J.M. Lobo Prabhu

Joseph Matayas Lobo Prabhu, popularly known as J.M. Lobo Prabhu was Indian politician, journalism and Deputy collector of Government of India from Mangalore, Karnataka. He was the first to grace this post from Indian Catholic Community. He has served as collector and Magistrate in various districts in U.P. He went to St. Aloysius School, Government School then High School in Calicut and Kannore. He went to England for IPS Examination at the age of 19. There he joined London School of Economics. He completed IPS in first attempt at his 21.

Career
After IPS, he joined as Collector and served in Gorakhpur, then Raybareli. In 1940, he became special officer in Finance Department of Lucknow, UP. Later he served as Deputy Secretary in Food Department of Government of India. He has also served as collector and Magistrate in Health and Education Department of Madras Government, Housing Department of Central Government. After Independence he visited Iran, Irak, Japan, Egypt, Italy, Switzerland, France, America on special study tour about Foreign Trade. In 1959, he resigned his Government job and joined politics. he became President of Independent Party of Dakshina Kannada District. He won 1967 Loka Sabha Election as Independent Candidate. He established a English paper “Insight” and maintained it till his death. He wrote his experience of foreign tour and published in the name of “Inside One World”. As a Member of Parliament, he has worked for Highway, Mangalore Port, Drinking Water Supply to Mangalore and Extention of Wenlok Hospital etc.