Patna, Nov. 10 -- Dr Sachchidananda Sinha, the first interim chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India, occupies a distinguished place in the country's freedom movement and constitutional history for his contributions to the creation of modern Bihar and the development of democratic institutions.
A prominent jurist, politician, journalist, educationist and constitutional thinker, Sinha played a pivotal role in shaping Bihar's political and intellectual identity. His contributions to the Constituent Assembly and his efforts to secure a separate provincial identity for Bihar established him as an important architect of modern Bihar.
Born on November 10, 1871, in Murar village of the then Shahabad district (now in Buxar district of Bihar...