A lecture series was organised at national Capital’s Constitution Club, to mark 99th birth anniversary of former Railways Minister Lalit Narayan Mishra. The ‘Lalit Narayan Mishra Memorial Lecture Series’ was held while remembering the life and legacy of Late Lalit Narayan Mishra with an interactive discussion on topic “India Moving Forward”.
Former Cabinet Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, Vivek Tankha, senior Advocate and Member Of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh, Shiva Kirti Singh, former Judge, Supreme Court and Chairperson Telecom Disputes Appellate Tribunal were among the key speakers.
Mishra was also former Foreign Trade Minister, Minister of State for Defence Production, Deputy Foreign Minister and Deputy Minister For Home Affairs.
He was part of freedom movement from his college days and went to jail in 1941 and 1942 for being part of freedom movement and for protesting against the atrocities of British rule. Krishna Sinha, Bihar’s first Chief Minister recommendation to Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru led to appointment of Mishra as a Parliamentary Secretary.