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Krishan Kant
Krishan Kant (28 February 1927 – 27 July 2002) was an Indian politician who served as the vice president of India from 1997 until his death in 2002. Prior to his vice presidency, Kant was the governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997. He was a member of both houses of the Indian Parliament, representing Chandigarh in the Lok Sabha from 1977 to 1980, and Haryana in the Rajya Sabha from 1966 to 1977.
Kant was born to parents who were independence activists in Punjab, British India, and was himself arrested in Lahore during the Quit India movement. After independence, he studied chemical engineering and briefly worked as a scientist with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, before turning to politics.
Kant was initially associated with the Congress, but later joined the Janata Party and the Janata Dal. He was considered as a candidate for the 2002 presidential election, as was routine for vice presidents. However, the government and the opposition supported A. P. J. Abdul Kalam as the candidate. Kalam took oath as president two days prior to Kant's death. He remains the only Indian vice president to have died in office.
Kant was born on 28 February 1927 in Kot Mohammad Khan, Amritsar district, Punjab province to independence activists, Lala Achint Ram and Satyavati Devi. Both of Kant's parents were imprisoned by the British colonial government on various occasions for their involvement in independence activism, including alongside Kant (aged 16) and his siblings in 1942. Post-independence, Lala Achint Ram was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and represented Hisar and Patiala in the Lok Sabha. Satyavati Devi outlived her son and died in 2010 as India's oldest surviving independence activist.
Kant studied chemical engineering at Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University. He later worked as a scientist with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
Kant was married to Suman Kant, a social worker and an activist. The couple had two sons and a daughter.
Kant had been jailed during the Quit India movement at the age of 16, alongside his parents.
After the independence of India, Kant joined joined the ruling Congress party, where formed a group focused on promoting science, and was a member of the All India Congress Committee. He was also involved in the Bhoodan movement in Punjab.
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Krishan Kant
Krishan Kant (28 February 1927 – 27 July 2002) was an Indian politician who served as the vice president of India from 1997 until his death in 2002. Prior to his vice presidency, Kant was the governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997. He was a member of both houses of the Indian Parliament, representing Chandigarh in the Lok Sabha from 1977 to 1980, and Haryana in the Rajya Sabha from 1966 to 1977.
Kant was born to parents who were independence activists in Punjab, British India, and was himself arrested in Lahore during the Quit India movement. After independence, he studied chemical engineering and briefly worked as a scientist with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, before turning to politics.
Kant was initially associated with the Congress, but later joined the Janata Party and the Janata Dal. He was considered as a candidate for the 2002 presidential election, as was routine for vice presidents. However, the government and the opposition supported A. P. J. Abdul Kalam as the candidate. Kalam took oath as president two days prior to Kant's death. He remains the only Indian vice president to have died in office.
Kant was born on 28 February 1927 in Kot Mohammad Khan, Amritsar district, Punjab province to independence activists, Lala Achint Ram and Satyavati Devi. Both of Kant's parents were imprisoned by the British colonial government on various occasions for their involvement in independence activism, including alongside Kant (aged 16) and his siblings in 1942. Post-independence, Lala Achint Ram was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and represented Hisar and Patiala in the Lok Sabha. Satyavati Devi outlived her son and died in 2010 as India's oldest surviving independence activist.
Kant studied chemical engineering at Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University. He later worked as a scientist with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
Kant was married to Suman Kant, a social worker and an activist. The couple had two sons and a daughter.
Kant had been jailed during the Quit India movement at the age of 16, alongside his parents.
After the independence of India, Kant joined joined the ruling Congress party, where formed a group focused on promoting science, and was a member of the All India Congress Committee. He was also involved in the Bhoodan movement in Punjab.