Govind Ballabh Pant, who passed away on 7 March 1961, aged 73, in New Delhi, was an Indian independence activist and
politician who was the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Alongside Mahatma
Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel, Pant was a key figure in
the Indian independence movement and later a pivotal figure in the Indian
government. He was one of the foremost political leaders of Uttar Pradesh (then
known as United Provinces) and a key player in the successful movement to
establish Hindi as the official language of Indian Union.
Today, several Indian hospitals, educational institutions and
foundations bear his name. Pant received India's highest civilian honour,
the Bharat Ratna, in 1957.
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