to 3 March 1952 and a second time from 1 November 1952 to 12 November 1954.

He lost in first election of Rajasthan legislative assembly in 1952. So Tika Ram Paliwal has been made the chief minister of Rajasthan. Later he won the by-election for Kishangarh and again took over the post on 1 November 1952.{{cite book|title=States Politics in India|author=Sadhna Sharma|article=Rajasthan|publisher=Mittal Publications, New Delhi}}

He was also the member of Rajya Sabha from 20 April 1957 to 2 April 1960 and from 3 April 1960 till his death on 14 March 1963 in New Delhi.{{cite news|title=Jainarayan Vyas Passes Away|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=15 March 1963|page=1}} His remains were cremated in Chandpole, Jodhpur.{{cite news|title=Vyas Cremated|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19630316&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|accessdate=16 February 2018|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=16 March 1963|page=5}}

Honors

The Jai Narain Vyas University in Jodhpur, his home town, is named after him.

Jai Narayan Vyas Colony in Bikaner, is also named after him

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20140326140400/http://rajassembly.nic.in/cm-photo.htm Former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan]
[http://www.rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/v.pdf Previous members of the Rajya Sabha 1952–2003]

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before=C S Venkatachari|

title=Chief Minister of Rajasthan|

years=1951—1952|

after=Tika Ram Paliwal

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before=Tika Ram Paliwal|

title=Chief Minister of Rajasthan|

years=1952—1954|

after=Mohan Lal Sukhadia

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