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Remembering Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, flag bearer of Indian nationalism on his death anniversary

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    Syama Prasad Mukherjee was born in a Bengali Brahmin family on July 6, 1901, in Calcutta (Kolkata).
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    Shyama Prasad Mukherjee was a barrister, academician, and politician.
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    At the age of 33, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee became the youngest vice-chancellor of Calcutta University in 1934.
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    He co- founded Janata Party in the year 1977-1979, which later on became the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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    He championed nationalism and cultivated the seeds of a powerful political alternative in India.
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    He served as the Minister for Industry and Supply in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet.
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    Shyama Parsad Mukherjee died on June 23, 1953.
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