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Harekrishna Mahatab

politician from Odisha, India
Person human Q5092244

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
November 21, 1899
Date of death
January 2, 1987
Place of birth
Bhadrak district
Place of death
Bhubaneswar
Country of citizenship
British Raj, Dominion of India, India[10][11][12]
Occupation
journalist, politician, writer
Position held
Prime Minister of Orissa, Member of the Sixth Odisha Legislative Assembly, Member of the Constituent Assembly of India, Chief Minister of Odisha, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Governor of Bombay, Member of the Fifth Odisha Legislative Assembly, Member of the Fourth Odisha Legislative Assembly, Member of the Second Odisha Legislative Assembly, Member of the Second Pre-Ind. Odisha Legislative Assembly, Member of the Fourth Odisha Legislative Assembly, Member of the Fifth Odisha Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister of Odisha[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Educated at
Ravenshaw College, Ravenshaw University[24][25]
Religion or worldview
Hinduism[28]
Member of political party
Indian National Congress, Utkal Congress, Orissa Jana Congress, Indian National Congress (R)[30][31][32][33]
Award received
Sahitya Akademi Award in Odia[27]
Notable work
Gan Majlis[26]
Spouse
Subhadra Mahtab[8]
Child
Bhartruhari Mahtab[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Odia[34]
Name in native language
ହରେକୃଷ୍ଣ ମହତାବ[35]
Native language
Odia[13]
Writing language
Odia[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Harekrishna Mahatab en Harekrushna Mahatab en Harekrushna Mehtab hi हरेकृष्ण महताब ru Харекришна Махтаб
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000081870817
VIAF cluster ID
117999627
Library of Congress authority ID
n81125694
GND ID
120740168
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Harekrushna Mahatab 2000 stamp of India.jpg ↗
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/69237
BIBSYS ID
1629265515168
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120257616
FAST ID
1450387
Freebase ID
/m/051vs1s
IdRef ID
033230293
Libraries Australia ID
35322615
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NLA Trove people ID
911393
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
112934994
Open Library ID
OL1729A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
592145
Prabook ID
2331609
SNAC ARK ID
w6hx3rfv
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhmK8KFxHPbjyPwGXTGpP
Yale LUX ID
person/e49ecc24-5879-4559-bb0f-4e4959d0f4d0

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🔗 Connections
Member of political party 4
Indian National Congress, Indian National Congress (R), Utkal Congress, Orissa Jana Congress
Country of citizenship 3
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Occupation 3
writer, politician, journalist
Child 1
Bhartruhari Mahtab
Children (paternal) 1
Bhartruhari Mahtab
Educated at 1
Ravenshaw University
Heads of state of 1
Bombay State
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Odia
Native language 1
Odia
Place of birth 1
Bhadrak district
Place of death 1
Bhubaneswar
Position held 1
Governor of Bombay
Religion or worldview 1
Hinduism
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
Odia
← Signatory 1
Constitution of India
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Summary

Harekrishna Mahatab was born on November 21, 1899[1], in Bhadrak district[2]. He died on January 2, 1987[3], in Bhubaneswar[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], politician[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was Harekrishna Mahatab born?

Harekrishna Mahatab was born in Bhadrak district[2].

Where did Harekrishna Mahatab die?

Harekrishna Mahatab passed away in Bhubaneswar[4].

Who was Harekrishna Mahatab married to?

Harekrishna Mahatab's spouses include Subhadra Mahtab[8].

What did Harekrishna Mahatab do for work?

Harekrishna Mahatab worked as a journalist[5], politician[6], and writer[7].

Where did Harekrishna Mahatab go to school?

Harekrishna Mahatab was educated at Ravenshaw College[24] and Ravenshaw University[25].

What awards did Harekrishna Mahatab receive?

Honors received include Sahitya Akademi Award in Odia[27].

Related Entities

India Ravenshaw University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . books.google.ru. books.google.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [31] ↑ . odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved . odishaassembly.nic.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [32] ↑ . odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved . odishaassembly.nic.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [33] ↑ . odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved . odishaassembly.nic.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . books.google.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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