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Harekrushna Mahatab
1899Nov, 21

Harekrushna Mahatab

Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (d. 1987)
Harekrushna Mahatab (21 November 1899 – 2 January 1987) was the leader of the Indian National Congress, a notable figure in the Indian independence movement and the Chief Minister of Odisha from 1946 to 1950 and again from 1956 to 1961. He was popularly known by the sobriquet "Utkal Keshari".

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