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| Office | Member of Parliament
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| Office | Member of Hyderabad Legislative Assembly
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| Predecessor | Vinayak Rao Koratkar |
| Successor | K. S. Narayana
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| Constituency | Hyderabad
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| Born | 15 October 1901 |
| Born | Berhampur, Bengal Presidency, British India presently in Orissa |
| Died | 9 March 1982
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| Political party | Indian National Congress (Till 1971, 1975-1982) |
| Spouse | Vimlabai |
| Children | 5; 3 sons and 2 daughter
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| Website | [1] or at here in Geni.com or Click here GSM_bio.html |
G. S. Melkote (16 October 1901 – 10 March 1982) was an Indian freedom fighter and parliamentarian. His complete name is Gopaliah Subbukrishna Melkote.
He was born at Berhampur in Orissa state on the auspicious day of Saraswathi Pooja. He did L.M.S. from Osmania University in 1927 and practiced for some time combining the traditional medicine with Yogic practices. He was the president of Indian Medical Association, Hyderabad branch for some time and established Patanjali Yoga Research Institute.
He participated in various activities of Indian Freedom Movement, such as the Home Rule movement, Salt Satyagraha, and Quit India movements.
After Indian independence, he contributed significantly in the development of Hyderabad state as Member of Hyderabad Assembly from Musheerabad between 1952 and 1957. He was also the finance Minister for Hyderabad state from 1952 till unification of Hyderabad and Andhra State (to form Andhra Pradesh under States reorganization act, 1956. He was elected to the Indian Parliament three times between 1962 and 1977 from the Hyderabad constituency and in 1957 from Raichur constituency.
His wife Vimalabai was also a freedom fighter.[1]
References
- Melkote G. S., Luminaries of 20th Century, Part I, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 429–30.
External links
- Rare photographs of Dr. G.S. Melkote
- Biodata of G. S. Melkote at Lok Sabha website.
- Resume can be found in the documents directory here in Geni. or Click here GSM_bio.html