Mohan Lal Sukhadia

<!--, -->Mohan Lal Sukhadia (31 Jul 1916 – 2 Feb 1982) was a political and social leader who served as Chief Minister of Rajasthan for 17 years (1954–1971). He became Chief Minister at age of 38 years and was responsible for bringing major reforms and developments in Rajasthan. He is still widely revered as ‘Founder of Modern Rajasthan’.

He also served as Governor of Karnataka, Andra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Early life

Mohanlal Sukhadia was born in a Jain family of Jhalawar, Rajasthan.His father, Purshottam Lal Sukhadia, was a well known cricketer of the Bombay and Saurashtra teams.

After completing primary education in Nathdwara and Udaipur, he went Mumbai to attain Diploma in Electrical engineering from VJTI. Sukhadia got elected as General Secretary of student’s body in VJTI. Mr. Berley, British Principal of the college, wanted to invite governor of Bombay in a college ceremony. Sukhadia, along with other students, vehemently opposed the idea and asserted to invite then Chief Minister of Bombay Government Shri B. G. Kher instead. Finally, college authorities had to bow down against the demands of students.Sukhadia successfully led his first revolt against British Rule exemplifying his uncanny leadership abilities and managerial skills.

During college days, he came in contact with prominent national leaders like Subhash......
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