Question

Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha?

Answer 1

Hint:
The first Lok Sabha was actually constituted on 17 April, 1952 after India's First General Elections were held. He was elected for a period of four year from 1952-56.
He is popularly known as 'Dadasaheb' and worked as an independent activist.
He remained as the president of the central Legislative assembly from 1946-1947

Complete answer:
-The first Lok Sabha Speaker of India was Shri Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar.
-Mavalankar hailed from a Marathi family but he lived and worked in Ahmedabad.
-Mavalankar joined the Indian Independence movement through the Non-cooperation Movement started by Gandhi ji.
-He was appointed as the secretary of the Gujarat Provincial Congress committee during 1921-22.
-Although he temporarily joined the Swaraj party in the 1920s, he returned to Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha in 1930.
-With the adoption of the constitution of India on 26 January 1949, the name of the constituent assembly was changed to provisional parliament and Mavalankar was appointed as the speaker of the provisional parliament on the very same day.
-In 1953, he attended the enthronement of Queen Elizabeth II and also a meeting of the central council of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association held in London.
-Mavalankar died on 27 February, 1956 in Ahmedabad after cardiac arrest at the age of 67.

Note:
Mavalankar was also conferred the title of 'Father of the Lok Sabha' by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
His book 'My life at the bar" contains reminiscences of his nearly two and a half decades long active life at the bar.
A book in Gujarati "Sansmarano" was devoted to his reminiscences of association with Gandhi ji.