Harekrushna Mahatab

Utkal Keshari
Harekrushna Mahatab
Utkal Keshari Harekrushna Mahatab
ହରେକୃଷ୍ଣ ମହତାବ
	Mahatab on a 2000 stamp of India
1st Chief Minister of Odisha
	In office; 19 October 1956 – 25 February 1961
Preceded by	Nabakrushna Choudhuri
Succeeded by	Bijayananda Pattanaik
	In office; 26 January 1950 – 12 May 1950
Preceded by	Office Established; (himself as Prime Minister of Orissa)
Succeeded by	Nabakrushna Choudhuri
3rd Prime Minister of Orissa
	In office; 23 April 1946 – 26 January 1950
Preceded by	Krushna Chandra Gajapati
Succeeded by	Posiiton Abolished; (himself as Chief Minister of Orissa)
Governor of Bombay
	In office; 2 March 1955 – 14 October 1956
Chief Minister	Morarji Desai
Preceded by	Girija Shankar Bajpai
Succeeded by	Sri Prakasa
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 1952–1955
Succeeded by	Nityanand Kanungo
Constituency	Cuttack
	In office; 1962–1967
Preceded by	Badakumar Pratap Gangadeb
Succeeded by	D. N. Deb
Constituency	Deogarh
Minister of Commerce and Industry of India
	In office; 13 May 1950 – 26 December 1950
Preceded by	Syama Prasad Mukherjee
Succeeded by	Nityanand Kanungo
Personal details
Born	Harekrushna Das; 21 November 1899; Agarpada, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Odisha)
Died	2 January 1987 (aged 87)
Political party	Indian National Congress; Orissa Jana Congress; Janata Party
Spouse	Subhadra Devi
Children	Bhartruhari Mahtab
Alma mater	Ravenshaw College
	Writing career
Language	Odia, English
Period	Colonial/Post Colonial India
Genre	History, Biographies, Academic Theses
Subjects	Indian Politics, History
Notable works	Gaon Majlis
Notable awards	Sahitya Akademi Award
	Source: [1]

Harekrushna Mahatab (born Harekrushna Das, 21 November 1899 – 2 January 1987) was the leader of the Indian National Congress, a notable figure in the Indian independence movement and the Chief Minister of Odisha from 1946 to 1950 and again from 1956 to 1961. He was popularly known by the sobriquet "Utkal Keshari".