B. Satya Narayan Reddy

B. Satya Narayan Reddy (21 August 1927 – 6 October 2012) was a freedom fighter, Socialist politician and a former Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.^[1][2][3]

B. Satya Narayan Reddy
Governor of Odisha
In office 1 June 1993 – 17 June 1995
Preceded by	Saiyid Nurul Hasan
Succeeded by	Gopala Ramanujam
Governor of West Bengal (Additional charge)
In office 13 July 1993 – 14 August 1993
Preceded by	Saiyid Nurul Hasan
Succeeded by	K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
Governor of Uttar Pradesh
In office 12 February 1990 – 25 May 1993
Preceded by	Mohammed Usman Arif
Succeeded by	Motilal Vora
Personal details
Born	(1927-08-21)21 August 1927 Mahbubnagar, Hyderabad State, British India
Died	6 October 2012(2012-10-06) (aged 85) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Profession	Politician

Reddy died at the age of 85 on 6 October 2012 in Hyderabad.^{[4] [5]}

Early life

Reddy belonged to an agricultural family from Annaram village Shadnagar in the Mehboobnagar district of Telangana. He was educated at the Nizam College in Hyderabad and graduated in law from the Osmania University.^[6]

Freedom Fighter

Reddy, then only 14, participated in the Quit India Movement in 1942 and was arrested for taking out a students' procession protesting Gandhi's arrest. He later participated in the Hyderabad Peoples' Movement in 1947 where he organised a satyagraha movement against the Nizam's Rule for which he was arrested and imprisoned at the Chanchalguda Jail for 6 months. During his time in prison he edited the Payam-e-Nav, a weekly he circulated among his prison mates.^[6]

Political career

Inspired by Acharya Narendra Dev, Jaiprakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia, Reddy became a part of the Socialist Movement. He was a participant in Vinobha Bhave's Bhoodan Movement. Staying out of the Congress fold, he was variously associated with the Socialist Party, the Janata Party and the Lok Dal. As a nominee of the Janata Party he was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1978. In 1983 he joined the Telugu Desam Party and was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha as its nominee in 1984.^[7][6]

Gubernatorial Tenures

Reddy served as the governor of Uttar Pradesh from 12 February 1990 to 25 May 1993 and as the Governor of Odisha from 1 June 1993 to 17 June 1995.^[8] He also held additional charge of the Governor of West Bengal between 13 July 1993 and 14 August 1993. He was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh when the Babri Masjid was demolished.

Global policy

He was one of the signatories of the agreement to convene a convention for drafting a world constitution.^[9][10] As a result, for the first time in human history, a World Constituent Assembly convened to draft and adopt the Constitution for the Federation of Earth.^[11]

References

1. "All India Freedom Fighters' Organisation". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "SHRI. B. SATYA NARAYAN REDDY". Rajbhavan Lucknow. Archived from the original on 21 May 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
4. The Hindu (6 October 2012). "Former U.P. Governor Satyanarayana Reddy passes away". Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
5. "Ex-UP Governor Satyanarayana Reddy passes away". Deccan Herald. 6 October 2012.
6. "SHRI. B. SATYA NARAYAN REDDY". Archived from the original on 21 May 2007.
7. "Former U.P. Governor Satyanarayana Reddy passes away". The Hindu. 6 October 2012.
8. "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly Since 1937". ws.ori.nic.in. 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2012. NAME OF THE GOVERNORS OF Odisha
9. "Letters from Thane Read asking Helen Keller to sign the World Constitution for world peace. 1961". Helen Keller Archive. American Foundation for the Blind. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
10. "Letter from World Constitution Coordinating Committee to Helen, enclosing current materials". Helen Keller Archive. American Foundation for the Blind. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
11. "Preparing earth constitution | Global Strategies & Solutions | The Encyclopedia of World Problems". The Encyclopedia of World Problems | Union of International Associations (UIA). Retrieved 15 July 2023.