12 Facts About Nityanand Kanungo

Nityanand Kanungo was one of India's prominent politicians from the state of Odisha, who held successive high-profile portfolios in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet.

Nityanand Kanungo was born in Cuttack on 4 May 1900 in an aristocratic Zamindar Karan family and was educated at Ravenshaw College and University College.

Nityanand Kanungo's father was Dewan Basudev Kanungo, and his mother was Padmavati Devi.

Nityanand Kanungo was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as a member of the Orissa Legislative Assembly from 1937 to 1939 and again from 1946 to 1952.

When Orissa was granted provincial autonomy as per the Government of India Act 1935, Kanungo served as the Minister for Revenue and Public Works Departments in the cabinet of Bishwanath Das from 1937 to 1939.

Nityanand Kanungo was again appointed a Minister in 1946 and served till 1952, looking after the Home, Law, Industries and Agriculture portfolios.

In 1952, Nityanand Kanungo was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Kendrapara constituency.

Nityanand Kanungo was a member of the Indian Delegation to the International Labour Conference in San Francisco and was the Leader of the Delegation to the Conference of the International Rice Commission held in Jakarta in 1952.

Nityanand Kanungo was Union Minister for Commerce and Industries, in the Nehru cabinet, and after the bifurcation of that portfolio, Union Minister, in turn, for Commerce and later for Industry.

Nityanand Kanungo finished up as Union Minister for Civil Aviation.

Nityanand Kanungo served as the Governor of Gujarat from 1 August 1965 to 6 December 1967.

Nityanand Kanungo was the Governor of Bihar from 7 December 1967 to 20 January 1971.