Gokul Lal Asava

Gokul Lal Asava was an Indian politician, independence activist, and professor of Philosophy. A member of the Indian National Congress, he briefly served as the first prime minister of the United State of Rajasthan in 1948.

Early life and education Asava was born on 2 October 1901 in Deoli, Rajasthan, British India. He received his early education in Shahpura, Bhilwara and Ajmer. He later attended Banaras Hindu University, where he obtained Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees. Before entering politics, he worked as a professor of philosophy at D.A.V. High School and later taught at Heyward College in Kota collectively from 1928 to 1929.

Following independence of India and the reorganization of princely states, Asava became the first prime minister of the Rajasthan Union on 25 March 1948 unit Jawaharlal Nehru, the 1st prime minister of India merged the United Rajasthan into a state on 18 April 1948. The union included several princely states in southeastern Rajasthan. After the formation of the state of Rajasthan in April 1948, he served as deputy prime minister under Manikya Lal Verma to 1949.

After the early 1950s, Asava gradually distanced from active politics. He died on 20 November 1981 in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Personal life Asava was married to Kamaladevi. His death date is not widely documented.