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Dr. Rajendra Prasad was born in Siwan, Bihar, on December 3, 1884. He was India's first President.
Updated : Dec 03, 2022, 01:03 PM IST
Dr Rajendra Prasad served as India's first president from 1950 until 1962. He was also a prominent lawyer, activist, and philosopher. During the Indian Independence Movement, he played a pivotal role for Bihar and Maharashtra as a member of the Indian National Congress.
On December 3, 1884, he was born into a Kayastha family in Ziradei, Bihar. His mother, Kamleshwari Devi, was a devoted Hindu who would regale her son with tales from the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, while his father, Sahai Srivastava, was a scholar of Sanskrit and Persian.
In honour of Dr Rajendra Prasad's 136th birthday, we've compiled a few of his wise words to help you find your own "self-righteousness."
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Here are some of his famous quotes: