R. R. Diwakar

Godwin Moikusita Lewanika with R.R. Diwakar (right), April 1950

R.R. Diwakar (30 September 1894 – 1990) was an Indian author and politician from Karnataka.

Diwakar was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as the President of the Karnataka PCC from 1930 to 1942. He became a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and the Provisional Parliament. He was the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting from 1949 to 1952. Diwakar was elected as member of the Rajya Sabha from Bombay State on 3 April 1952 but resigned on 13 June 1952,[1] within a few months when was appointed the Governor of Bihar. He served as Governor till 1957. In 1962 he was nominated to the Rajya Sabha where he served till 1968.[1] At his death, he was the last surviving member of the first Nehru cabinet.

Diwakar was also the author of a number of books in English, Kannada and Hindi.[2]

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  1. 1 2 "List of Former Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise)". Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Retrieved 3 October 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Madhav Shrihari Aney		 Governor of Bihar
1952–1957 		Succeeded by
Zakir Hussain
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