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Rajendra Prasad was born in Zeradai, District Siwan in Bihar on 3 December 1884. His father Mahadev Sahai was a scholar of Persian and Sanskrit. His mother Kamleshwari Devi was a pious lady. After receiving elementary education at home from a tutor, he went to the Chapra District School. He won a scholarship to study at the University of Calcutta and joined the Presidency College in Calcutta. He completed his MA in Economics in 1907. While in college, he was an active social activist and joined the Dawn Society and the Servants of India Society. After his MA, he pursued a career as a teacher in various institutions following which he pursued a law degree. Later, Prasad also won a doctorate in law from the Patna University. In 1916, he commenced his legal career in the Patna High Court. Prasad’s involvement in the country’s freedom movement started during his student days when he attended an Indian National Congress session as a volunteer in 1906. He joined the or...