{"id":355409,"date":"2026-02-05T15:22:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=355409"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:22:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:52:55","slug":"ananthasayanam-ayyangar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ananthasayanam-ayyangar\/","title":{"rendered":"Ananthasayanam Ayyangar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on his birth anniversary.<\/p>\n<h2>About M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_355410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-355410\" style=\"width: 376px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-355410\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-ToI.jpg?resize=376%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar\" width=\"376\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-ToI.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-ToI.jpg?resize=1024%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-ToI.jpg?resize=768%2C505&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-ToI.jpg?w=1331&amp;ssl=1 1331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-355410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ToI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar<\/strong> was a <strong>senior parliamentarian<\/strong> who served as <strong>Deputy Speaker and Speaker of the Lok Sabha<\/strong> and later as <strong>Governor of Bihar.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Born in<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>He was born on <strong>4 February 1891 in Thiruchanur<\/strong>, <strong>Tirupati<\/strong> district of the <strong>Madras Presidency in British India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Education<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>He studied at Devasthanam High School, Tirupati, Pachiappa\u2019s College, Chennai.<\/li>\n<li>He obtained a <strong>law degree<\/strong> from <strong>Madras Law College in 1913.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inspired by: <\/strong>He was inspired <strong>by Mahatma Gandhi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key contributions<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Freedom Struggle:<\/strong> He actively participated in the <strong>Non-Cooperation Movement in 1921, Individual Satyagraha in 1940, and the Quit India Movement in 1942,<\/strong> and he was <strong>imprisoned twice.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Constitution framing:<\/strong> He actively debated issues related to <strong>fundamental rights and the Supreme Court<\/strong> in the Constituent Assembly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Constitutional Role:<\/strong> He <strong>presided as Speaker<\/strong> during the <strong>joint session<\/strong> that passed the <strong>Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Positions Held<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>He was elected as a <strong>Member of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1934<\/strong> from the Indian National Congress.<\/li>\n<li>He was elected as the <strong>first Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1956<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>After the death of the first Speaker, he served as the <strong>Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 8 March 1956 to 16 April 1962<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>He worked as the <strong>Governor of Bihar from 1962 to 1967<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Passing: <\/strong>He passed away on <strong>19 March 1978.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on his birth anniversary. About M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar was a senior parliamentarian who served as Deputy Speaker and Speaker of the Lok Sabha and later as Governor of Bihar. 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