Kamalapati Tripathi

Kamalapati Tripathi
Kamalapati Tripathi
15th Minister of Railways
	In office; 14 January 1980 – 12 November 1980
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	T. A. Pai
Succeeded by	Kedar Pandey
	In office; 11 February 1975 – 23 March 1977
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Lalit Narayan Mishra
Succeeded by	Madhu Dandavate
7th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
	In office; 4 April 1971 – 13 June 1973
Preceded by	Tribhuvan Narain Singh
Succeeded by	President's rule
2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
	In office; 26 February 1969 – 17 February 1970
Chief Minister	Chandra Bhanu Gupta
Preceded by	Ram Prakash Gupta
Succeeded by	Keshav Prasad Maurya; Dinesh Sharma
Executive President of Indian National Congress
	In office; 1983 – 12 November 1986
President	Indira Gandhi; Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	position created
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	3 September 1905; Benares, Benares State, British India
Died	8 October 1990; (aged 85); Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Indian National Congress

Kamalapati Tripathi (3 September 1905^[1] – 8 October 1990) was an Indian politician, writer, journalist, and freedom fighter. He was a senior Indian National Congress leader from Varanasi constituency. He served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (1969–1970) as well as Union Minister for Railways. He was the only executive president of Indian National Congress, serving from 1983 to 1986.

Family

Kamlapati Tripathi was born in a Saryupareen Brahmin family.^[2]^[3] His father's name was Pandit Narayan Pati Tripathi.^[4] He had three sons and two daughters. The eldest son was Lokpati Tripathi who was also a minister in Uttar Pradesh, his second son was Mayapati Tripathi who founded the social organisation by the name of Akhil Bharatiya Kissan Mazdoor Vahini. His youngest son was Manglapati Tripathi (also called Shashipati Tripathi).^[5]

Early years

Tripathi started his career as a journalist working for the daily Hindi newspaper Aaj and later Sansaar. He was also the editor of the two tabloids.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

Indian independence movement

During 1921, Kamalapati Tripathi participated in Non-cooperation Movement. He was also an active participant in the Civil Disobedience Movement, for which he was jailed. In 1942 he was on his way to Mumbai to participate in the Quit India Movement when he was arrested and jailed for 3 years. Kamalapati Tripathi was elected to the Constituent Assembly from United Province on Congress Party ticket and played an important part in the drafting of the Constitution of India.^[6]

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

He remained Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 4 April 1971 until 12 June 1973.^[7] His resignation was a result of the 1973 Provincial Armed Constabulary revolt.^[8]

Union Minister for Railways

He was Union Minister for Railways two times first from 1975 to 1977 and then briefly in 1980. He presented Railway Budget of India four times: 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81 (interim) and 1980–81 (final).^[9] Following trains were introduced during his tenure:^[10]

Sabarmati Express
Ganga Kaveri Express
Neelambari Express
Varanasi Express (Delhi-Lucknow Exp. extended)
Tamil Nadu Express
Kashi Vishwanath Express

An 8-kilometer-long new Railway line between Telapur-Patanchera was opened during his tenure.^[11]

The Diesel Loco Shed in Pune was started in his tenure.

Executive President of INC

After the death of son Sanjay Gandhi in a plane crash, Indira Gandhi made Tripathi the executive president.^[12] But, after the Assassination of Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Congress President and Prime Minister of India, Tripathi made conflict with him. In November 1986, he resigned.^[5]

As an author

He authored following works:

Bandi Ki Chetna, 1946
Bapu aur Bharat,^[13]
- Barcode : 1990010092576
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi
- Edition : Hardcover (386 pages)
- Publisher : Saraswati Mandir (1945)
Bapu Aur Manawata,^[14]
- Barcode : 1990010092577
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi
- Edition : Hardcover (413 pages)
- Publisher : Saraswati Mandir (1945)
Gandhi and Humanity
- ISBN: ISBN 978-81-7156-335-7
- Country : India
- Language : English
- Edition : Hardcover (248 pages)
- Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (1993)
Freedom movement and afterwards
- ISBN: ISBN 978-81-7124-041-8
- Country : India
- Language : English
- Edition : Hardcover (228 pages)
- Publisher : Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan (1989)

References

^ [1] Archived 14 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ Jaffrelot, Christophe (2003). India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India. Hurst. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-85065-670-8.
^ "Big fight for Brahmin votes in Uttar Pradesh". Deccan Herald. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Shahid Smark". Varanasi.nic.in. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b Bhadwar, Inderjit; Chawla, Prabhu (30 June 1986). "What were the reasons for Kamalapati Tripathi's mini-revolt against Rajiv Gandhi's govt?". India Today. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ "Kamalapati Tripathi". www.constitutionofindia.net. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ Yadav, Shyamlal (5 March 2022). "Kamlapati Tripathi, Congress stalwart and 7th UP CM". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ Saksena, N. S. (1985). Terrorism History and Facets: In the World and in India. Abhinav Publications. p. 193. ISBN 978-81-7017-201-7.
^ "[IRFCA] Railway Ministers". Irfca.org. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
^ "[IRFCA] Trains introduced by railway ministers". Irfca.org. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
^ [2] Archived 27 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ Shekhar, Kumar Shakti (12 December 2017). "With Rahul as Congress president, post of vice-president to again fall vacant after a long time". India Today. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ Tripathi, Kamalapati (1945). Bapu Aur Bharat. Saraswati Mandir.
^ Tripathi, Kamalapati (1945). Bapu Aur Manawata. Saraswati Mandir.

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Political offices
Preceded by Tribhuvana Narayana Singh	Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 4 April 1971 – 12 June 1973	Succeeded by President's Rule Administered by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Akbar Ali Khan title/post subsequently held by- Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna
Preceded by Lalit Narayan Mishra	Union Minister for Railways 1975 – 1977	Succeeded by Madhu Dandavate
Preceded by Madhu Dandavate	Union Minister for Railways 1980	Succeeded by Kedar Pandey

[1] [1] Archived 14 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Jaffrelot, Christophe (2003). India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India. Hurst. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-85065-670-8.

[3] "Big fight for Brahmin votes in Uttar Pradesh". Deccan Herald. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[4] "Shahid Smark". Varanasi.nic.in. Retrieved 2 November 2013.

[IY1986_good_source-5] Bhadwar, Inderjit; Chawla, Prabhu (30 June 1986). "What were the reasons for Kamalapati Tripathi's mini-revolt against Rajiv Gandhi's govt?". India Today. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[6] "Kamalapati Tripathi". www.constitutionofindia.net. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[IE_Mar2022-7] Yadav, Shyamlal (5 March 2022). "Kamlapati Tripathi, Congress stalwart and 7th UP CM". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[8] Saksena, N. S. (1985). Terrorism History and Facets: In the World and in India. Abhinav Publications. p. 193. ISBN 978-81-7017-201-7.

[9] "[IRFCA] Railway Ministers". Irfca.org. Retrieved 2 November 2013.

[10] "[IRFCA] Trains introduced by railway ministers". Irfca.org. Retrieved 2 November 2013.

[11] [2] Archived 27 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[12] Shekhar, Kumar Shakti (12 December 2017). "With Rahul as Congress president, post of vice-president to again fall vacant after a long time". India Today. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[13] Tripathi, Kamalapati (1945). Bapu Aur Bharat. Saraswati Mandir.

[14] Tripathi, Kamalapati (1945). Bapu Aur Manawata. Saraswati Mandir.

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