Babu Jagjivan Ram (1908 - 1986)
Today is the 103rd Birth Anniversary of the illustrious Babu Jagjivan Ram. On 5th April, 1908, a leader was born.
He had a long and distinguished parliamentary career, and among his ministerial appointments he was Minister of Railways, Agriculture, Communication and Labour, Defense Minister the 1971 Indo-Pak War, and, Deputy Prime Minister in 1979.
I officially photographed him at the AICC (All India Congress Committee) meeting in Salt Lake, Calcutta, in 1971.
At this meeting I had the opportunity to photograph Shri Kamlapati Tripathy, Shri Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna,Shri Kumarmangalam, Shri Chandrasekhar, Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma and of course, Smt Indira Gandhi the Prime Minister.
It is common knowledge as to the progress these stalwarts made in their political careers.
I am happy and proud to remember their kindness in posing for these photographs for me.
Shri Kamlapati Tripathi
Shri Hemvati
Nandan Bahuguna
Shri Mohan Kumaramangalam
Shri Chandrasekhar
Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma
Smt Indira Gandhi the Prime Minister
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