Bhola Paswan Shastri
Bhola Paswan Shastri was an Indian independence activist and politician who thrice served as Chief Minister of Bihar between 1968 and 1982. He was the first individual from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to be Chief Minister of Bihar, and the second person from the SC community overall to be a state Chief Minister after Andhra Pradesh's Damodaram Sanjivayya. To honour him, Bhola Paswan Shastri College, Babhangama, Bihariganj, Madhepura is named after him.
Biography
Bhola Paswan Shastri was born in a Paswan community in the village of Bairgacchi, in Purnia district. Shastri's family was poor, and his father worked in the home of the Raj Darbhanga's royal family.In 1968, Shastri became Chief Minister of Bihar for the first time, though this term lasted only three months. This marked the first time a member of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes had become Chief Minister of Bihar, and the second SC Chief Minister overall after Andhra Pradesh's Damodaram Sanjivayya. He became Chief Minister for second time for 13 days in 1969 and for third time in 1971 for seven months before political turmoil overtook the state.To honour him Bhola Paswan Shastri College Babhangama Bihariganj Madhepura is named after him.
Shastri died on 10 September 1984 in New Delhi.