Dr.Rajendra Prasad short note

26 January 1950 – 14 May 1962 Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Vice President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Preceded by Position Established C. Rajagopalachari as the Governor General of India Succeeded by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Personal details Born 3 December 1884 Ziradie, Siwan, Bihar, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bihar) Died 28 February 1963 (aged 78) Patna, Bihar, India Nationality Indian Political party Indian National Congress Spouse(s) Rajvanshi Devi (d.1962) Alma mater University of Calcutta Religion Hinduism Awards Bharat Ratna Ribbon.svg Bharat Ratna (1962) Rajendra Prasad (About this sound listen ; 3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was the first President of the Republic of India.[1] An Indian political leader, lawyer by training, Prasad joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar. A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad was imprisoned by British authorities during the Salt Satyagraha of 1931 and the Quit India movement of 1942. Prasad served one term as President of the Indian National Congress from 1934 to 1935. After the 1946 elections, Prasad served as minister of food and agriculture in the central government. Upon independence in 1947, Prasad was elected president of the Constituent Assembly of India, which prepared the Constitution of India and served as its provisional parliament.