Kunji Lal Dubey (Aged 74) was an Indian independence activist, lawyer, educationist and politician from Madhya Pradesh. He was born on 18 March 1896. Dubey was the first vice-chancellor of Rani Durgavati University and the chancellor of Nagpur University. In 1956, he served as the first speaker of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, in 1967 as the Finance Minister of the State, and was the president of the Inter University Board of India, Burma and Ceylon.
The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour, in 1964 for his contributions to society. In 1996, India Post issued a commemorative stamp on Dubey. Dubey graduated from Robertson College, Jabalpur in 1918, and later graduated in Law from Allahabad with first class in 1920. During this time, he was influenced by Indian freedom activists such as Madan Mohan Malaviya and Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar and entered the mainstream freedom movement.
In 1937, he became a member of All India Congress Committee (AICC) and two years later, when the Tripuri Session of the AICC was convened in 1939, he was the secretary of the reception committee. In 1941, he was selected for the Satyagraha by Mahatma Gandhi, but was detained by the police and sentenced to six months in jail, only to be released in 1942.
After his release, he participated in the Quit India movement and was jailed again, this time for two years. A law school in Bhopal, Pandit Kunjilal Dubey Rashtriya Sansadiya Vidyapeeth, has been named after Dubey, and the local school in his native village, Amgaon, bears the name Kunjilal Dubey Vidyalaya. The university has also named its auditorium after him, Pandit Kunjilal Dubey Auditorium. He passed away on 2 June 1970.
Kunji Lal Dubey
(1896 – 1970) – (Madhya Pradesh)
Kunji Lal Dubey (Aged 74) was an Indian independence activist, lawyer, educationist and politician from Madhya Pradesh. He was born on 18 March 1896. Dubey was the first vice-chancellor of Rani Durgavati University and the chancellor of Nagpur University. In 1956, he served as the first speaker of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, in 1967 as the Finance Minister of the State, and was the president of the Inter University Board of India, Burma and Ceylon.
The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour, in 1964 for his contributions to society. In 1996, India Post issued a commemorative stamp on Dubey. Dubey graduated from Robertson College, Jabalpur in 1918, and later graduated in Law from Allahabad with first class in 1920. During this time, he was influenced by Indian freedom activists such as Madan Mohan Malaviya and Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar and entered the mainstream freedom movement.
In 1937, he became a member of All India Congress Committee (AICC) and two years later, when the Tripuri Session of the AICC was convened in 1939, he was the secretary of the reception committee. In 1941, he was selected for the Satyagraha by Mahatma Gandhi, but was detained by the police and sentenced to six months in jail, only to be released in 1942.
After his release, he participated in the Quit India movement and was jailed again, this time for two years. A law school in Bhopal, Pandit Kunjilal Dubey Rashtriya Sansadiya Vidyapeeth, has been named after Dubey, and the local school in his native village, Amgaon, bears the name Kunjilal Dubey Vidyalaya. The university has also named its auditorium after him, Pandit Kunjilal Dubey Auditorium. He passed away on 2 June 1970.
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