Kamalapati Tripathi

Kamlapati Tripathi(path) (3 September 1905– 1990), the writer, journalist, editor and freedom fighter was a senior Indian National Congress leader from Varanasi constituency. He served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh as well as the Union Minister for Railways.

Family

Kamlapati Tripathi had 3 sons and two daughters. The eldest son was Lokpati Tripathi who was also a minister in Uttar Pradesh, his second son was Mayapati Tripathi who founded the social organization by the name of Kissan Mazdoor Vahini. His youngest son was Manglapati Tripathi (also called Shashipati Tripathi)

Early days

His father's name was Pandit Narayan Pati Tripathi. Originally he belonged to a Royal Family of Trivedis at a village Majhegawan Sewak,Unnao since last 150 years his ancestors ruled over 78 villages in and around Unnao along with a kingdom of 344 km² at Noahkhali -Silhat Riyasat which was the most rich kingdom after the Nawab Siraj-Ud-Daulah named then Trivedi Estate in Eastern Bengal (which was later lost during the Hindu-Muslim riots near 1948). Later on because of property dispute his father shifted to Banaras as suggested to Panditji by his own relatives. He started his career as a journalist working for the daily Hindi newspaper Aaj and later Sansaar. He was also the editor of the two tabloids. He was married at the age of 19 and had 5 children.