# Bhadrakali Mishra

_Politician_

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> Bhadrakali Mishra (Nepali: भद्रकाली मिश्र; 6 February 1920 – 1 June 2006) was a Nepali politician. In a political career lasting more than 50 years, several of which he spent in exile, he held numerous ministerial portfolios and was also the Chairman of King Birendra's Raj Parishad Standing Committee (the Royal Privy Council of King Birendra) after the establishment of multi-party democracy in 1990.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 6 February 1920 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26251056#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Pipra ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26251056#P19))
- **Died:** 1 June 2006 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26251056#P570))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26251056#P106))
- **Political party:** Nepali Congress ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26251056#P102))
- **Education:** University of Allahabad ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26251056#P69))

## About

He also took part in the freedom movement of India, following the non-violent forms of protest advocated by Gandhi. After the partition of India, Bhadrakali Mishra served as a personal assistant to Gandhi, travelled with him and also spent some time at his ashram.

He was first appointed a Nepali minister in 1951 when King Tribhuvan abolished the system of hereditary Prime Ministers from the Rana family and established democracy in Nepal. In the 1950s, Mishra held ministerial portfolios of Communications, Public Works, Transport, and Law and Parliamentary Affairs.

Bhadrakali Mishra went into exile in 1960 when King Mahendra, son of King Tribhuvan banned all forms of political activities and imposed a party-less panchayat system. While in exile, Mishra with his family lived in Patna, Bihar, India and served as the General-Secretary-in-exile of the Nepali Congress as all political activities were banned in Nepal.

He returned to Nepal in 1990 following the success of the first Jana Aandolan (People's Movement) and the restoration of multiparty democracy in 1990. He was subsequently appointed the Chairman of the first Raj Parishad Standing Committee (the Royal Privy Council) by King Birendra.

## Questions

**When was Bhadrakali Mishra born?**  
Bhadrakali Mishra was born on 6 February 1920 in Pipra.

**Where did Bhadrakali Mishra study?**  
Bhadrakali Mishra was educated at University of Allahabad.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Bhadrakali Mishra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhadrakali_Mishra) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): भद्रकाली मिश्र](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q26251056](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26251056) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Bhadrakali Mishra-Ganesh Man Singh 1990.jpg by Vibhu Mishra (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bhadrakali_Mishra-Ganesh_Man_Singh_1990.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Bhadrakali Mishra, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bhadrakali Mishra-Ganesh Man Singh 1990.jpg — Vibhu Mishra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

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