Mohan Sinha Mehta

Mohan Singh Mehta
Born20 April 1895
Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India
Died25 June 1986
NationalityIndian
Alma materAgra College, Agra; Allahabad University; London School of Economics
Occupation(s)Educator, Diplomat, Social Worker
Known forFounder of Vidya Bhawan and Seva Mandir
Notable workLord Hastings and the Indian States (1929)
SpouseHulas Kumari Mehta
ChildrenJagat Singh Mehta
Awards
  • Distinguished Service Awards from Mewar State Government (1940 and 1945)
  • Padma Vibhushan (1969)
  • William Trolley Award from Syracuse University, U.S. (1969)
  • Indian National Federation of UNESCO Associations Award (1979)
  • Special Award from the Asian and South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (1972)
  • G.D. Parikh Memorial Award (1980)
  • Honored by the Indian University Association for Continuing Education, New Delhi (1985)

Mohan Singh Mehta (1895–1986)[1] was founder of Vidya Bhavan group of institutions and Seva Mandir.

Life

Mohan Singh Mehta was born in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, on 20 April 1895 to Jeewan Singh Mehta. His wife’s name was Hulas Kumari Mehta and he had one son, Jagat Singh Mehta, who became Foreign Secretary in the Government of India.

Mehta held a B.A. degree from Agra College, Agra (1916), an M.A. (Economics) from Allahabad University (1918), and both L.L.B. (1919) and Ph.D. degrees awarded by the London School of Economics (1927). He was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law by the Middle Temple in 1927.

Publications

Mehta wrote Lord Hastings and the Indian States, published in 1929.

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