Political Legacy
Along with his close colleague in the Indian independence movement Bihar Kesari Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, the first Chief Minister of Bihar, he is considered one of the architects of modern Bihar. His younger son Satyendra Narayan Sinha (who was affectionately called "Chhote Saheb") also became a prominent freedom fighter leader and later becameChief Minister of Bihar. His grandson Nikhil Kumar, a former IPS, is current Governor of the Indian state of Nagaland. Dr. Sinha served the state continuously, barring war years(Second World War 1939–1945), as the Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister from the time of the first Congress Ministry in 1937 till his death on 5 July 1957. The Department of Posts released a commemorative stamp in his memory.
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