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'''Bodhram Dubey''' (born 1894 - died ?) was an Indian government official. <br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Bodhram Dubey was born in 1894 as the eldest son of [[Shri|Sri]] Sobharam Dubey. His grandfather, Sri Loknath Dubey was a close associate{{clarify|date=June 2020}} of Veer [[Surendra Sai]], a revolutionary who fought against the [[British Raj|British rule of India]].<br />
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He passed his [[matriculation examination]] at CSB Zilla School, [[Sambalpur]]. After graduating from [[Ravenshaw College]], he gained a first-class post-graduate qualification in mathematics from [[Calcutta University]]. He also obtained his law degree there, after which practiced as an [[advocate]] in Sambalpur. <br />
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== Career ==<br />
[[File: Bodh Ram Dubey(3rd Left) in First Ministry of orissa.jpeg|350px|thumb|right|Bodhram Dubey (3rd Left) in First Ministry of Orissa]]<br />
Dubey participated in the [[Indian independence movement|independence movement]] and was a member of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]]. In 1937, he became a member of first Congress Ministry. He was in charge of education under the premiership of [[Bishwanath Das]] until 4 November 1939.<br />
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His Ministry introduced the basic system of education as per the [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]] committee recommendation, and the committee constituted by the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE). This was meant to encourage the spirit of self-esteem in young children in [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]. Under his tenure as an education minister, the number of students in [[primary school]] rose from 279,924 to 2,869,201 and in [[secondary school]] from 30,427 to 34,587.<br />
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He resigned<ref>{{Cite book|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=-2kJusgGxiQC|page=94}}|title=Political Crisis and President's Rule in an Indian State|last=Sethy|first=Rabindra Kumar|date=2003|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7648-463-3|language=en|p=94}}</ref> on 3 September 1939 in protest at the decision to take [[British India]] into [[World War II]] without consulting the Congress party.<br />
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Subsequently, Sri Dubey became a member of Rajya Sabha.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rajya Sahba|url=http://www.electionsinindia.com/rajaysabha/Term-wise%20Former%20Members%20of%20Rajya%20Sabha%20in%20Odisha/election_data.aspx?Type=Odisha%20%28FM%29.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083557/http://www.electionsinindia.com/rajaysabha/Term-wise%20Former%20Members%20of%20Rajya%20Sabha%20in%20Odisha/election_data.aspx?Type=Odisha%20%28FM%29.htm |archive-date=2015-05-18 }}</ref> He served as a standing Councillor of [[Odisha, India|Odisha]] government.<br />
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