write essay on Dr Rajendra prasad in 100 words each
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▶ Early life :-
Dr. Rajendra prasad was born on 3rd December, 1884 in a small village of Bihar in the district of Siwam. He came of a well-do-family. His father Mahadev Sahay was a Zamindar as well as a reseacher of Persian and Sanskrit while his mother Kamleshwari Devi was a religious woman.
▶ Education :-
Rajendra Prasad had his early education at Chapra and Patna. As a student, he was exceptionally brilliant. But he had a very sickly health. He passed the Entrance Examination of the Calcutta University in 1902 and stood brilliantly among the students of Bihar, Bengal, Assam, Orissa and Burma. He got himself admitted to the Presidency College of Calcutta for higher education. His college life was also very brilliant. He took his M.A. Degree in Philosophy from Calcutta University and stood first among the successful candidates of that year. Later he read law and joined the Bar of the Calcutta High Court. But when a separate High Court was founded for Bihar in Patna, he shifted his practice to his home province.
▶ Career :-
Rajendra Prasad was a very successful lawyer of his time. But he sacrified his good practice and income at thr call of Mahatma Gandhi. He joined the Congress Party and worked for the country's independence. He was elected as the President of the Congress Party on many occasions. He suffered much and was jailed on many occasions during the Freedom Movement. He was the President of the Constiuent Assembly which framed the constitution for Independent India. When the country became independent, he was Food Minister in the Central Cabinet. He was unanimously elected President of Indian Republic in 1950. He held this office till May, 1962. He was also awarded by the India's Highest Civilia Award - Bharat Ratna. He died in Patna on the 28th, February, 1963.
▶ Conclusion :-
Rajendra Prasad was one of the great men that this country has produced till now. He was a true disciple of Gandhiji. Though, a greatman, he led a very simple life. On many occasions, people mistook him to be an Indian "Kissan" (village rustic). People rightly called him the "Gandhiji of Bihar". He was a symbol of politeness and kindness. He was an "Ajatashatru" (without any enemy).