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Rajendra Prasad (born as Rajendra Prasad Srivastava; 3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, journalist and scholar who served as the first president of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar and Maharashtra. A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad was imprisoned by British authorities during the Salt Satyagraha of 1930 and the Quit India movement of 1942. After the constituent assembly 1946 elections, Prasad served as 1st Minister of Food and Agriculture in the central government from 1947 to 1948. Upon independence in 1947, Prasad was elected as President of the Constituent Assembly of India, which prepared the Constitution of India and served as its provisional Parliament.

Rajendra Prasad


1st President of India
In office 26 January 1950 – 13 May 1962
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
Vice President	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
1st Minister of Agriculture
In office 15 August 1947 – 14 January 1948
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jairamdas Daulatram

Personal details
Born	3 December 1884 Ziradei, Bengal Presidency, British Raj (present-day Siwan Bihar, India)
Died	28 February 1963 (aged 78) Patna, Bihar, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Rajvanshi Devi (m. 1896)
Children	Mrityunjay Prasad
Alma mater	University of Calcutta
Awards	Bharat Ratna (1962)

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National Mathematics Day

National Mathematics Day

The 2012 Indian stamp featured Srinivasa Ramanujan. The Indian government declared 22 December to be celebrated as National Mathematics Day every year to mark the birth anniversary of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. It was introduced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 26 December 2011 at Madras University, to mark the 125th birth anniversary of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. On this occasion Prime minister Manmohan Singh also announced that 2012 would be celebrated as the National Mathematics Year.^[1]

Since then, India's National Mathematics Day is celebrated on 22 December every year with numerous educational events held at schools and universities throughout the country.^[2] In 2017, the day's significance was enhanced by the opening of the Ramanujan Math Park in Kuppam, in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh.^[3] National Mathematics Day is celebrated in all schools and universities throughout the country.

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NATIONAL EDUCATION DAY

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National Education Day is an annual observance in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India, who served from 15 August 1947 until 2 February 1958. National Education Day of India is celebrated on 11 November every year.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The Ministry of Human Resource Development announced on 11 September 2008, "The Ministry has decided to commemorate the birthday of this great son of India by recalling his contribution to the cause of education in India. November 11 every year, from 2008 onwards, will be celebrated as the National Education Day, with declaring it as a holiday." All educational institutions in the country mark the day with seminars, symposia, essay-writing, elocution competitions, workshops and rallies with banner cards and slogans on the importance of literacy and the nation's commitment to all aspects of education.^{[citation needed]}

The day is also seen as an occasion to remember Azad's contribution in laying the foundations of the education system in an independent India, and evaluating and improving the country's current performance in the field.^[4]