Late Sri Kedar Nath Singh (1928-1999)

Late Sri Kedar Nath Singh M.Com L.L.B. S/o Late Sri Thakur Ram Pal Singh and Smt. Jagwanti Singh was born in 1928 in a farmer family of a remote village ‘Balua’ about 65 km from Dist. Sultanpur, He got his education from Sultanpur upto higher secondary followed by bachelors degree from Udai Pratap College Varanasi and M.Com. L.L.B. from Allahabad University in year 1955. He took active part in students politics led by Indian Students Congress and jailed twice for participation in Quit India Movement of 1942.Through his continuous struggle for liberation against poverty and his sacrifice for the poor Sri Singh maintained his untiring efforts for autonomy of the university and students participation in social and political movement. He fought for the social justice and welfare of the depressed and a deprived people. He got his political status as Member of Parliament in 1971. He was inducted as Union Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Affairs ( 1971-74) and Agriculture and Irrigation 1974-77 in the Central Government headed by Late Smt. Indira Gandhi.

Sri Singh was a widely traveled person across the world in 16 countries. His consistent efforts for modernization through academic excellence and application of science and technology will always be remembered by millions of people in India.