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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| office2 = [[Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University]]<br />
| predecessor2 = [[A C Joshi]]<br />
| successor2 = [[Moti Lal Dhar]]<br />
| image = Kl shrimali.jpg<br />
| image_size = 150px<br />
| termend2 = 31 January 1977<br />
| termstart2 = 1 November 1969<br />
| appointer2 = [[V. V. Giri]]<br />
| office = [[Minister of Education (India)|Union Minister of Education]]<br />
| termend = 31 August 1963<br />
| termstart = 22 February 1958<br />
| preceded = [[Maulana Azad]]<br />
| succeeded = [[Humayun Kabir (Bengal politician)|Humayun Kabir]]<br />
| primeminister = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]<br />
| birth_date = December 1909<br />
| death_date = 5 January 2000<br />
| awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (1976)<br />
| birth_place = [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
| death_place = Udaipur, Rajasthan, [[India]]<br />
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]<br />
| termstart1 = April 1952<br />
| termend1 = April 1962<br />
| constituency1 = [[Rajasthan]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kalu Lal Shrimali''' (December 1909 – 5 January 2000) was an Indian parliamentarian, educationist, and author, who served as the 2nd [[Minister of Education (India)|Union Minister of Education]] for [[Government of India]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
He was born in December 1909 at [[Udaipur]] and had his education at [[Banaras Hindu University]], [[Calcutta University]], and [[Columbia University]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
He served as Minister of Education in the Union Council of Ministers from May 1955 to August 1963. Shrimali represented the State of [[Rajasthan]] in [[Rajya Sabha]] from April 1952 to April 1956 and from April 1956 to April 1962.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1017.htm |title=Members Bioprofile |website=164.100.47.132 |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208162841/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1017.htm |archive-date=8 December 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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He was associated with several educational and various social welfare organizations. Shrimali was editor of ''Jan Shikshan'', a monthly educational magazine, and had several publications to his credit. He was one of the founders of the famous Vidya Bhawan School, located in [[Udaipur]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Vidya Bhawan Journey |url=https://vidyabhawan.in/journey/ |website=Vidya |publisher=Vidya Bhawan |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> which was established in Baden Powell's Boy Scout Movement. He was awarded [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 1976 for his contribution to education.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kalu Lal Shrimali %7C People from Udaipur You Should Know About |url=https://www.udaipurblog.com/kalu-lal-shrimali-people-from-udaipur-you-should-know-about.html |access-date=29 August 2022 |agency=Udaipur Blog |publisher=Udaipur Blog |date=21 January 2019}}</ref><br />
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He died on 5 January 2000 at the age of 90 in Udaipur, Rajasthan.<br />
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[[Category:Ministers of education of India]]<br />
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