Rajaram Shastri
Rajaram Shastri | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1971–1977 | |
| Constituency | Varanasi |
| Vice-Chancellor of Kashi Vidyapeeth | |
| In office 1964–1971 | |
Raja Ram Shastri (also Rajaram Shastri) (4 June 1904 – 21 August 1991) was an Indian educationist, social, and political worker who was elected in the 1971 Indian general election as a member of parliament (MP) from Varanasi during the 5th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. He was a professor and subsequently Vice-Chancellor of the Kashi Vidyapeeth from 1964 – 1971. He was a member of Jamalpur's royal family as the grandson of Rai Bahadur Thakur Jaiswal.[1][2]
He served as a member of first National Commission on Labour[3] and received Padma Vibhushan in 1991,[4] the second highest civilian honor of India, for his contributions to social and educational welfare. He was also a member of the University Grants Commission. Prof. Shastri was author of works titled 'Samaj Vigyan' and 'Swapna Darshan' for which he was awarded prize by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.[5]
He died in New Delhi on 21 August 1991, aged 87.[6]
Early life
[edit]Shastri was born in Jamalpur village of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh on June 4, 1904. He completed his education at Kashi Vidyapeeth and University of Chicago, and was married to Smt. Saudamini Devi in 1927.[7]
Affiliations
[edit]- Member, AICC., 1947
- Member, Socialist Party (now P.S.P.), 1948-59 also Member of its Executive, 1958
- Member, National Commission on Labour
- Adhyaksha, Puraskar Yojana Samiti, Government of U.P. (Prize Distribution Committee on Hindi, Urdu and Sanskrit books)
- Member, University Grants Commission's Committee on Social Work, Education and Training
- Vice-Chairman, Indian Council on Social Welfare
- Member of Central Social Welfare Board
- Member of Hindi Granth Academy, U.P.
- Member of Yojana Mulyankan Samiti, U.P. Government (Planning Evaluation Committee)
Writings
[edit]- Man ke Bhed (Hindi)
- Vaiyaktik Manovigyan (Hindi)
- Samaj Vigyan (Hindi)
- Social Work Traditions in India (English)
- Swapna Darshan (Hindi)
References
[edit]- ^ "Jaiswals' 1936 vintage car set to hit road again". Hindustan Times. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "First Ranchi Mayor, veteran Cong leader passes away". The Pioneer. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "IASIndia.org". iasindia.org. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Padma Vibhushan Awardees". Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ "The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock" (PDF). (Indian) Parliament Digital Library. 1991. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Obituary". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ Centre, National Informatics. "Digital Sansad". Digital Sansad. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
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