Keywords- Vallabh Bhai Patel – B.V. Keskar – B. Gopal Reddy – Mrs. Nandini Satpathy, Information and Broadcasting Minister

Asked in paper II- June 2006- Mass Communication

Which of the following sequences is the correct order of persons holding the portfolio of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ?

1. B.V. Keskar – Vallabh Bhai Patel – B. Gopal Reddy – Mrs. Nandini Satpathy
2. Vallabh Bhai Patel – B.V. Keskar – B. Gopal Reddy – Mrs. Nandini Satpathy
3. Mrs. Nandini Satpathy-B.V. Keskar – Vallabh Bhai Patel – B. Gopal Reddy
4. B. Gopal Reddy- Vallabh Bhai Patel – B.V. Keskar -Mrs. Nandini Satpathy

Answer- Vallabh Bhai Patel (1946-49) – B.V. Keskar (1952-62) – B. Gopal Reddy (1962-63) – Mrs. Nandini Satpathy (1966).

Explanation-

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel¹

• Popularly known as Sardar Patel, was an Indian politician.
• He served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was India’s first Minister for Information and Broadcasting from 1946 to 1949.

B V Keshkar²

• Balakrishna Vishwanath Keskar was an Indian politician and Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting between 1952 and 1962.
• Keskar, who was India’s longest serving Minister for Information and Broadcasting, was also responsible for banning Hindi film music, cricket commentaries and the harmonium on All India Radio.
• Keskar was the third person to head the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in independent India.
• Keskar was also responsible for banning cricket commentaries and the harmonium on All India Radio.

B G Reddy

• Bezawada Gopala Reddy was an Indian politician.
• He was popularly known as Andhra Tagore.
• He was minister for Information and Broadcasting during 1962–63.

Nandini Satpathy³

• Nandini Satpathy was an Indian politician and author.
• She was the Chief Minister of Odisha from June 1972 to December 1976.
• Nandini Satpathy was the first woman chief minister of Odisha.
• After Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India in 1966, Nandini Satpathy became the Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

Reference

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallabhbhai_Patel
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._V._Keskar
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandini_Satpathy