Rajendra Prasad was born in Zeradai, in Bihar on 3rd December 1884. He was the son of Mahadev Sahai and Kamaleshwari Devi.
Young Rajendra Prasad was placed under the tutelage of a maulvi to learn Persian, Hindi, and mathematics. After the completion of traditional elementary education, he was sent to the Chapra District School.
According to the custom of that time, at the age of 12, Rajendra Prasad was married to Rajavanshi Devi.
Dr. Prasad was very good at his studies, and secured first place in the entrance examination to the University of Calcutta.
Dr. Prasad joined the Presidency College, Calcutta in 1902. He was initially a student of science, and his teachers included J.C. Bose and Prafulla Chandra Roy. Later, he decided to switch his focus to the arts stream.
Dr. Prasad played a major role in forming the Bihari Students Conference in the year 1906. In 1907, Rajendra Prasad graduated with a gold medal for his master’s degree in economics from the University of Calcutta. In 1915, he graduated with honours with a master’s degree in law, winning a gold medal. In 1937, he completed his doctorate in law from the Allahabad University.
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